Pulau Semekau is Singapore's only landfill & world's first-of-its-kind offshore landfill created almost entirely from the sea.
Currently, Singapore recycles abt 44% of its waste. The remaining waste is sent either for incineration or to the landfill site. B'cos of our limited land, the gov decided to build a landfill site enclosing a part of the sea off the islands of Pulau Semakau & Pulau Sakeng. Semekau Landfill start operation on 01 April 1999.
Newly built Visitor Centre to welcome visitors to Semakau landfill for environmental or geography trip.
A 7-km perimeter rock bund was built to enclose a part of the sea off Pulau Semakau & Pulau Sakeng. The bund is lined with impermeable membrane & a layer of marine clay to ensure that leachate from the refuse is contained within the landfill area & treated at the leachate treatment plant.
It’s a unique island, coexisting with vibrant marine ecosystem, mangroves, grassland & shoreline habitats. A place rich in amazing wildlife & a wide variety of plants. The island is just a 45mins ferry ride from Marina South Pier.
Semekau Landfill (SL) Recreational Area
This is the place where we'll be having a BBQ by the sea after a tour of the landfill.
Nice Scenery along the shore...
A wind turbine was recently installed in 2006 as an experiment to study the possibility of harnessing renewable energy to power Singapore's southern island.
Who to contact to take part in the interest group activities @ Semekau Landfill?
1) Sport Fishing - Sport Fishing Association (Singapore)
2) Bird Watching - Nature Society (Singapore)
3) Intertidal Walk - Raffles Museum of Biodiversity
4) Star Glazing - The Astronomical Society of Singapore
For other Educational/Recreational Group Outing, contract National Environment Agency @ 6862 0480 or click here for more information.
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