CLEAN & GREEN?
No doubt known for litter fines, anti-gum, and roadside trees, Singapore has been dubbed as the clean and green city. Unfortunately, we are NOT QUITE THERE YET. I was kidding when i mentioned that Thailand is my favourite country, Singapore makes the top of my list due to the country being my homeland, providing me with resources and opportunities that i'm grateful for. Thus, this leaves the need to mention Singapore unquestionable.
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Back to our puzzling question on why is Singapore not up to standards in terms of being a CLEAN and GREEN country. Well, firstly i won't deny that we are cleaned, at least in the cities. Everyday, the litter of the streets, roads, housing estates are cleared by roadsweepers and cleaners, and in combination with our litter fines, it is undeniable that tourists and citizens find Singapore clean. However, that can't be said the same for our coastal areas.
WHAT HE SAY
“We live as if there's no tomorrow, like we have unlimited space.”
Image Source: ICCS
— Mr N Sivasothi, Coordinator of International Coastal Cleanup, Singapore
The year
Pulau Semakau, Singapore's ONLY landfill,
is expected to
run out of space.
2035
Our current rate of disposal is testing the LIMITS of our ONLY landfill located at
Pulau Semakau ,
housing all the incinerated garbage generated from an estimated total of 5.5 million people living in our tiny island city.
RECYCLiNG IS EASY
With shared recycling bins at every block of public housing estates, with a minimum of three weekly collections, it should not be that difficult for residents to dispose recyclables in these bins.
Yet, Singaporeans can be too pampered, refusing to spend the extra effort to sort out our trash for recycling.
As part of the initiative to hit the nation's goal of recycling 70 per cent of its waste by 2030, dual-chute systems; one for waste and one for recyclables would be installed in new private flats. Image Credits: NEA
“If you can’t depend on recycling, we have to go upstream and reduce it at the source: the plastic disposables that we use each day”
-Eugene Tay, executive director of anti-waste group Zero Waste SG
BRING YOUR OWN Campaign
From 1 September to 31 December 2017, the BYO campaign will involve 14 businesses; operating 223 retail outlets, providing incentives by offering discounts or extra food to consumers who bring their own bottles, cups, bags or containers.
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Public outreach would be done by roadshows, and help companies foster BYO habits among employees such as providing space for washing containers.
WILL THIS WORK?
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS FOR SINGAPORE
PROPOSED SOLUTIONS FOR SINGAPORE
