Singapore's Plastic Waste for Recycling

Debated in Parliament on 27 Feb 2019.

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Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources to identify the countries to which Singapore exported plastic waste meant for recycling in 2017, 2018, and the current year.
The Minister, Masagos Zulkifli B M M, stated that over the three years, plastics collected for recycling but not processed locally were sorted and exported to countries in Southeast Asia and the wider Asian region.
The Minister named China, India, Pakistan, Australia, and South Korea as examples of the destination countries for Singapore's exported plastic waste.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Mr Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources what are the countries that Singapore's plastic waste that are meant for recycling exported to in 2017, 2018 and this year respectively.

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

Across all three years, plastics collected for recycling that were not processed in our local plastic recycling facilities were sorted and exported to countries in Southeast Asia and the wider Asian region, such as China, India, Pakistan, Australia and South Korea.

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Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources to identify the countries to which Singapore exported plastic waste meant for recycling in 2017, 2018, and the current year.
The Minister, Masagos Zulkifli B M M, stated that over the three years, plastics collected for recycling but not processed locally were sorted and exported to countries in Southeast Asia and the wider Asian region.
The Minister named China, India, Pakistan, Australia, and South Korea as examples of the destination countries for Singapore's exported plastic waste.

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Singapore's Plastic Waste for Recycling

Debated in Parliament on 27 Feb 2019.

Summary written by AI (learn more)

Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources to identify the countries to which Singapore exported plastic waste meant for recycling in 2017, 2018, and the current year.
The Minister, Masagos Zulkifli B M M, stated that over the three years, plastics collected for recycling but not processed locally were sorted and exported to countries in Southeast Asia and the wider Asian region.
The Minister named China, India, Pakistan, Australia, and South Korea as examples of the destination countries for Singapore's exported plastic waste.

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Mr. Louis Ng Kok Kwang asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources to identify the countries to which Singapore exported plastic waste meant for recycling in 2017, 2018, and the current year.
The Minister, Masagos Zulkifli B M M, stated that over the three years, plastics collected for recycling but not processed locally were sorted and exported to countries in Southeast Asia and the wider Asian region.
The Minister named China, India, Pakistan, Australia, and South Korea as examples of the destination countries for Singapore's exported plastic waste.

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Singapore's Plastic Waste for Recycling

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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Singapore's Plastic Waste for Recycling

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Louis Ng Kok Kwang

Masagos Zulkifli B M M

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