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NEA on one hand tell you don't use plastic bag, while on the other hand explain why sinkies using plastic bag is no problem, sibei ironic.
Got source got talk
https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services...posal-disposal-of-garden-wastes-and-dead-pets
Please note that a separate recycling collection service for garden waste has been implemented for residents residing in landed premises for all sectors. The garden waste will be collected at least once a week on designated days of the week and the collection frequency for each PWC sector is as shown here.
All grass and leaves should be collected in plastic bags and tied securely. Large branches which cannot be placed inside the plastic bag should be tied up in small bundles.
The plastic bags, together with the bundles of small branches, should be placed beside the recycling bin in front of your house in the morning of the scheduled day of garden waste collection.
Next refer to how they show food waste handling
look at this government site faq
Source: https://www.towardszerowaste.gov.sg/faq/
NEA does not advocate a ban on plastic bags, and a mandatory charge on plastic bags may result in plastic bags being substituted with other forms of single-use carrier bags, which have different sets of environmental impacts, and this may not lead to an improvement in environmental outcomes.
In Singapore, a more sustainable approach is to tackle the excessive consumption of all types of disposables. NEA will continue to engage stakeholders and businesses to educate the public to use less disposables. This provides flexibility for companies to adopt their preferred approach, taking into consideration their operations and nature of business. Some retailers and food outlets have already taken the initiative to charge for disposables such as food containers. Retailers such as Miniso, Bossini and IKEA either charge for single-use plastic bags, or do not make them available entirely.
So clearly they understand that most sinkies do not waste plastic bag, in fact they reuse it and they also said it themselves that they do not cause environmental problems... now they just flip it and claim it does? Won't be surprised if they slowly remove all those pictures and wordings soon.
Got source got talk
https://www.nea.gov.sg/our-services...posal-disposal-of-garden-wastes-and-dead-pets
2. Garden waste
(e.g. cut grass, leaves, branches)Please note that a separate recycling collection service for garden waste has been implemented for residents residing in landed premises for all sectors. The garden waste will be collected at least once a week on designated days of the week and the collection frequency for each PWC sector is as shown here.
All grass and leaves should be collected in plastic bags and tied securely. Large branches which cannot be placed inside the plastic bag should be tied up in small bundles.
The plastic bags, together with the bundles of small branches, should be placed beside the recycling bin in front of your house in the morning of the scheduled day of garden waste collection.
Next refer to how they show food waste handling
look at this government site faq
Source: https://www.towardszerowaste.gov.sg/faq/
7. Why doesn’t Singapore ban plastic bags or impose a levy on them?
In Singapore, plastic bags are reused by households to bag their waste. This helps to minimise any public health nuisance as it helps to avoid spillage, odour and pest infestation during waste collection. Through extensive public education efforts, households are now accustomed to bag their waste before throwing it down the chute, which is key to hygienic waste disposal. These plastic bags, together with other incinerable waste, are disposed of at the waste-to-energy (WTE) plants where they are safely incinerated and energy is recovered to produce electricity. They are not sent to the landfill where they would cause environmental problems.NEA does not advocate a ban on plastic bags, and a mandatory charge on plastic bags may result in plastic bags being substituted with other forms of single-use carrier bags, which have different sets of environmental impacts, and this may not lead to an improvement in environmental outcomes.
In Singapore, a more sustainable approach is to tackle the excessive consumption of all types of disposables. NEA will continue to engage stakeholders and businesses to educate the public to use less disposables. This provides flexibility for companies to adopt their preferred approach, taking into consideration their operations and nature of business. Some retailers and food outlets have already taken the initiative to charge for disposables such as food containers. Retailers such as Miniso, Bossini and IKEA either charge for single-use plastic bags, or do not make them available entirely.
So clearly they understand that most sinkies do not waste plastic bag, in fact they reuse it and they also said it themselves that they do not cause environmental problems... now they just flip it and claim it does? Won't be surprised if they slowly remove all those pictures and wordings soon.