NEA launched the National Recycling Programme (NRP) in 2001 to provide households with a more convenient option to recycle. It complements other existing recycling channels. Currently, all public housing blocks and landed premises have easy access to the blue mixed recycling bins. They relieve residents of the effort and time needed to segregate different types of recyclables. The collected recyclables are subsequently sorted at material recovery facilities. The amount of recyclables collected under the NRP has been steadily rising, and accounts for 10 per cent by weight of recyclables collected from households in 2016, up from 6 per cent in 2010. But it is not enough to just provide recycling channels. Everyone needs to make recycling a habit. NEA will continue to explore measures to improve domestic recycling as we work towards achieving a domestic recycling rate of 30 per cent by 2030.... Continue Reading