- What is plastic packaging waste & its impacts?
Journal Articles:
Center for International Environmental Law. (2019). Plastic and climate: the hidden costs of a plastic planet. Center for International Environmental Law.
WWF International. (2019). No plastic in nature: assessing plastic ingestion from nature to people. Gland, Switzerland: World Wide Fund For Nature.
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment. (2020). Key environmental statistics 2020. Singapore: Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.
Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources. (2019). Zero waste masterplan singapore. Singapore: Ministry of the Environment and Water Resources
News Articles & Statistics:
Elangovan, N. (5 June, 2020). Singapore households generated additional 1,334 tonnes of plastic waste during circuit breaker: study. Retrieved from Today Online: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/singapore-households-generated-additional-1334-tonnes-plastic-waste-during-circuit-breaker
International Coastal Cleanup Singapore. (2019). 2019 data. Retrieved from International Coastal Cleanup Singapore: http://coastalcleanup.nus.edu.sg/results/2019/iccs2019.htm
Lam, L. (10 April, 2018). Ares finds and frees dolphin caught in fish net at bedok jetty. Retrieved from The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/acres-finds-frees-dolphin-caught-in-fish-net-at-bedok-jetty-in-rescue-that-lasted-over-an
Low, Y. (20 May, 2019). Diving in: singapore scientists, volunteers on a mission to protect local reefs from marine trash. Retrieved from Today Online: https://www.todayonline.com/singapore/diving-singapore-scientists-volunteers-mission-protect-local-reefs-marine-trash
Woods Hole Sea Grant. (2020). Marine debris is everyone’s problem. Retrieved from Woods Hole Sea Grant: https://www.whoi.edu/fileserver.do?id=107364&pt=2&p=88817
2. Reasons for plastic packaging waste
Journal Articles & Reports:
Ajzen, I. (1991). The theory of planned behavior. Organizational behavior and human decision processes, 50(2), 179-211.
Clayton, S., & Myers, G. (2017). Conservation Psychology (2nd ed.). UK: Wiley Blackwell.
Jesson, J. K., Pocock, R. L., & Stone, I. (2014). Barriers to recycling at home – evidence review. Birmingham: M-E-L Research.
Ministry of Environment and Water Resources. (2013). Household recycling study. Singapore: Ministry of Environment and Water Resources.
Ong, C., Fearnley, L., & Siow, B. (2019). Towards a sustainable future: a holistic inquiry of waste management behaviors of Singapore households. International Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 26(7), 583-596.
Stanes, E., Klocker, N., & Gibson, C. (2015). Young adult households and domestic sustainabilities. Geoforum, 65, 46-58.
Tonglet, M., Phillips, P. S., & Read, A. D. (2004). Using the theory of planned behaviour to investigate the determinants of recycling behaviour: a casestudy from brixworth, UK. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 41(3), 191-214.
News Articles & Statistics:
Ho, T. (9 September, 2019). A singapore perspective on plastic pollution. Retrieved from Ipsos: https://www.ipsos.com/en-sg/singapore-perspective-plastic-pollution
Tan, A. (28 Febuary, 2018). Parliament: national recycling effort collected 2 per cent of total domestic waste in 2016. Retrieved from The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/parliament-national-recycling-effort-collected-2-per-cent-of-total-domestic
Tan, J. (15 January, 2017). Singapore: throw-away nation. Retrieved from The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/singapore-throw-away-nation
3. Sustainability initiatives:
News Articles & Statistics:
Boh, S. (24 September, 2017). Less demand when customers have to pay for plastic bags. Retrieved from The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/less-demand-when-customers-have-to-pay-for-plastic-bags
Budget Dumpster. (21 Febuary, 2017). 20 ways to reuse and recycle empty plastic bottles. Retrieved from Budget Dumpster: https://www.budgetdumpster.com/blog/diy-plastic-bottles-recycling/
Channel News Asia. (10 July, 2018). Starbucks to eliminate plastic straws in stores globally by 2020. Retrieved from Channel News Asia: https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/starbucks-to-eliminate-plastic-straws-in-stores-globally-by-2020-10513628
Low, Y. (27 August, 2019). Trash talk: packaging waste is everywhere, including in your body. Retrieved from Today Online: https://www.todayonline.com/features/trash-talk-packaging-waste-everywhere-including-your-body
National Environment Agency. (2019). Integrated sustainability report 2019/2020. Singapore: National Environment Agency.
National Environment Agency. (2020). Mandatory Packaging Reporting. Retrieved from Natioanl Environment Agency: https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/waste-management/mandatory-packaging-reporting
National Environment Agency. (2020). Mandatory Waste Reporting. Retrieved from National Environment Agency: https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/waste-management/mandatory-waste-reporting
National Environment Agency. (2020). Reverse vending machines. Retrieved from National Environment Agency: https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services/waste-management/reverse-vending-machines
Tan, A. (16 September, 2019). Many consumers supportive of new plastic bag surcharge at some fairprice outlets. Retrieved from The Straits Times: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/environment/consumers-generally-supportive-of-plastic-bag-surcharge-which-kicks-in-at