New Tuas sorting facility collects 27.5 million bottles and cans for recycling in under 2 months

Robotic arms release the flattened bottles and cans into a heavy-duty storage bin, to kickstart the sorting process at the facility.

Listen Summarise The new BCRS Counting and Sorting Facility in Tuas uses automated technology to sort six types of materials from returned cans and bottles, improving recycling efficiency and reducing contamination. Since April, the scheme collected around 33 million containers via 1,300 reverse vending machines, with users refunded 10 cents per container through digital payments. BCRS aims to raise Singapore's low recycling rates, targeting 60% container return in one year and 80% within three years, recovering over 16,000 tonnes annually once fully operational. AI generated

SINGAPORE – These sorting machines in Tuas Bay do what many people in Singapore fall short on: sorting and emptying metal and plastic containers for recycling .