{"id":14967,"date":"2023-03-21T16:27:23","date_gmt":"2023-03-21T08:27:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/?post_type=nus-news&#038;p=14967"},"modified":"2023-03-30T16:34:36","modified_gmt":"2023-03-30T08:34:36","slug":"smart-recycling-boxes-that-reward-residents-for-sorting-waste-have-cut-contamination-rate","status":"publish","type":"nus-news","link":"https:\/\/cde.nus.edu.sg\/me\/news\/smart-recycling-boxes-that-reward-residents-for-sorting-waste-have-cut-contamination-rate\/","title":{"rendered":"[Straits Times] Smart recycling boxes that reward residents for sorting waste have cut contamination rate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A trial in Bishan and Sin Ming to collect recyclables using smart boxes has managed to cut the contamination rate of their contents to just 5 per cent \u2013 far lower than the national average of 40 per cent.<\/p>\n<p>Professor Seeram Ramakrishna (NUS Mechanical Engineering), who chairs the Circular Economy Taskforce at the National University of Singapore, said: \u201cThe smart recycling boxes are a step forward in encouraging Singaporeans to recycle more and to sort their items, which are much needed to bump up Singapore\u2019s domestic recycling rate.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Read the full article at:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.straitstimes.com\/singapore\/smart-recycling-boxes-in-bishan-rewards-residents-for-sorting-waste-slashing-contamination-rate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Straits Times, 20 March 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A trial in Bishan and Sin Ming to collect recyclables using smart boxes has managed to cut the contamination rate of their contents to just 5 per cent \u2013 far lower than the national average of 40 per cent. 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