Saturday, March 21, 2009
Another HotSpot would be the Tampines CC. A lot of rubbish was found scattered over the place.
The reason being why it is one of the places with a lot of litter is because there are many people living near that place. It is also surrounded by many public places.
A way we can reduce the number of litter in Singapore is to put up posters listing the consequences of being a litterbug, even if it means throwing a piece of tissue on the floor.
Environmentalist Blogged:Saturday, March 21, 2009
Here are the hotspots found with many rubbish.
If it is unclear, the hotspots are blocks 885, 874 and the field outside Junyuan Secondary School, which is going through constructions.
We think that the reason for this places to be filled with filth is because these areas are prime hang out spots of students after school. Thus the rubbish.
Labels: Hotspots, Reason
Environmentalist Blogged:Saturday, March 21, 2009
Friday, March 20, 2009
This piece of tissue was found at the staircase.Solutions: Staircases are a public space. However, you constantly use these poor things (staircases) and don't respect them for what they are. Show them some sympathy by cleaning up when you throw rubbish.:)
Main causes: Human Activities 
This pieces of litter was thrown from an upstairs window.Solutions: Please, once again, clear up after you have used this area. If they were real living things, would you treat them like this or would you treat them with respect? So show them the respect they deserve. The government is trying all they can to prevent littering so help play your part!Causes: Human Activitiesthe pics was taken by: Arani;D
Labels: Causes, Environment, Intros, Pictures, Solutions
Environmentalist Blogged:Friday, March 20, 2009
This was a messy corridor found near our own school. As you can see, it is very disorganized. Solutions: Get CIP points for picking up litter consider them as voluntary work. It helps. :)
Causes: Human Activities
As you can see, the rubbish here is humongous. What you don't see is that this was taken under an overhead bridge. People tend to think that since this is a secluded area and covered, it is okay to throw litter anyhow because the police won't catch them.
Solutions: Provide bins nearby this area.
Causes: Human activities
This picture was taken from the forth floor of a block which was constructing it's lift. This rubble is the cause of much grumbling among residents.
Solutions: Provide different bins with labeled names, for example: plastic, paper (kind of like the recycling bins). In the case of the rubble, provide something like those big trash bins to contain them.
Causes: Construction Sites
The hole is clogged up in all of these pictures. I don't know what is the use of this but it has certainly been an ugly scene to see in Singapore, which is called The Green City (i think). Outsiders would see this as a habit of Singaporeans: laziness. If you see around this area there is plenty of rubbish bins but people still insist on throwing their rubbish here. Talk about wasting our rubbish bins.
Solutions: Put those non-lidded rubbish bins on this spot covered with tiles. So that residents can throw just like that and not dirty the environment.
Causes: Human Activities
Labels: Causes, Environment, Intros, Pictures, Solutions
Environmentalist Blogged:Friday, March 20, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Hello. All pictures are taken with a 6.0 megapixel camera so sorry if bad quality. Here are some rubbish found around Tampines.
The problem with this here is that:
A strong wind could blow (especially since the weather nowadays are VERY windy) and cause it to fall onto the road. Unsuspecting motorcyclists could run over it and being inexperienced, could topple the bike over.Solution: Hold daily checks around the neighbourhood for any litter lingering around roads. eg: broken branchesThe cause: Growing trees
This photo was taken during a bus trip. As you can see, there is a rubbish bin located at the top centre of the picture. Yet, the problem of littering still remains.
Solution: You could put a lid over the rubbish bin. Also, because of this, rain water will not seep into the bin, making it harder to dispense the plastic bag and making the breeding of mosquitos easier.
The cause: Human Activities
As you can see, this litter is on the grass. If we leave them here for a few years, they will biodegrade into the soil, making the soil unhealthy and might even cause water to seep through.Solutions: Hold weekly/monthly 'check-ups' of the environment around Tampines.The cause: Human Activities
This picture was of a drain. As you can see, there is rubbish in the drains. Because the drains are used to collect water, the purpose of a drain is destroyed just because of that plastic. It also causes drains to be clogged and on a particularly rainy day, drains would not be able to support all the water going down the drains.How to challenge this issue?
Very simple. Just spread the word that the government is giving out so-called incentives if you do not litter.
The cause: Human Activities
As shown, this is a rubbish bin. However, if you will notice, there is rubbish at the side. This is a problem commonly found.How to tackle this problem:
Put up slogans saying 'dispense rubbish properly'.The cause: Human Activities
You may see it only as a pile of sand. However, take a closer look.
This sand and rubble is very common in construction sites. But once the construction is done, sometimes, they do not clear up this rubble and that is one of the reasons why we have to get so much imported sand.Tackling this problem: Collect the rubble and stone after use for construction site use.The cause: Construction SitesSome more will be posted soon. TTYL's.:)
Iffah :)
Labels: Causes, Environment, Intros, Pictures, Solutions
Environmentalist Blogged:Thursday, March 19, 2009
This piece of tissue was found at the staircase.
This pieces of litter was thrown from an upstairs window.
The hole is clogged up in all of these pictures. I don't know what is the use of this but it has certainly been an ugly scene to see in Singapore, which is called The Green City (i think). Outsiders would see this as a habit of Singaporeans: laziness. If you see around this area there is plenty of rubbish bins but people still insist on throwing their rubbish here. Talk about wasting our rubbish bins. 
Hello. All pictures are taken with a 6.0 megapixel camera so sorry if bad quality. Here are some rubbish found around Tampines.
You may see it only as a pile of sand. However, take a closer look.
