Recycling in Singapore.
In the context of consumption saturated societies, recycling is gradually seen as a sustainable solution to this social phenomenon. Geographically determined with limited land area, Singapore is vulnerable to possible environmental hazards, one of which is exceed municipal waste. Positioned itself a...
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| Format: | Final Year Project |
| Language: | English |
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2012
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10356/48261 |
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| Institution: | Nanyang Technological University |
| Language: | English |
| Summary: | In the context of consumption saturated societies, recycling is gradually seen as a sustainable solution to this social phenomenon. Geographically determined with limited land area, Singapore is vulnerable to possible environmental hazards, one of which is exceed municipal waste. Positioned itself as a regional economic hub, waste overspill has been taken seriously be the local government as a high risk environmental threat. Despite ardent recycling effects through the National Recycling Program, amount of general waste continue to rise annual. In this study, a sociological imaging is undertaken in evaluating some of the constraining and contributing factors towards recycling practices in Singapore. |
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