I used to remember that there're alot of bins (Catorgize as "Cans, paper, Plastic, Glass, etc..can't remember the exact catorgization)....now, i'm seeing very very few of it....Originally posted by UltimaOnline:It it saddening how many Singaporeans are insensitive and inconsiderate, even if they do not deliberately mean harm, but lack of concern and caring can also cause unnecessary difficulty to others.
Throwing half-finished drinks, liquids or ice into dustbins, is an inconsiderate act because the water makes a horrid mess of the rubbish. Decomposers (ie. bacteria and fungi) reply on enzymes to carry out their decomposition work, which in turn needs water to work. (This is why drying food can preserve it).
>>> U said it. Dustbins. Dustbin/rubbish chutes are where we throw away unwanted wastes to. Decomposers are everywhere. Do you know what dustbins are for? Rubbishcollectors will collect them and sent them for incinceration or buried. Depends (Coz i dunno which is supposed to be incinerated.)
When pple throw drinks, liquids, ice, or even wet stuff that is not properly tied up in plastic bags, they are causing a lot of unnecessary unpleasantness to the rubbish cleaners (who are already doing Singaporeans a very huge service performing cleaning tasks that most pple won't be willing to do, without getting any thanks or appreciation, or even a decent pay for their service), as well as those poor elderly auntie/uncle who rumage through rubbish bins every day to find some tin cans to sell to buy their next meal.
If you have thrown drinks into rubbish bins in the past, it's ok if you didn't realize that it causes others this problem. But please, remember not to do it again. And just as importantly, please tell your friends, classmates and others around you (spread the message whenever you see someone about to throw a drink or ice into a bin), let them understand the consequences of such an inconsiderate act. I'm sure once they realize, they also wouldn't want to cause suffering to others deliberately.
Then where to throw the drink, liquid or ice? If outside, pour it down a drain, or even on the nearby grass patch. For ice cubes, you can even throw in on the road (it'll dissolve and evaporate rapidly under singapore heat). None of this is littering, because as long as you do in intelligently (eg. unfinished sweet drinks don't pour it on concrete floors, or inconvenience others in any way), you're helping to water the plants and cool the environment. And doing your bit to make the already unpleasant and thankless tasks of the rubbish cleaners, at least a little less unpleasant or painful.
Same for toilets and hawker centres. Pls be considerate for the toilet cleaners and hawker cleaners. Don't make a mess of the urinals, cubicles and basins. (I even remember seeing shit on a man's urinal before!). For hawker centres, pls don't spit, spill or dump food material onto the table, and if you're using tissue paper and your food is soup based, pls do NOT throw ur tissue paper into ur unfinished soup.
As long as you care, common sense is enough to advise you what is considerate behaviour and what is not. Please remember to let others know about this. Again, I believe it's not that Singaporeans are really evil, it's just ignorance. So this is where you can help them, let them know, help them to understand.
Thank you for being a nice person, wishing you a nice day.
Bedok Ah Beng
very soon, the toilet cleaner will complain of clogged wash basins and toilet bowls. the best we can do about food leftovers is to tie up in its plastic bag before throwing away. at least the gravy wouldnt spill out and the smell is kept within the plastic bag.Originally posted by con_fuse:they are paid to do this , so i dont think there is a problem. imagine everyone started to pour laksa gravy , lor mee gravy inside toiletbowl , drain or basin?
Originally posted by UltimaOnline:It it saddening how many Singaporeans are insensitive and inconsiderate, even if they do not deliberately mean harm, but lack of concern and caring can also cause unnecessary difficulty to others.
Throwing half-finished drinks, liquids or ice into dustbins, is an inconsiderate act because the water makes a horrid mess of the rubbish. Decomposers (ie. bacteria and fungi) reply on enzymes to carry out their decomposition work, which in turn needs water to work. (This is why drying food can preserve it).
When pple throw drinks, liquids, ice, or even wet stuff that is not properly tied up in plastic bags, they are causing a lot of unnecessary unpleasantness to the rubbish cleaners (who are already doing Singaporeans a very huge service performing cleaning tasks that most pple won't be willing to do, without getting any thanks or appreciation, or even a decent pay for their service), as well as those poor elderly auntie/uncle who rumage through rubbish bins every day to find some tin cans to sell to buy their next meal.
If you have thrown drinks into rubbish bins in the past, it's ok if you didn't realize that it causes others this problem. But please, remember not to do it again. And just as importantly, please tell your friends, classmates and others around you (spread the message whenever you see someone about to throw a drink or ice into a bin), let them understand the consequences of such an inconsiderate act. I'm sure once they realize, they also wouldn't want to cause suffering to others deliberately.
Then where to throw the drink, liquid or ice? If outside, pour it down a drain, or even on the nearby grass patch. For ice cubes, you can even throw in on the road (it'll dissolve and evaporate rapidly under singapore heat). None of this is littering, because as long as you do in intelligently (eg. unfinished sweet drinks don't pour it on concrete floors, or inconvenience others in any way), you're helping to water the plants and cool the environment. And doing your bit to make the already unpleasant and thankless tasks of the rubbish cleaners, at least a little less unpleasant or painful.
Same for toilets and hawker centres. Pls be considerate for the toilet cleaners and hawker cleaners. Don't make a mess of the urinals, cubicles and basins. (I even remember seeing shit on a man's urinal before!). For hawker centres, pls don't spit, spill or dump food material onto the table, and if you're using tissue paper and your food is soup based, pls do NOT throw ur tissue paper into ur unfinished soup.
As long as you care, common sense is enough to advise you what is considerate behaviour and what is not. Please remember to let others know about this. Again, I believe it's not that Singaporeans are really evil, it's just ignorance. So this is where you can help them, let them know, help them to understand.
Thank you for being a nice person, wishing you a nice day.
Bedok Ah Beng