Green Tip #9 - Participate in the National Recycling Programme
By Eugene on Mar 10, 2008 in Featured
The National Environment Agency (NEA) has implemented the National Recycling Programme for several years, where recycling bags or containers are given to residents living in housing estates and landed properties. These recycling bags or containers are given by appointed recycling contractors and are collected fortnightly. You can make use of the recycling programme to recycle items such as paper, plastic and glass bottles, metal cans and old clothing, instead of throwing them away.
In addition, there are recycling bins placed at housing estates (one set of recycling bins placed for every five blocks), and also public recycling bins placed at train stations and high traffic locations. Check out the locations of the nearest recycling bins at the NEA website. The government has also recently announced that it will make it mandatory for condominiums and private apartments to provide recycling facilities in phases.
With all these recycling facilities in place, it’s easy to recycle and there’s no more excuses not to.
Tags: nea, nrp, recycle, recycling, recycling bins, singapore
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SY | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
I applaud NEA efforts in their recycling effort. But sadly speaking their website are in need of updating… All the recycling bins listed near my home are nowhere to be found (definitely not one in every 5 blocks). I wonder whats the reason for removing them too.
Eugene | Mar 11, 2008 | Reply
Maybe you can feedback to NEA about the “missing” recycling bins. For where I’m staying, there are sufficient recycling bins for one in every five blocks. And of course we can always use the recycling bags too.
SY | Mar 12, 2008 | Reply
Yup your right of cos, I have been procrastinating doing that for quite awhile. :p In the meantime I only accumulate a larger quantity of recycling material and cycle to the next nearest bin to drop them off.
Adrian | Mar 15, 2008 | Reply
Hey just stopping by to get my dose of green info. Always good stuff here! I am trying to compile a list of stuff I can do to reduce my carbon emissions. MTV had a commercial about it, and got me interested. I have been to www.earthlab.com and they have a ton of tips but I was mostly impressed by their page where they have their users send in tips: http://www.earthlab.com/life/tips.aspx Does anyone else know of other data bases that I can find these types of small things that lower my emissions? EPA or WWF maybe?
Thanks for all your info and drop me a link if you guys see anything worth my time.