Tackle organisational littering
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May 18, 2010 - ST Forum
Tackle organisational littering
DESPITE all the public education, we are still faced with a littering problem that seems to be getting worse, and I can guess why. It is because besides individuals doing it, some corporations or organisations appear not to take the issue seriously and are guilty of the same.
I run nearly every morning at Pasir Ris Beach Park, and the littering around the barbecue pits are a total disgrace, more so after a Saturday night.
I wrote to NParks about this, but all I received was a reply to say that they already had a team of rangers to patrol the park. Yet why has the problem not been tackled?
I have also seen schools organising activities there, like treasure hunts and games involving plastic bags of water bombs. The next day, the students leave behind ugly reminders of their presence - sheet of paper clues, plastic bags, coloured tape on the ground, and so on.
Recently, NTUC Club organised a running event at the park. The red and white colour cordon tape to mark part of the running route (near to BBQ Pit 62) were still left lying there two days after the event.
If we punish individuals for littering, shouldn't we do the same with organisations that leave behind their rubbish?
Peh Chwee Hoe
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the root is upbringing
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double standard?
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May 28, 2010 - ST Forum
NTUC Club: We did our part in clean-up
I REFER to the letter by Mr Peh Chwee Hoe ("Tackle organisational littering"; May 18).
In the running event that NTUC Club organised on May 9, an event company was engaged and that included cleaning and disposing of litter. We have confirmed with the company, Avivar Audience Communications, that its crew and cleaners did perform all the necessary cleaning before, during and after the event to remove all litter and dispose of it appropriately. To ensure that no litter was left in the area after the event, its cleaning officer-in-charge inspected the entire route as a secondary check.
As vehicles are allowed into the park only on weekdays, the removal of barricades, signs and props was done the next day on May 10, where once again, another check was done by the operation officer-in-charge to ensure that all the litter was removed.
Yeoh Phee Suan (Ms)
Director, Marketing & Communications
NTUC Club
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Jun 1, 2010 -ST Forun
Take ownership of clearing litter
NTUC Club's reply ("NTUC Club: We did our part in clean-up") last Friday said the management of the event and waste disposal was left entirely to an event management company.
As to my seeing red-white cordon tapes at Pasir Ris Beach Park ("Tackle organisational littering"; May 18) two days after it held its running race on May 9, it said it had checked with the event company to confirm all rubbish had been cleared.
It seems NTUC Club is leaving everything to the event management company, even when a complaint had been lodged that suggested something was amiss.
We will continue to have a littering problem if organisations do not take this problem seriously.
Peh Chwee Hoe
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It has gotten worse because we have so many PRC in Singapore.
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NTUC is not public..
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WAnt to punish, make sure it is a fair game to all , don't leave out PRC if they are found guilty. I know in other instances the PRCs are let off.
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like what kopi says, it's all about upbringing...
clean up the mess you make... and if everyone does it, the place would be fine... but no, i've seen parents telling their children not to clean up when they are doing so...
i don't know wtf the parents' parents were teaching them but i've seen elderly purposely flinging rubbish all over the place near my office.. a lot of them will throw stuff into the canal instead of using the bin which is just as near to them...
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if they have the courteousy..