Do a reflection on a learning journey that you have made on nature conservation or waste management.

Project 19


A couple of years ago, I went to a very interesting place near Singapore called Semakau Landfill. Semakau Landfill is located just about 8km south of Singapore. Semakau Landfill plays an extremely crucial role for Singapore because Semakau Landfill is the only landfill in Singapore. This means that all the trash thrown are dumped into the place for waste management. Semakau Landfill was supposed to completely be filled only by 2045. However, due to the unfortunate fact that Singaporeans are gradually wasting more and more rubbish, Semakau Landfill may only be able to fill completely by 2035. Covid-19 also affected this increase of waste because of circuit breaker and the increase of people ordering food online. Ordering food online will increase the number of plastic bags thrown, as delivered food usually comes in a plastic bag. However, it is not too late. If we carefully watch what we throw and use, the time for Semakau Landfill would increase by years. We can help by reusing many materials, such as using the other side of the paper instead of taking another or throwing materials like paper and glass. This will also affect the environment if we continue to follow our ways as more rubbish would be thrown into the sea and many animals, such as turtle and several species of fish could die, and the species of the animal might even be extinct because of this. Although millions of people worldwide have seen many posters about saving the world and helping the environment, they do not bother. I really hope that the government would find a brilliant idea to resolve the problem and help Semakau Landfill. This Landfill is such a beautiful place, I really hope that hope people do not ruin it.


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