Domestic recycling rate in Singapore in 2022 lowest in more than a decade

Click HERE

The domestic recycling rate in 2022 fell to 12 per cent – the lowest in more than a decade

NEA’s blue recycling bins, typically located near HDB blocks, collect household recyclables. But about 40 per cent of these cannot be recycled due to contamination from food and liquid waste, tissue paper and other items.

From July 3, most supermarkets will start charging at least five cents for a plastic bag.

From 2025, bottled and canned drinks will cost 10 cents more, but shoppers will get the deposit back once they return the empty plastic bottles and cans for recycling.