Developing Better
Waste
UOL is committed to reducing waste generation and promoting resource conservation in line with Singapore’s Zero Waste Masterplan. Our approach includes minimising waste sent to landfill, implementing recycling practices and segregating food waste for treatment across our commercial and hospitality properties.
Since 2019, our hotels have participated in WWF’s Plastic ACTion (PACT) initiative to reduce single-use plastics. In line with this pledge, all hospitality properties feature in-room filtered water taps, reducing the need for plastic bottles.
Since 2019, our hotels have participated in WWF’s Plastic ACTion (PACT) initiative to reduce single-use plastics. In line with this pledge, all hospitality properties feature in-room filtered water taps, reducing the need for plastic bottles. In 2024, Pan Pacific Orchard, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Marina Bay, PARKROYAL COLLECTION Pickering and PARKROYAL on Beach Road offer refillable water pitchers in place of single-use water bottles for banquets and meetings. Additionally, Nespresso capsules are upcycled by Nespresso into coffee compost and recycled aluminium. Functional but outdated furnishings are repurposed in back-of-house areas, donated to non-profit organisations, or recycled where feasible.
Our Progress
The retail and hospitality sectors play a crucial role in addressing food waste. We have installed food waste digesters across all our commercial properties and hotels in Singapore, and actively engage with existing and new F&B tenants on the proper food waste segregation and usage of food waste digesters. To further reduce food waste, our hotels have implemented strategies to better anticipate demand, such as using guest reservation data to adjust the quantity of food prepared in advance. For buffets, a controlled amount of food is initially served and replenished based on real-time demand. Additionally, several of our hotels creatively repurpose surplus ingredients into new dishes. For instance, excess bread is used to make bread pudding. At our commercial properties, F&B tenants are also encouraged to have their waste cooking oil collected by a licensed collector, supporting food waste reduction. This practice is also adopted across all hotels in Singapore.
To reduce electronic waste, we have installed e-waste recycling bins across all commercial properties, with collection managed by licensed waste contractors. All staff and cleaning providers have been thoroughly briefed on safe handling procedures to ensure secure and responsible recycling. We have e-waste recycling programmes in all our hospitality properties, where e-waste is collected for recycling.
All our development sites have implemented recycling initiatives, including providing bins for paper, plastic and cans. We also collect metal scraps and rebar for recycling. In addition, we adopt green design practices and use eco-friendly construction materials in our projects. For instance, surface drains and wheel stoppers in car parks are made from recycled materials. To minimise reworking and reduce waste production, we leverage Building Information Modelling (BIM) to enhance coordination and streamline construction processes and utilise prefabricated prefinished volumetric construction (PPVC) technology and prefabricated bathroom units (PBU).
In-room filtered water taps and recycling bins are available in all our hospitality properties.
Latest Performance
Waste Generated (tonnes)
Waste Intensity by GFA Occupied (kg/m2)
In 2024, our commercial and hospitality properties generated a total of 7,397 tonnes of non-hazardous waste with 6,945 tonnes of waste sent for disposal and 452 tonnes of waste sent for recycling*. Compared with 2023, our total waste disposal increased by 6.1% due to higher occupancy rates in our hospitality properties and increased footfall in our retail malls.
All waste disposal, treatment and recycling are handled by licensed waste management and recycling companies under the National Environment Agency. We track our waste footprint using both weight-based and invoice-based methods, sourcing data from waste disposal records and recycling reports.
*Non-hazardous waste comprises both disposed and recycled waste. Waste disposed comprises general waste while waste recycled includes paper, plastic, glass, electronic waste, metals and aluminium cans. Waste data excludes food waste from our commercial properties and hotels.