Proportion of municipal solid waste collected and managed in controlled facilities out of total municipal waste generated, by cities
Proportion of solid waste collected and managed in authorised facilities out of total waste generated by Singapore is 100% for the data time period since before 2000.
Source : National Environment Agency
Unit of Measurement: Per Cent
Definitions
Data refer to the proportion of solid waste collected and managed in authorised facilities out of total solid waste generated by Singapore.
Concepts
General waste are collected by licensed waste collectors and transported to Waste-to-Energy plants, to be incinerated and generate electricity. The resulting ash is then transported to Semakau landfill to be landfilled. Recyclable waste are also collected by licensed waste collectors and sent to licensed facilities to be processed for local recycling or export.
Computational Method
(Municipal solid waste collected & managed in controlled facility) / (Total municipal solid waste generated by the city) x 100%.
Disaggregation
-
Data Source
National Environment Agency (NEA)
Data Collection
Data are collected via surveys with the industry and reports from other government agencies.
Time Period
2016 onwards
Frequency
Annual
SDG Global Metadata