Events-A trip to Pulau Semakau (the landfill)

Hello all,

I want to share about a trip a few weeks back. I went to Pulau Semakau on a Sunday. Contrary to what many people think, Pulau Semakau is not a filthy, stinky rubbish island with maladorous debris all over the place. Instead, there is little sign of the island being a landfill as the the country's rubbish is incinerated before being sent there. As a result, the rubbish is only reduced to a mere 10% of its original mass. The ashes are then covered with a layer of soil, on which grasses and other plants grow on.
Despite the rubbish's mass being greatly reduced, it is still quite a substantial amount. Pulau Semakau would only last us for a few more decades (perhaps until 2040) if we continue to produce this much waste. This is where the three Rs come into place. The Singapore government has already been taking steps to increase the recycling of our rubbish. New recycling bins are popping up all over the island. But of course the government cannot succeed without the people's support. Hopefully, more people would become conscious of the damage done to the environment and play a part in reversing it.

Man and the environment are interlinked.