While some of us are tearing our hair out on the rubbish problem - there may be two solutions:
Firstly, to make it clear the cost of keeping the area clean - and the cost of making it dirty through littering - as per this example from Gloucestershire, UK: where the local govt spends 1 MILLION GPB to keep the county clean! that is 2 MILLION SGD.... and they have introduced on-the-spot fines too - just like Singapore....
Furthermore, they also have a website for vigilante action as seen here. Shall we do the same? Take out your mobile phone and SHOOT those litter bugs...
Secondly, maybe it is time to also get organised to act against litter - and again, the UK leads the way in civic action through the group 'Litter Action'.... lots of resources on how to combat litter in a nation that does not have the luxury of hordes of cheap foreign labour to keep the place clean...
Food for thought indeed!
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Hi,
ReplyDeletePerhaps the relevant government agency(ies) ought to step up their efforts again - just like when they first introduced the `fine' campaigns. Surely the agency can't say that they are short of manpower as there're jobless Singaporeans out there probably willing to take up the job of `litter inspectors'?
By and large, Singaporeans of today are rather civic-minded and I've reason to believe the littering stamp primarily from the foreign labors residing in this estate. Vigilante action is feasible so long as you've a dedicated team willing to devote some of their time to `apprehending' and educating the public. Easier said than done really as the foreign labors come and go every few months. It's the owners, property and employment agencies that we, the concerned, should target at if not anything else.
I rest my case.
rgds
Agree, the landlords also have a responsibility....
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