Cases / Waste management · Singapore · 2035
Singapore's Semakau island landfill, mainly incineration ash, to fill by 2035
Short record: the main facts, with sources. A full case file has not been prepared.
Nature's voice · report
No measurement of the harm done to me here is on record.
Did nature suffer? Not measured.
Not on record
- The record does not name which of my species, waters, soils or forests were harmed.
Singapore's Semakau landfill receives mainly incineration ash and is expected to be full by 2035. The sources reviewed do not report its environmental effects, and state that mining its waste for Tuas Port is under study.
What?
Semakau is an island landfill that receives mainly incineration ash. Singapore EDB
Where?
Semakau island, Singapore. Singapore EDB
When?
Currently in use; expected to be full by 2035. Singapore EDB
Who?
Gained
None on recordLost
None on recordHarmed
None on recordWhy?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
How?
Incineration ash is placed in the landfill; the EDB says mining the waste for Tuas Port is under study. Singapore EDB
5 of 6 questions answered from the record · open: who
What happened
The record, in order.
Singapore EDB reported that Semakau mainly receives incineration ash and is used for eco-tourism.
The EDB said studies are ongoing to determine whether waste on Semakau could be mined to build Tuas Port.
According to the sources reviewed, the landfill is expected to be full by 2035.
In court and with insurers
Every proceeding and every insurer decision on record.
Lawsuits and rulings
No court case on record. No court has ruled on this case.
Insurers
No insurer decision on record.
What we don't know
Undisclosed, unproven, untried: recorded as data.
Nature
- Not measured Harm to nature: The record holds no measurement of harm to nature.
Record
- None on record The sources reviewed do not name the operator of the landfill.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not report environmental monitoring results for Semakau.
- None on record The sources reviewed do not state the quantity of ash received or the outcome of the Tuas Port study.
Did the harm stop?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Who paid?
Not stated in the sources reviewed.
Sources
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