The landfill which is a nature haven

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acroamatic
on Saturday, 12 July 2008
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Pulau Semakau Intertidal Walk (by acroamatic)


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Last Saturday, I visited Singapore’s one and only landfill.

Yes, all our trash has to go somewhere, even though it is incinerated. Since we don’t have any space for landfills on the mainland, the incinerated waste is shipped to Pulau Semakau, which you can see in the map above (the island with lots of holes, just below Pulau Bukom).

Far from being a wasteland, the island is home to a wide range of plants and animals. Check out the photos of the wildlife I encountered.

And if you want to find out about some of these strange and colourful creatures, do pop over to Ron Yeo’s blog.

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  1. 1 Milly
    Friday, 18 July 2008 at 16:54

    Fascinating..can anyone visit Pulau Semakau?

  2. 2 acroamatic
    Saturday, 19 July 2008 at 12:29
    Hi Milly, generally, visits to Pulau Semakau are restricted. The most accessible way is to join a walk, like I did. Find out more here.

    The Nature Society (Singapore) and the Sport Fishing Association of Singapore conduct bird watching and sport fishing respectively on the island.

  3. 3 acroamatic
    Saturday, 19 July 2008 at 15:58
    Oh, you might also want to check out Kusu Island. Got an email from them this morning about their upcoming ReefWALK.

    Kusu Island ReefWALK

    Registration for the August reefwalk is now opened. The details are
    as follows:

    Date: 3 August 2008 (Sun)
    Time: 5am-9am
    Cost: $15
    Meeting Venue: Marina South Pier (Subject to changes)

    As places are limited, do sign up ASAP by emailing
    reefwalk [at] bluewatervolunteers [d0t] org . Registration is on a first-come-
    first-serve basis. Please provide the following details in your email.

    Name:
    Contact No:
    Email:
    No. of Participants:
    Ages of children (if any):
    Contact details of N.O.K:

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