SINGAPORE: Waste collection could become a much simpler process if a new research centre at Nanyang Technological University (NTU) succeeds in one of its projects.
The Residues and Resource Reclamation Centre has submitted a proposal for government agencies and industries to fund community resource recovery centres.
Centre Director Wang Jing Yuan said Monday that such facilities will separate the waste at source, and convert it into energy and other useful materials such as fertilisers.
The energy obtained from the waste can also be used to power up homes in the community.
Associate Professor Wang said the team will embark on the project next year.
The project is part of a five-year programme to find a sustainable urban waste management solution for the future.
- CNA/yb
Source: Channel NewsAsia
Tue Oct 06, 2009 12:47 pm