4027. Keep our parks clean

 11 OCT 2021: SUNDAY. KEEP OUR PARKS CLEAN.

Singapore environment cleanliness is policed by the NEA (National Environmental Agency) which contracts cleaning on tender basis. In this case, SembCorp Waste Management is contracted to keep the Teachers' Housing Estate Children's Playground clean of fallen leaves and litter 7 days a week.

The NEA officer may check the garbage bins. On Sundays, the colour of the garbage bag to contain the fallen leaves which had been hoovered to a pile and then swept into the grey garbage bag as shown in the videos will be put inside the bin. If the NEA officer sees a different colour on Sunday, he knows that there was no area cleaning. For each bin with a non-grey garbage bag, the fine to SembCorp is S$50. 

An area may have a hundred garbage bins which should contain grey garbage bags with leaves on Sundays. The fine could be very high if the cleaner does not bother.

In my opinion, three times a week of area cleaning of the leaves will do, to save on the usage of plastic bags and to save the environment. 7 days a week is good for the residents, but bad on the environment as too many plastic garbage bags are used and not all will be 100% full. 

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