Known as "frozen smoke" because of their milky translucent appearance, aerogels are among the world's lightest solid materials. Consisting of 99.8 percent air, they're highly heat-resistant and are an ...

Singapore’s domestic recycling rate has dropped to a historic low, prompting waste experts to question how the city-state will achieve its target of recycling 30 per cent of domestic waste by the end ...

A research team at the National University of Singapore (NUS) has successfully transformed paper waste into aerogel, an ultra-lightweight material used in insulation. Aerogels are typically made from ...

Singapore's daily domestic waste generation per capita has declined steadily over the past decade, falling from more than 1.05 kg in 2014 to 0.85 kg in 2024, according to data released by Singapore's ...

The launch of Singapore’s Tuas Nexus waste management facility has been delayed, pushing back plans to improve the country’s poor domestic recycling rates and cut the carbon footprint of waste and ...

Singapore's domestic recycling rate fell to 11% in 2024, which has worried some industry observers. Contamination in blue bins remains a key issue, with up to 40% of materials unusable, discouraging ...

Over the past 40 years, the amount of waste Singaporeans produce has increased seven-fold, to 7.7 million tons in 2017 alone. Every day, about 2,000 tons of waste are dumped on Pulau Semakau, a tiny ...