Published on 16 Dec 2020

Singapore’s War Against Litter Is Hiding a Pressing Environmental Problem

VICE (US), 16 Dec - https://www.vice.com/en/article/akd7p5/singapore-problem-waste-trash-management-environment-recycling-landfill

Today, Singapore is renowned for being one of the cleanest cities in the world, not just in Asia, but it has a pressing waste management problem. “This waste management issue is certainly not unique to Singapore,” said Asst Prof Sonny Ben Rosenthal, who specialises in environmental issues at NTU Singapore, adding that people with more money buy more things and, in effect, waste more.

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