INTEGRATED WASTE

MANAGEMENT
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Meeting Singapore’s long term
waste management needs
Content IWMF
An Integral part
of Singapore’s solution to
environmental sustainability

Singapore’s Waste
04 Management System
- NEA’s Vision & Strategies
Overview of Integrated Waste
06 Management Facility (IWMF)

09 Project Innovations

12 IWMF Cross-Sectional View

Co-location with Tuas Water

14 Reclamation Plant (TWRP)

15 Project Timeline
 NEA’s Vision and Strategies Overview of Waste Management
for a Zero Waste Nation System in Singapore
One of the objectives of the Sustainable Singapore Blueprint is to work towards Singapore 37%
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