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  Straits Times Forum 13 Nov 06
Recycling efforts here seem to be lagging behind
 Letter from Koh Yoke Chye

THE effort to recycle in Singapore seems to be lagging behind.

Assuming the amount of glass bottles, paper milk cartons, papers from big and small firms, aluminium cans and so on thrown away, how much waste is produced each day and how many more landfills are required in the near future?

Recyclable plastic bags are distributed in neighbourhoods, but it is not commonly practised. There are times when the bags are not collected, and the exercise seems to have stopped altogether in my estate.

Incentives in the form of a refund should be given to consumers who return glass and plastic bottles as practised in some Western countries.

Promoting recycling in Singapore should be made accessible. A few years ago, paper recycling bins were placed in the ground floor lift lobby of every HDB block in my estate, but now they are gone.

Papers from ads litter the lobby and choke the small waste bin.

Recycling bins should be introduced in all HDB blocks, for paper, glass and aluminium. Recycling is the way to protect the environment.
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