Singapore Is The Biggest Contributor Of Pollution in Asia Pacific
Some travellers think of the new casino in Singapore with a sparkling, delicious food, a luxury hotel, clean streets, and airports in the world. Well, at the same time, enter the shadow matter is also a city full of pollution.
According to media reports quoting the release of World Wildlife Fund (WWF), Singapore became the biggest polluters in the Asia-Pacific region during 2010. Building construction industry sector in which to comply, including the concept of environmentally friendly buildings, resorts, and hotels, was appointed as the culprit. Also, consumerist lifestyle of Singaporeans.
“Singapore is the scope of the public who may be the best example of what not to do. Every citizen ate lots of food too wasteful of energy,” said Yolanda Kakabadse, President of WWF, told CNNGo, Wednesday (07/03/2012).
Then, what about China? The findings of WWF China and India has always placed as the nation’s biggest polluters pollution in Asia. It’s certainly not surprising, compared to what is found in Singapore.
Singapore’s carbon footprint is in stark contrast to the traditional view that states the city is one of the cleanest in the world. Singapore even a country in which the National Environment Agency to send its officers to dress casually to the streets to clean up the environment in order to repel mosquito larva.
Meanwhile, environmental services company in Singapore is famous for their technical expertise in the field, such as water, sewage and wastewater treatment technologies, clean air, consulting, and engineering. Environmental Council of the City has even launched a search for the best environmental reporter in Asia. But now, these achievements seemed to fade with the release of the WWF to be launched next June.




