Programme for public to learn how Singapore manages its environment

Channel NewsAsia 28 Jan 08;

SINGAPORE: The Singapore Environment Institute (SEI) has started its Programme for Environmental Experiential Learning (PEEL).

Under this programme, environment industry professionals and members of the public can learn how Singapore manages its environment.

There will be site tours and visits to various facilities, including the world's biggest waste-to-energy incineration plant at Tuas.

Participants will also learn how Singapore fights air pollution, how trash is dealt with, and how it keeps its waters clean.

Participants can even visit a mosquito research lab at the National Environmental Agency (NEA) and find out how NEA is fighting dengue.

Those interested in the tours can find out more online at www.nea.gov.sg/sei. - CNA/ac