Channel NewsAsia - Friday, July 27
Bus interchanges the most littered places in Singapore: survey
SINGAPORE: About 53.7 percent of Singaporeans who were surveyed by the National Environment Agency (NEA) said littering was not a serious problem here.
Results of the NEA Littering Behaviour Study, conducted over a period of six months, were released on Friday at the launch of the Litter-Free Bus Services Programme at the Ang Mo Kio Bus Interchange.
The programme, which was launched by Minister of State for Transport and Finance Lim Hwee Hua, aims to encourage Singaporeans not to litter.
The NEA study showed that bus interchanges were considered the most littered public places in Singapore.
Mrs Lim hopes the new programme will remind Singaporeans to take ownership for the cleanliness of their environment.
She said: "From time to time, we need to raise awareness; we need to remind people again that it takes everyone's efforts to make this work and to sustain this on an ongoing basis, because litter will not just disappear by itself. Litter will have to be carefully and properly disposed (of)."
- CNA/so