21 March 2023

Smart recycling boxes that reward residents for sorting waste have cut contamination rate

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 – far lower than the national average of 40 per cent.

News report includes comment from Professor Seeram Ramakrishna (Dept of Mechanical Engineering), who chairs the Circular Economy Taskforce at the National University of Singapore

The Straits Times, 20 March 2023

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