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The Straits Times
May 3, 2018
We thank Mr Nicholas Ng Yu Heng for his letter (NEA can work with karung guni men to boost recycling; Apr 26). The National Recycling Programme (NRP) was established to complement the collection of recyclables by the informal recycling sector, such as karung guni men and organisers of community events and charity drives. Blue recycling bins for commingled recyclables are placed at every block in public housing estates and are provided to every household living in landed homes. It is also mandatory for all condominiums to have recycling bins within their estates. In fact, the amount of recyclables collected under the NRP has been steadily rising, and accounted for 11 per cent by weight of recyclables collected from households last year, up from 6 per cent in 2010. We will continue to explore new measures to improve our domestic recycling rate as we work towards our vision of Singapore as a “Zero Waste Nation”.... Continue Reading