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Singapore Waste: Possible Research Questions

  1. How much waste does Singapore produce each year? (Is the amount increasing or decreasing?)

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  2. What kind of waste does Singapore produce? (How much plastic, how much glass, how much paper and so on?)

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  3. How does Singapore compare with other countries? (Is it really a "clean and green" city?)

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  4. How is waste collected from homes, factories etc.?

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  5. What happens to the waste? (Landfill? Incineration? Recycling?)

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  6. Does any of the waste damage the environment?

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  7. How much of the waste is recycled? (What? How? Where?)

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  8. What happens to old fridges? (NB: Fridges contain CFCs which damage the ozone layer.)

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  9. Can you recycle old batteries? (How? Where?)

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  10. How is waste incinerated (burned)? Does incineration pollute the air? Is the heat from the incineration plant used for anything?

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  11. What happens to the ash from the incineration plant? (Is it dangerous?)

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  12. What is done to educate the public about reducing, reusing and recycling? What do schools do to help?

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    Frankie Meehan