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WMRAS MAIL VOL.2 NO.8, 11 August 2016


For internal circulation to the members and associates of the Waste Management and Recycling Association of Singapore
THE MAILROOM TEAM

Publisher: Melissa Tan
Editor: Edwin Pang
Dy Editor: Darren Chia
 
Publications
Sub-committee:
Michael Ho
Dr Kelvin Lee
Andre Tay

WMRAS Participates in CESS 2016

WMRAS participated in the CleanEnviro Summit Singapore (CESS) 2016 at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Hall from 10 to 13 July. At this 3rd edition, WMRAS was the strategic partner of the event’s organisers NEA, PUB and URA and helped obtain iMAP funding for exhibitors from the local waste and recycling industry who had set up booths at the show’s Singapore Pavilion. WMRAS Chairman Melissa Tan also participated in several discussions and met with a few foreign companies while WMRAS exco members and staff supported various networking events and hosted meetings with fellow trade association officials from around the world who visited CESS 2016.
ISWA MD Hermann Koller (centre) flanked by WMRAS Chairman Melissa Tan (on his right) and Waste Management Association of Malaysia Chairman Ho De Leong (on his left) at the WMRAS booth. Others in the photo are WMRAS Executive Director Edwin Pang (far left), WMRAS Asst Manager Goh Fang Wei and WMRAS 2nd Vice-Chairman Michael Ho (far right).
Senior Minister of State for National Development and Home Affairs Desmond Lee (2nd from left) stopped by the WMRAS booth during his visit to CESS. On his right is WMRAS AM Goh Fang Wei while on his left are ED Edwin Pang and SM Darren Chia.
WMRAS ED Edwin Pang and Solid Waste Association of North America ED & CEO David Biderman flank WMRAS 1st Vice-Chairman May Yap.
Clockwise from top left: The CESS 2016 booths of WMRAS members 800 Super Waste Management Pte Ltd, LHT Holdings Ltd, Recycling Partners Pte Ltd and WIS Holdings Pte Ltd.
WMRAS exco members and staff with WMRAS Advisor and Senior Minister of State for the Environment and Water Resources, and Health Dr Amy Khor and NEA CEO Ronnie Tay (behind WMRAS chairman Melissa Tan) at the CESS Industry Night.
Appreciation lunch for outgoing ISWA President David Newman (2nd from left) who was accompanied by ISWA MD Hermann Koller. WMRAS officials from left: Chairman Melissa Tan, 2nd Vice-Chairman Er. Michael Ho & Executive Director Edwin Pang.
WMRAS hosted the delegates of the Guangdong Environment and Sanitation Association (GDESA) to a durian feast at Upper Serangoon after dinner.
WMRAS Chairman Melissa Tan speaking at the CESS Networking Breakfast.
WMRAS Chairman Melissa Tan receiving a token of appreciation from SMS Dr Amy Khor at the CESS Industry Night.

COMING UP!

WMRAS will be holding its 16th Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Election of Office Bearers on Friday, 2 September at the NUS Guild House at Kent Ridge from 1.30pm to 5.30pm.

Members should have received the Notice of AGM and election procedures via post by now. Please be reminded to reply to the secretariat on your attendance and to submit your nomination form (if you are standing in the elections), if you have yet to do so, by the deadline of 16 August.
Green Living, Singapore’s first eco and sustainability lifestyle event focusing on building a safer future for the world, is an experiential platform to showcase and educate green consumerism. Inspired by the central theme “Cities of Love”, it advocates the love for our home & country by learning, experiencing and adopting green lifestyle & products to meet modern aspirations and needs, while minimizing the negative impact of our consumption to the environment and society. 

Please contact Fang Wei at fangwei.goh@wmras.org.sg to find out more! 

Key Features:

  • Gain latest information on policies across the Asian Pacific countries
  • Understand the economics of Waste to Energy in the region
  • Learn what investors need to make a project bankable
  • Debate challenge and opportunities with investors,funders and advisors
  • Assessing how WtE markets are developing in the region
  • Assess new technologies in recycling, sorting and Waste to Energy
  • Assess the market opportunities for advanced conversion technologies and their outputs
  • Debate the future of the emerging waste conversion market with industry leaders
  • Benefit from technical expertise insight from some of the industry’s leading technology providers
  • Take part in robust discussions and share best-practice with senior-level opinion-formers
  • Network and do business with the leading WtE projects owners in the region
  • Discover new commercial opportunities in 2017 and beyond
  • Position your company at the forefront of the emerging WtE industry in Asia

For registration and more information please visit the conference website at: www.broadersinc.com/awtec2016

Manufacturing Solutions Expo (MSE) 2016 is an annual one-stop exhibition platform for products and solutions providers to showcase innovative solutions, cost effective technologies and products to improve business productivity and efficiency within and beyond manufacturing industries. Organised by the Singapore Manufacturing Federation, this trade exhibition provides opportunities to meet, network and explore business opportunities through the various activities at the exhibition.

For more information, visit the event website here.

Electronics & Cars Recycling (World Recycling Forum) represents the most international gathering of its kind in the fields of electronics and cars manufacturing, distribution, collection, reuse and remanufacturing, E-scrap processors and recycling of metals and ELVs. With a wealth of economic, technical and legislation information, combined with unique networking opportunities, it attracts not only leaders in Asia, but also key influencers in the industry worldwide.

The conference is accompanied by a trade exhibition with about 25 exhibition booths and offers plant tours to leading recycling companies and various workshops. Over 250 international experts from industry, government agencies and academic institutes use this platform.

Download the registration form at the official website at http://www.icm.ch/wrf-2016 

Guangzhou, China - 24 to 25 November 2016

This specially designed conference will bring together 9 waste management associations from Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and the Asia Pacific Waste and Environment Alliance (APWEA) – which includes China, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines and Singapore. Meet with industry experts, government agencies and practitioners of the solid waste management and recycling industry to foster new partnerships and reinforce growth and innovations in Asia.
An ideal platform to discuss current challenges and opportunities, new ideas and processes among key industry players in building a sustainable future by promoting policies, innovative technologies and solutions.

For more information, please contact doreen.soh@singex.com

INDUSTRY NEWS

'Game-changer' in Local Waste Management Scene

Source: The Straits Times, 8 July 2016
Research fellow Yu Yi Fu (far left), 30, shows a sample of CFA, a product that could make industrial waste management cheaper and more eco-friendly. With him are (from left) EcoWorth Tech programme manager Kim Wimbush, chief operating officer Andre Stolz and CEO Bert Grobben. PHOTO: TIFFANY GOH FOR THE STRAITS TIMES

A Singapore start-up, EcoWorth Tech, has developed a new technology that uses waste biomass, such as cotton wool and paper, to make filters to clean up liquid industrial waste.

The technology, named Carbon Fibre Aerogel (CFA), cleans the waste liquid to levels that allow it to be discharged into drains.

Dr Bert Grobben, chief executive of EcoWorth Tech, said the technology is set to be a game-changer in the Singapore waste management scene, by cutting the cost of managing waste in a sustainable, environment-friendly way.

He added that due to the technology's eco-friendly production process and durability of the CFA material, these filters will make cleaning liquid industrial waste cheaper for industrial plants.

He did not disclose the extent of savings that could be achieved, saying that it varied from client to client. But he said the use of CFA could be up to 20 times cheaper than other low-cost solutions in use today.

Full article here.

2 'Green' Plants to Improve Waste Treatment Efficiency

Source: The Straits Times, 12 July 2016

Two giant facilities, to be built side by side, will take Singapore's treatment of waste water and solid waste to new levels of efficiency.

Each will supply resources to run the other and, between them, the two plants in Tuas will be able to treat 40 per cent of Singapore's waste by 2027.

The Tuas Water Reclamation Plant (TWRP) and the Integrated Waste Management Facility (IWMF) will complement each other in such a way that they will be completely energy self-sufficient.

For example, energy generated at the waste facility through the incineration of trash will be supplied to the water treatment plant.

In return, treated water from the water treatment plant will be piped to the waste facility for cooling purposes, for instance.

Full article here.

WMRAS Warmly Welcomes its New Members:

This brings our total membership to 121
Contact the Secretariat if you would like to advertise in this newsletter or on our website, or if you have any training needs or business leads.
 


Waste Management & Recycling Association of Singapore (WMRAS)

Address: 10 Hoe Chiang Road #21-01 Keppel Towers Singapore 089315
Tel: +65 6222 5328
Email: secretariat@wmras.org.sg  
Website: http://www.wmras.org.sg/
 
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