pulau semakau

2024-05-18


Pulau Semakau is a small island that holds all the trash of Singapore's 5.6 million people. Learn how the landfill works, why it is important to reduce waste, and what you can do to #SaveSemakau.

Pulau Semakau (or Semakau Island) is located off the Straits of Singapore, south of the main island of Singapore. What most people don't know about this Island is that, other than it being our nation's landfill (located at the eastern side), the Island actually has a beautiful side to it, just beside the landfill (western side of the Island).

In the Urban Redevelopment Authority 's (URA) 1997 Concept Plan, however, Pulau Semakau was identified as one of the western islands.1 Located approximately 8 km south of Singapore, Pulau Semakau was once home to a Malay village on the western side of the island and a small Chinese village at the south-western end.2 The island was merged with Pu...

A landfill of greenery. Semakau Landfill has been called the "Garbage of Eden", in response to the biodiversity of its flora and fauna on the island, from mangroves to seagrass meadows and coral...

Pulau Semakau and the neighbouring area is already home to the largest barramundi farm in Singapore, run by Kühlbarra; the location was chosen for its strong current and high oxygen content, necessary for healthy fish growth. The NEA has also investigated the possibility of turning some 90 hectares of the island into a self-sustaining eco-park.

Pulau Semakau: Natural Singapore Isle From Trash. By laura-zhang. July 29, 2017. Suresh Nair. FIRST mention of Pulau Semakau and you may well want to cover your nose as it is the only offshore...

Pulau Semakau, as it stands today, is a landfill that is fundamental to Singapore's waste management system. However, this island means much more to us. We were once the occupants of Pulau Semakau, the OGs of this beautiful island we once called home. In front of our attap house was a long wooden jetty.

Pulau Semakau (or Semakau Island) is located to the south of the main island of Singapore, off the Straits of Singapore. The Semakau Landfill is located on the eastern side of the island, and was created by the amalgamation of Pulau Sakeng (also known as Pulau Seking), and "anchored" to Pulau Semakau.

Located approximately eight kilometres south of mainland Singapore, Pulau Semakau was once home to a Malay village on the western side of the island and a small Chinese village at the...

Southeast Asia. Singapore races to extend life of 'Garbage of Eden' Pulau Semakau, its only landfill site. Singapore launched a 'zero-waste' campaign in 2019 to boost recycled waste to 70 per...

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