Seven food and beverage companies in Singapore have committed themselves to help cut the country’s packaging waste.
The effort is part of a voluntary agreement drawn up by the National
Environment Agency, which wants to reduce the 7000 tonnes of solid
waste generated every day in Singapore.
Discarded packaging such as paper, metal, plastic and glass makes up 35
per cent of all Singapore’s household waste. The seven companies,
including Asia Pacific Breweries and Nestle, will work with the
Packaging Council of Singapore on the agreement, which will start by
the middle of next year and last for five years.
Yaacob Ibrahim, the environment and water resources minister, said the
government was on track to achieve its target of recycling 60 per cent
of all waste by 2012. By next year, centralized recycling bins will be
placed on all housing board estates to emphasize the importance of
recycling.
