Have you ever wondered what has the Singapore government done to help save the environment? Well, the government certainly has done some things to help save the environment. There has been many global environmental issues. Thus, everyone should play their part in helping to conserve our resources and save the environment. One more thing: Singapore only has limited resources.
Firstly, the Singapore government has instructed the management of all major supermarkets in Singapore to turn Wednesday into "Bring Your Own Bag" Day. On this day, all citizens who purchase goods at the supermarket must bring their own reusable shopping bags to carry their purchased good. If anyone does not bring his/her shopping bag, he/she would be charged ten cents for every plastic bag used. By doing this, it is said that about ten million plastic bags could be saved in a year!
Next, the government has also encouraged more citizens to reuse, reduce and recycle and not to waste Singapore's limited resources. To encourage recycling, the goverment has organised more campaigns on recycling and placed more recycling bins all around the nation.
Finally, I found out that there is a company in Singapore that recycles food waste. Currently, the local company recycles soya bean waste, spent grains and spent yeast into animal feed. A local food waste treatment plant was also set up to turn food waste from food courts, hotels and factories into compost and biogas. So start to "Reduce, Reuse and Recycle" today!
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I disagree with the point that the government is really trying to save the environment. Yes, the government does encourage us to recycle but encouraging is not enough!
ReplyDeleteI think problem lies with us Singaporeans. There are many recycling bins around but we choose not to use them. I ofetenly see recyling filled with everything except stuff that are meabnt to be recycled!
Hi Alex,
ReplyDeleteThe 'bring your own bag day' is really a good idea. I was quite amazed at the no. of plastic bags that were saved just by one day. Anyway, we are quite ashamed that Singapore being such a small country rank 4th in the no. of plastic bags used by countries in the world. Still, all these talk about 'Reduce, Reuse, Recycle' is help in global warming...a situation where all of us need to face in 30 years' time.
martin