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An aerial view of Semakau Land ll. In November, NEA was conferred the 2019 Hassib J. Sabbagh Award for Engineering Construction Excellence, by the World Federation of Engineering Organisations (WFEO), for the engineering feat underlying Semakau Land ll.
Consumers
Commercial & Retail
Factories & Industries
Residential
Reuse
Theme 2: Landfill Conservation
Residue to Resource
Theme 3:
Collection 3% Environmental
Landfill
Ash
Waste-to-Energy
Value Recovery
Waste recycled
Non-Incinerable Waste
Remediation
Theme 1:
Segregation and
Landfill Remediation
60%
37%
Incinerable Waste
Waste to Resource
Producers
Recycling
[Existing]
Waste-to-Energy Programme
Electricity Digital and Data-Driven Management Systems
Theme 4:
Closing The Waste Loop is a $45-million R&D programme set up in December 2017, with three main objectives, namely:
Resource efficiency: Develop ways to utilise resources efficiently and use them for as long as feasible. This includes better segregation of waste at source and after disposal, which will maximise material and value recovery from waste. The aim is to ensure waste management processes are manpower-, energy- and water-efficient.
Landfill avoidance: Convert residues and waste (e.g. incineration bottom ash, incineration fly ash and non-incinerable waste) currently discarded at the Semakau Landfill into useful resources, to extend the lifespan of the landfill beyond 2035.
Maintaining high standards of public health: Besides protecting the environment, waste management (i.e. the collection, recycling, disposal and treatment of waste) ought to be carried out in a safe and hygienic manner to maintain high public health standards.
The initiative is supported by the National Research Foundation (NRF) and the Ministry of National Development (MND) under the Research, Innovation and Enterprise 2020 Plan (RIE2020), with a funding of S$45 million under the Urban Solutions and Sustainability (USS)2 domain.
Its four themes are illustrated above; they complement the pre- existing Waste-to-Energy (WtE) Programme, which focuses on R&D to enhance energy recovery from waste.
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