Tuas South Incineration Plant

Tuas South Incineration Plant is the largest waste incineration facility in Singapore. It was commissioned in June 2000. The plant can incinerate 3000 tonnes of garbage every day. ^[1] The incineration reduces the waste volume by 90%. The plant occupies 10.5 ha of reclaimed land. It was constructed at a cost of S$890 million. The plant also generate 80 MW of electricity. ^{[2] [3] [4]}

Tuas South Incineration Plant is also the site where ballot papers and ballot boxes used in recent elections in Singapore are incinerated after being stored inside the Supreme Court for six months, ^{[5] [6] [7]} under the instruction from Elections Department Singapore, to maintain secrecy of the electorate and election integrity. ^[8]

See also

• Water supply and sanitation in Singapore

References

1. "No disruption to waste management in Singapore after fatal accident shut down Tuas incineration plant: NEA". CNA. Retrieved 2022-08-15.
2. Broucher. TUAS SOUTH INCINERATION PLANT.
3. Bai, Renbi; Sutanto, Mardina (2002). "The practice and challenges of solid waste management in Singapore". Waste management. 22 (5): 557–567. ISSN   0956-053X.
4. Ali, Noorahmad Bin (2005). Corrosion in the boiler tubes of the Tuas South Incineration Plant, Singapore (Thesis). University of Southern Queensland.
5. "Ballot papers and other documents used in 2023 Presidential Election destroyed". The Straits Times. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 3 May 2025.
6. Tham, Yuen-C (16 January 2021). "GE2020 ballot papers incinerated". The Straits Times. Retrieved 19 January 2021.
7. "GE2020 ballot papers, other election documents destroyed" . Retrieved 19 January 2021.
8. "ELD | Ballot Secrecy". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 3 May 2025.

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