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Two volunteers picking up trash at the beach.

Environment

Singapore faces challenges such as limited land for waste management and conservation and vulnerability to rising sea levels. While Singapore strives to enhance energy efficiency and reduce carbon emissions, your efforts to conserve the environment are needed to protect Singapore against climate change.

Only 6% of plastic was recycled in 2021 and 2022.

What happens when we run out of space in our landfill in 2035?

A group of volunteers and beneficiaries taking a photo together in the outdoors.

Appreciation for biodiversity

Modern lifestyles and technological distractions have contributed to reduced contact with the environment.

This has led to limited awareness of the role of biodiversity and it’s in role in sustaining Singapore’s ecosystem.

5 volunteers consolidating the trash they collected from a beach clean-up.

Consumption Of Plastic

In Singapore, we use 1.76 billion plastic items annually.

Most of the plastic waste in Singapore is incinerated, and the resulting ash is deposited in Semakau Landfill. However, the landfill is projected to run out of space by 2035.

A group of volunteers picking up trash on the beach.

Water Pollution

In 2019, cigarette butts and plastic bottles were the top 2 most collected marine waste in Singapore, amounting to just below 13 thousand pieces.

This number equals to almost one-tenth of the total marine waste collected in Singapore. Marine waste is often found in oceans and seas - homes to our precious marine biodiversity. Furthermore, although water pollution may not damage our health instantly, it can be harmful after long term exposure. These negative effects can range from acid rain to even eating fish with trash inside them.