3RP stands for the 3 Rs of Plastic, which is Reduce, Rinse, and Recycle. We aim to encourage households to recycle more and correctly to reduce the amount of plastic waste we incinerate.
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BUT...WHY SHOULD WE RECYCLE?
We use it every day
We are highly dependent on plastic: we use it to keep our food clean, we use it as a carrier, we use it to build things.
Plastic, although is harmful to our environment, is something that we have been using for most of the century and has been beneficial and brought convenience to our lives. However, more has to be done and thought about whether this lifestyle dependent on plastic can be sustainable in the long run.
We are not recycling enough
The highest waste type disposed of in Singapore in 2018 was Plastic at 908,600 tonnes with the lowest recycling rate of only
4% at 40,700 tonnes. This is a problem because it adds to the waste that is incinerated and dumped at Pulau Semakau which is already filling up rapidly.
We are not recycling correctly
According to the Ministry of Environment and Water Resources (MEWR) and National Environment Agency (NEA), wrongly recycled items like old toys, clothes, soiled food packaging contribute to the high contamination rate of the recyclables collected from the blue recycling bins.
40% of the load collected in blue recycling bins are tainted, which wastes the efforts of those who wanted to recycle properly, as items that are tainted are considered trash and cannot be recycled.
