Singapore’s domestic recycling rate stalls at 12%, the lowest in over a decade

The amount of domestic waste produced per capita has decreased by more than 15 per cent over the past decade. - Photo: ST

SINGAPORE: The household recycling rate in 2023 stagnated at its lowest point in over a decade, with just 12 per cent of all rubbish thrown out recycled – the same as in 2022.

The low recycling rate in 2023 comes even as households threw out less waste that year. In 2023, each person in Singapore threw out 0.88kg of rubbish a day, down from the 0.9kg generated per person per day in 2022, and the 1.08kg figure in 2013.