What happens to rubbish in Singapore?

Answer 1

It is collected by someone. Depending where you are in the world this may be someone who works for the local government or a private company. They put it into a truck, often these have hydraulic lifts on the back to save them having to lift the bins and crushing mechanisms to allow them to fit more refuse into the back of the truck.

Once it is in the truck it is taken somewhere to be disposed of. This could be a landfill site where it is buried or it could be an incinerator where it is burnt at very high temperatures to minimize polution. Heat generated from incinerators can be used either for heating near the incinerator or for electricity generation.

There is growing move to recycle waste. Typically these schemes require you to separate your waste in some way and this waste goes to a recycling centre where it is recycled, for example glass, plastic and metal are melted and reformed into new objects. Paper and cardboard are pulped with water and turned into new paper and cardboard products. Etc.

Answer 2

Firstly, you throw your refuse things in the refuse chute. After that, someone will come and get it. This part is depending on where you live. In some places, in will go to the landfill. then they will do something. Like burning it.

Answer 3

Once trash has been thrown down the garbage chute, it falls into a dumpster. A garbage truck will come once a week to empty the garbage truck and take the trash to the dump.

Answer 4

Due to the fact that Singapore is a very small island, household refuse is sorted for recyclables. Trash and recyclables are taken off of the island for disposal.

Answer 5

It will be dumped at Pulau Semakau Landfill, an area of 350 hectares and have a capacity of 63 million cubic metres