Fu highlights the use of NEWSand, or repurposed municipal solid waste, which her predecessor Masagos Zulkifli unveiled in 2019. NEWSand was used to construct a temporary 105m-long footpath at Our Tampines Hub and a 3D-printed concrete bench.
Singapore could announce in the coming months plans to recycle incinerated ash for other purposes, in a bid to reduce waste headed to the country’s only offshore landfill, says Minister for Sustainability and the Environment Grace Fu.
Speaking at the Bloomberg Sustainable Business Summit on July 26, Fu says the government is “exploring other uses” for incineration ash, and she is “quite hopeful” a decision will be reached “within a few months”.
