MANAGING SECOND-HAND SMOKE FROM NEIGHBOURS

ILLEGAL SMOKING, LOCAL, ADVICE/TIPS

DESIGNATED SMOKING SPOTS

ILLEGAL SMOKING, LOCAL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Source: Municipal Services Office, Love Our ‘Hood final report (Jan-Mar 2021)

BALLOT BINS

ILLEGAL SMOKING, OVERSEAS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

To reduce cigarette butt litter, UK environmental charity, Hubbub, created the Ballot Bin that allows users to vote on a fun question with their butts. The customisable bespoke bin is designed with windows to show the quantity of butts collected for each voted answer. Questions could be changed from time to time and these fun polls have attracted much public and media attention (for example, a poll on the best footballer in the world).

Ballot bins have been used around the world, with results of cutting litter by up to 46%.

For more details, visit: https://www.hubbub.org.uk/ballot-bin

Source: Hubbub, available: ballotbin.co.uk/about

Source: Hubbub, available: youtube.com/watch?v=ubhUXqpiM50

COMMUNITY CAMPAIGN AGAINST ILLEGAL PARKING

ILLEGAL PARKING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Source: Municipal Services Office, Love Our ‘Hood final report (Jan-Mar 2021)

CAT CAREGIVING APP

CAT CAREGIVING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY





Source: Municipal Services Office, Love Our ‘Hood final report (Jan-Mar 2021)

DOG WASTE BAG DISPENSER

DOG CAREGIVING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Students from ITE College West created a bag dispenser which can be installed at void decks for dog owners to clean up. Residents can also donate bags for the dispenser. To complement its usage, the students also painted a pillar mural on use instructions and a message on responsible dog ownership.



Source: Municipal Services Office

CAT LOVERS COMMUNITY

CAT CAREGIVING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Residents at Bukit Batok set up a “Cat Lover Community” group to address irresponsible cat feeding and abandonment. The group implemented a schedule for cat feeding and worked with the grassroots on educating owners about sterilisation.



Photo by Yerlin Matu on Unsplash, available: unsplash.com/photos/GtwiBmtJvaU

Story source: Municipal Services Office, available: mnd.gov.sg/mso/municipal-matters/awards/community-category/view/cat-lover-community-in-bukit-batok

WHAT IS KAMPONG SPIRIT LIKE IN TPE?

NEIGHBOUR BONDING, LOCAL, ADVICE/TIPS

GREEN HUB @ BISHAN

NEIGHBOUR BONDING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Green Hub, set up by residents and Residents’ Network volunteers at 112 Bishan Street 12, is a lively meeting place offering free food, books and garden therapy. The space houses various community initiatives such as a community fridge, large urban garden and book-swap corner. Sustainable living practices are promoted at the hub with old appliances reused as planters and decorations made with recycled materials. The residents and grassroots work with various social groups, and collectively they chip in their time and efforts on activities such as food rescues, decoration work during festive seasons and composting of leftover food for the plants.

The Green Hub exemplifies how residents of different skillsets and interests can come together to create a rich and welcoming gathering space for the community. The “many helping hands” approach has not only made the work lighter but built many beautiful friendships and creations within the community.


Photos: Bishan East Zone 1 RC Facebook

Story source: The Pride, available: pride.kindness.sg/residents-turn-void-deck-into-green-hub-filled-with-plants-books-and-free-food/

KAMPONG KAKIS @ TOA PAYOH

NEIGHBOUR BONDING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Toa Payoh Central Zone 6 RN won the Lively Places Challenge by Housing and Development Board (HDB) in 2020 for their void deck project, Kampung Kakis. Boasting a 4-in-1 community incubator space with hydroponics, vending machines for Food Bank’s donations and a gathering area for residents, Kampong Kakis can be found at the void deck of 170 Toa Payoh Lorong 1.  Watch the video on how the project was developed.



Source: HDB

Source: Toa Payoh Central Zone 6 Residents’ Network Facebook

SPREADING ANTI-PIGEON FEEDING MESSAGE

PIGEON FEEDING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

A group of Primary Five students from Ai Tong School designed reusable bags advocating the message of not feeding pigeons. 500 of these specially-designed bags were distributed to residents who were receptive to the students’ efforts in raising awareness on pigeon feeding. The students’ collaboration with the Thomson Sin Ming Court Residents’ Committee and then-Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore helped to cut down the volume of feedback related to pigeon feeding in the estate by 80%.

Source: Municipal Services Office, available: mnd.gov.sg/mso/municipal-matters/awards/community-category/view/collaboration-with-ai-tong-school-to-educate-residents-on-no-feeding-of-pigeons

SPEAKING TO YOUR NEIGHBOURS ABOUT NOISE

NEIGHBOUR NOISE, LOCAL, ADVICE/TIPS

COMMUNITY SETS EXPECTATIONS ON NEIGHBOUR NOISE

NEIGHBOUR NOISE, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Residents and grassroot leaders got together under the Love Our ‘Hood @ Pioneer initiative to develop community norms to manage neighbour noise. Developed from a process of field inquiries, on-site experiments, consensus building and evaluation, the resulting community norms addressed four main noise-related categories: (1) noise from daily activities; (2) noise from leisure activities; (3) noise from renovations; and (4) desirable quiet hours (see attached images).

Strong consensus (70% and above) was found for majority of the norms, and norms which required residents to reach out directly to their neighbours received lower consensus. To explore using an alternative means of communication for residents to inform others on upcoming noisy activities, the participants created norms on the use of a common calendar.

The participants hope to work with the Pioneer Constituency Office and MSO to develop educational materials to generate awareness of the community norms.

In another related project, Community Advisory Panel on Neighbourhood Noise has been set up to define standards of acceptable and unacceptable levels of neighbour noise and congregation noise in common areas. As of August 2022, the panel is currently conducting engagement sessions with the public and is expected to put forth their recommendations at end of the year. More information can be found in this link: https://www.mnd.gov.sg/mso/initiatives/community-advisory-panel#:~:text=The%20Panel%20aims%20to%20define,congregational%20noise%20in%20common%20areas.


Source: Municipal Services Office, available: https://www.mnd.gov.sg/mso/initiatives/love-our-'hood-initiative

DIY TIPS ON HOW TO SOUNDPROOF YOUR FLAT

NEIGHBOUR NOISE, LOCAL, ADVICE/TIPS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

In high-density HDB living, residents could be disturbed by noise coming from nearby units or surrounding public works. Before you reach for the noise-cancelling headphones, here are some examples of DIY soundproofing you could do consider doing:



Source: TED, available

o    Solution against noise from the outside
§  Install heavy drape curtains
§  Replace windows with soundproof double-glazed ones
§  Line plants along the windows

o    Solution against noisy next-door neighbours
§  Move large furniture against walls
§  Build carpentry against shared wall, and fill up the cabinet with items.
§  Erect a drywall packed with insulation material

o    Solution against noise from within your home
§  Swap out hollow core doors with solid-core doors with weather tight seals
§  Install a door sweep
§  Use soft furnishings to absorb noise (e.g. padded carpets, thick rugs and curtains)
§  Source for appliances that are quiet

Sources:  
Home and Decor (2018, 12 October). Soundproofing your home in Singapore: Whatto buy and what you can DIY. Available: homeanddecor.com.sg/design/reno-tips/soundproofing-your-home-in-singapore-what-to-buy-and-what-you-can-diy

RenoNation.sg (2019, 25 November). NoisyHome? Here's How To Create A Quieter One. Available: renonation.sg/noisy-home-heres-how-to-create-a-quieter-one

GIANT CIGARETTE BUTTS

LITTERING, LOCAL, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

To promote responsible disposal of cigarette butts, the City of London government used gigantic cigarette butt installations at popular streets to spread the message that cigarette butt littering is no small matter.

Source: Keep Britain Tidy, available: youtu.be/TpSWsMaof-g

PILOT ANTI-PIGEON FEEDING COMMUNITY PROJECT

PIGEON FEEDING, LOCAL, ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

A pilot taskforce involving grassroots leaders and multiple government agencies(then-Agri-Food and Veterinary Authority of Singapore, National Environment Agency, Municipal Services Office, and Ang Mo Kio Town Council) was formed to tackle pigeon-feeding and high-rise littering in Yio Chu Kang.

The 6-month pilot used a 3-pronged approach of community co-solutioning, population control and enforcement. Engaging residents through door-to-door visits, the grassroots volunteers played an important role with their understanding of the contextual background to the issues, knowledge of developments on the ground and rapport with residents.

Broad-based public education efforts to increase awareness of the issues, motivated the community to play their part in educating others and created a more targeted impact on individuals. The heightened profile of efforts to tackle high-rise littering and pigeon-feeding in the neighbourhood, and publicity materials showcasing successful enforcement methods, also increased deterrence against offenders.

At the end of the pilot project, the community saw a decrease of pigeon-feeding and high-rise littering feedback, and a reduction in pigeon population. The positive outcome has encouraged the agencies to scale up similar efforts in other pigeon-feeding hotspots.



Pigeon feeding activity observed at estate prior to pilot project



Specially-designed educational poster to discourage pigeon feeding and high-rise littering

Source: Municipal Services Office, available: mnd.gov.sg/mso/municipal-matters/awards/community-category/view/collaboration-with-ai-tong-school-to-educate-residents-on-no-feeding-of-pigeons

TRASH EXHIBITS

LITTERING, OVERSEAS, ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Creative exhibits featuring trash have been used to generate awareness about harms of littering and importance of environmental sustainability. Here are some examples on how trash has been transformed into “trashsure” with powerful messages:

1) Leithers don’t Litter, a grounds-up campaign on cleanliness initiated by a couple in Scotland (UK), held an exhibition featuring posters of discarded packaging of well-known products with their associated slogans twisted to showcase the impact of the litter. Titled Crapitalism – A Rubbish Exhibition”, the posters also took corporations to task for consideration about their business practices.



2) The New Children’s Museum in San Diego (US) held TRASH, an exhibition featuring art installations made with discarded items to make visible the often-ignored issues about trash and its management.



3) The #StreetsAhead campaign in the seaside towns of Brighton and Hove by environmental organization, Hubbub, featured a gigantic fish exhibit made of litter complemented with activities and promotional messages against littering.


4) Hubbub also collaborated with a team of artists to create “The Litter Shop of Horrors” – a pop-up shop installation of litter collected from a forest to showcase the permanent impact of littering. The shop was stocked with a variety of litter which had withstood the test of time, such as decades-old chips and candy packaging, drinks bottles with cork stoppers, and vintage cans.


Source: Hubbub

COMMUNITY CLEAN-UP CAMPAIGN

LITTERING, LOCAL, ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Grassroots volunteers from Zhenghua Citizens’ Consultative Committee collaborated with Greenridge Primary School, Holland-Bukit Panjang Town Council, National Environmental Agency and People’s Association on an innovative anti-littering campaign.

The multi-faceted campaign leveraged social media and direct engagement to raise awareness on cleanliness. Through Facebook, the volunteers reached out to interested parties and identified littering hotspots with the help of the Residents’ Committee. The agencies also used Facebook to organise a Cleaner’s Appreciation Day to highlight the hard work of cleaners who keep the environment clean and green every day. Some 400 participants including residents, volunteers, teachers and students got their hands dirty in a “Picking Up Litter” initiative.

The nine-month campaign brought residents from all walks of life together for a common cause and fostered civic-mindedness and personal responsibility for a clean environment. The residents’ collaboration with the government agencies also helped to cultivate better understanding of the community’s needs and concerns.





Source: Municipal Services Office, available: mnd.gov.sg/mso/municipal-matters/awards/community-category/view/anti-littering-campaign-at-zhenghua

SPECIAL ‘HOOD BINS

LITTERING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Residents of Mountbatten interviewed Town Council cleaners to understand the littering issue in Tanjong Rhu and Kampong Arang. To nudge residents to bin their litter at all times, they proposed gamification techniques to promote usage of trash bins. Here are their ideas:

1) A basketball hood is designed for bins with top openings for residents to “score” by throwing their trash properly.



2) Educational posters are designed for placement at littering hot spots and on trash bins to remind residents to always bin their trash.





3) In order to encourage smokers to dispose their cigarette butts properly, the team has also specially designed a cigarette-like bin (left) with an ash tray on the top.



Results of this pilot project have been encouraging with a reported 50% reduction of litter at the basketball courts and benches and 20% improvement at the carpark.

Source: Love Our ‘Hood @Mountbatten Report Jan - Mar 2021

GROUP CLEAN-UP APP

LITTERING, OVERSEAS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

Litterati is a mobile app that uses crowdsourcing to collect information on litter. Users load photos of litter picked onto the app which can identify the litter and geotag the location where it is found. In this way, the aggregated data can be used to inform governments, corporations and environmental organizations on the source, material and location of litter. Users can use the app to organize litter-picking events and track the positive impact generated!

App users become part of a global community where they can join or set up a challenge to meet with other participants. For a litter-picking challenge, identify an area where you would like to clean up and prepare tools such as gloves, tongs or litter grabbers and trash bags to hold the litter, as well as personal care items such as hat, insect repellent, sunscreen and bottle of water. Download the Litterati app on your mobile phone, set up an account and make sure your phone has sufficient power for use to take photos of your picked litter (one at a time):

1) For Android: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?hl=en_US&id=org.litterati.android
2) For iOS devices: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/litterati-cleaning-the-earth/id982782776

For more information on how to use the app to document your contribution to the environment, refer to these how-to videos.

Source: TED, available: youtube.com/watch?v=es4w3WUcrN0

CLUTTER-FREE CORRIDORS CAMPAIGN

CLUTTERING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

West Mosque Cluster led a campaign to engage residents in Yuhua on keeping their corridors clutter-free. The volunteers distributed specially- designed flyers and held social gatherings at the corridors to encourage residents on proper use of these common spaces.



Source: Municipal Services Office

RINSING BOOTH FOR PRE-RECYCLED BOTTLES

RECYCLING, LOCAL, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Do you know that recyclable bottles have to be cleaned of contents before disposing in the recycling bins? To reduce contamination of items disposed for recycling, NUS students created a rinsing station to be placed near to the blue recycling bin.



Source: Municipal Services Office

RECYCLE SINGLE-USE PACKAGING

RECYCLING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

Catching on the online shopping trend and increased levels of waste generated by single-use packaging, three environmentally-conscious Singaporeans set up Package Pals, a circular packaging initiative, to recycle packaging such as poly mailers, envelopes and bubble wraps (see image on the items currently accepted for donation).

The team has since expanded into a team of 20 volunteers who contribute their time and efforts collecting, sorting through, cleaning and distributing the donated recycled packaging to businesses. Donors could give away their usable packaging via mail or at designated drop-off points. Check out their website for more details, including how to reach out to them for collaborations!



Source: Package Pals website, available: packagepals.co

TRASH BIN DESIGN COMPETITION

LITTERING, LOCAL, ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Here are the winning designs of Feed My Trashemon School Competition, jointly organised by Public Hygiene Council with Ministry of Education. These designs will be used for trash bins available in various parts of Singapore.


Source: Public Hygiene Council, Results of Feed My Trashemon School Competition,available: publichygienecouncil.sg/resources/trashemon-school-competition


Source: Public Hygiene Council, Results of Feed My Trashemon School Competition,available: publichygienecouncil.sg/resources/trashemon-school-competition



Source: Public Hygiene Council, Results of Feed My Trashemon School Competition,available: publichygienecouncil.sg/resources/trashemon-school-competition

TIKTOK CLEANLINESS CHANNEL

LITTERING, LOCAL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, DIGITAL TECHNOLOGY

A Bukit Batok resident set up a TikTok channel (@sgtrashmob)to document her litter-picking activities with family and amount of litter collected. There is also a WhatsApp chat group for residents interested to join her cause to connect with one another.


Photo: sgtrashmob TikTok channelStory source: ThePride, available: pride.kindness.sg/tired-of-seeing-litter-in-my-neighbourhood/

“LITTER IS NOT LITTLE” ADS

LITTERING, OVERSEAS, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

A Columbian ad campaign by agency Sonovista showcases how every piece of small litter can cause bigger consequences for the environment. Looking for more ideas? Visit Trend Hunter for a list of curated creative anti-littering campaigns.


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Source: Trend Hunter, available: trendhunter.com/trends/vive-barranquilla-limpia-ads

POLLING BINS

LITTERING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

NUS students succeeded in reducing the amount of litter at Bukit Batok with Project PollBin, a set of trash bins which allowed pedestrians to vote in a fun poll (e.g. choosing between “Ice-kachang” and “Bingshu”).Questions were changed regularly and the gamification motivated people to maintain the practice of binning their trash.



Source: Municipal ServicesOffice, available: mnd.gov.sg/mso/municipal-matters/awards/community-category/view/project-pollbin-at-bukit-batok

TALKING BINS

LITTERING, OVERSEAS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

UK-based environmental organization designed bins which make funny noises when fed with litter. By incorporating playfulness in their bin design, the team spreads a memorable cleanliness message to passers-by.

Watch Talking Rubbish - Hubbub Campaigns on YouTube 

ORGANIZING COMMUNITY CLEAN-UPS

Follow this video guide on how you can easily organize a community clean-up event and have fun working with others on this meaningful cause.

Source: Public Hygiene Council, available: youtube.com/watch?v=7HUKURRekxU

DISCO BIN

LITTERING, OVERSEAS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

To encourage people to bin their litter, some towns are using AI-powered musical bins which will light up and play catchy dance music whenever someone fills them with litter. Which song would you like your hood’s disco bin to play? Where in the hood would you like this bin to be placed?
 

Source: Hubbub, available:youtube.com/watch?v=0mnb-p3oN0A

DUMPSTER ART

BULKY WASTE, OVERSEAS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Here are some makeover ideas for your hood’s bulky trash bins:

1) Draw on them. City governments have commissioned artprojects to decorate dumpters in neighbourhoods

Source (left): City of Clearwater in Florida, USA, available: myclearwater.com/residents/neighborhood-services/clearwater-placemaking-hub/dumpster-art. Source (right): Randall Smith for Dumpster Art Project by Mills 50®, City of Orlando, USA, available: mills50.org/art-projects/dumpster-art-project/
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2) Street art can bring trash bins to life as these dumpsters in US and UK have vitalized streets and alleyways.

Source (left): facebook.com/archerbicycle/photos/fun-dumpster-art-in-oaklands-chinatown/1106703226065988/. Source (right): Photo by Maio 2013, available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial 2.0 Generic (CC BY-NC 2.0): flickr.com/photos/xpgomes13/8847130020/in/photolist-2j4gvKZ-YKBC9D-YZSsDr-dvQCYk-9K8LDH-tnWLAc-bVnL8f-etMRwu/
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3) Give your unwanted furnishings a renewed purpose. Artist C. Finley used leftover wallpaper to decorate the bulky trash bins, giving them anelegant look.


Source: C. Finley, available: www.iamfinley.com/exhibitions
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4) Last but not least, spread a meaningful message. CleanPods available in various parts of Singapore allow artistic expressions like these from the Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts at Kampong Glam.


Source (left): Singapore Hygiene Council. Source (right): Photo by GeorgeTan#1, available: flickr.com/photos/j0035001-2/49692448423/in/photostream/
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More ideas of dumpster art from overseas can be found in the following links:
weburbanist.com/2015/04/19/dumpster-divine-12-flashy-trashy-artistic-dumpsters/
weburbanist.com/2017/12/31/has-bins-15-more-street-artistic-trash-dumpsters/

BULKY WASTE DISPOSAL POSTERS

BULKY WASTE, LOCAL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Examples of informational posters on utilising the bulky waste removal service by government agencies



Source: Marsiling-Yew Tee Town Council Facebook


Source: Nee Soon Town Council Facebook



Source: Glasgow City Council (UK) website



Source: Georges County, Maryland (US) website

PARTNERSHIP WITH KARUNG GUNI

BULKY WASTE, LOCAL, ADVICE/TIPS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT

A resident has suggested that better engagement with the karung guni (rag-and-bone operators) and cardboard collectors in the neighbourhood can bring about cleaner spaces where the trash bins are located.

Do you know who are the regulars at these areas, and how would you collaborate with them?



Photo by Alfonso Navarro on Unsplash, available: unsplash.com/photos/qph7tJfcDys

“SEASONAL” BULKY TRASH CORNER

BULKY WASTE, LOCAL, ADVICE/TIPS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

To deal with increased levels of bulky waste around festive seasons, a Toa Payoh East resident has suggested setting up a seasonal bulky trash corner so that residents can properly dispose of these items. We found that this method has been used in the Ang Mo Kio neighbourhood! Where would you suggest to set up the bulky waste corner in your hood?

Source: Ang Moh Kio Town Council Facebook

BULKY WASTE COMIC

BULKY WASTE, LOCAL, EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS

Aljunied-Hougang Town Council had a light-hearted spin with a comic on challenges faced by cleaners while removing bulky waste. The poster encourages residents to make sure of the free service offered for a safe and pleasant experience with bulky waste removal.



Source: Aljunied-Hougang Town Council, available: ahtc.sg/bulky-item-removal/

DECORATE YOUR TRASH BINS

LITTERING, LOCAL, ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Students from schools in Ang Mo Kio joined their hands to decorate dustbins to be used in various parts of the estate.



Source: Ang Mo Kio TownCouncil Facebook

"WALK AND CLEAN" CAMPAIGN

LITTERING, LOCAL, ACTIVITIES/EVENTS, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Residents of Tanjong Rhu Neighbourhood Committee organised a “Walk & Clean” initiative to promote neighbourhood cleanliness. Litter-picking tools were placed at every condominium guard house within their estate so that residents could easily use them at any time.

The campaign soon expanded beyond the initial 7 condominium blocks to other nearby private and public housing estates. Participants further spread the word bysharing photographs of their litter-picking activities via Facebook.





Source: Municipal Services Office, available: mnd.gov.sg/mso/municipal-matters/awards/community-category/view/walk-and-clean-in-mountbatten-by-tanjong-rhu-nc

BYO RECYCLING BINS

RECYCLING, OVERSEAS, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

Time to put your good handy person skills to work by making your own recycling bins for use at home. KABOOM!, a non-profit organization, offers step-by-step instructions and you could also download the instructions for later use.



Photo by Jessica Delp on Unsplash, available: unsplash.com/photos/ATDVWSSsqZU

BLESSING BOOTH

RECYCLING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT, PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE

A Marsiling resident set up a 24-hour blessing booth at the common corridor outside her flat to give away donated pre-loved items such as clothes, books, shoes, kitchenware and other household items. Volunteers also helped to maintain the place and make promotional signs to promote the initiative.

With the community’s support, the blessing booth has expanded to give away donated groceries, and a second booth for apparel is now available (open from 3-9pm) at the second-floor void deck.



Photo: static.mothership.sg/1/2021/09/blessing-booth-sign.jpg

Photos: RaraSlmtzx (founder) Facebook. Story source: Mothership.SG, available: mothership.sg/2021/09/marsiling-blessing-booth

COLLECTIVE EFFORTS IN KEEPING TPE CLEAN

LITTERING, LOCAL, COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT