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12-08-2014, 08:00 AM
An honorable member of the Coffee Shop Has Just Posted the Following:
Residents will sweep their own corridors at nine blocks starting from this month.
The announcement was made by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at the launch of the Clean and Green 2013 campaign on 3 November 2014. To make it more convenient for residents, the brooms will be provided and timetables drawn up.
Dr Balakrishnan, however, said what is needed is a mindset change. "It's not just about being clean in a sterile sense of the word, but clean because it reflects us, our values, our consideration for each other, our responsibility and stewardship of the environment, of our homes and the environment outside our homes," he added.
The campaign is expected to roll out to all blocks in Singapore over the next two years.
Read more at Channel NewsAsia article “Push for cleaner environment at 9 blocks”.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?187690-A-move-to-a-gracious-singapore&goto=newpost).
Residents will sweep their own corridors at nine blocks starting from this month.
The announcement was made by Dr Vivian Balakrishnan, Minister for the Environment and Water Resources, at the launch of the Clean and Green 2013 campaign on 3 November 2014. To make it more convenient for residents, the brooms will be provided and timetables drawn up.
Dr Balakrishnan, however, said what is needed is a mindset change. "It's not just about being clean in a sterile sense of the word, but clean because it reflects us, our values, our consideration for each other, our responsibility and stewardship of the environment, of our homes and the environment outside our homes," he added.
The campaign is expected to roll out to all blocks in Singapore over the next two years.
Read more at Channel NewsAsia article “Push for cleaner environment at 9 blocks”.
Click here to view the whole thread at www.sammyboy.com (http://singsupplies.com/showthread.php?187690-A-move-to-a-gracious-singapore&goto=newpost).