Singapore is sending approximately 70 tonnes of discarded textiles each week to Malaysia as part of a cross-border recycling partnership aimed at reducing landfill waste. The garments, collected from donation points across Singapore, are transported to sorting facilities in Malaysia where they are evaluated for reuse, repurposing, or recycling. Depending on their condition, items are either distributed to secondhand markets, converted into industrial wiping cloths, or processed into alternative fuels, supporting regional circular economy efforts.
- Singapore exports around 70 tonnes of used clothing and textiles to Malaysian sorting facilities weekly.
- Items collected from public donation bins are categorized based on quality, material, and condition.
- Wearable garments are selected for resale in domestic and international secondhand clothing markets.
- Non-wearable fabrics are downcycled into industrial wiping rags or converted into refuse-derived fuel.
- The partnership aims to divert textile waste away from Singapore’s Semakau Landfill and address limited domestic recycling capacity.
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