Together, committed to the Environment 2015

I recycle my Coca Cola bottle by converting it to a container for putting small items such as coins, hair clips, stationery etc.  In this way, I can also educate my kids about the value of recycling at home as well as in the office.

I plant aquatic and land plants at our workplace which not only reduce the temperature, carbon dioxide and pollutants but also promote biodiversity by attracting wildlife.

 

I collect aluminum cans and pull out the ring tab for donation to “Tab of Hope” where they get recycled into artificial limbs and the cans I donate to YMCA for other recycling purposes (2-in-1-recycling).

I am an inspired mother of 2 and I have so much to do. I carry these two bags in my bag and I do not have to worry wherever I go. I believe in reusing and it all makes cents!
In my everyday life there are many simple ways I reuse. I reach out for less wrap, I refuse plastic bags, I use shopping paper bags to wrap books and as gift wraps, I used bottle caps to teach my little ones A,B,C or used their daddy's big T-Shirts to cut it to style as sleeping wear for them. Before I throw away anything, I ponder and wonder if I can reuse, recycle, restyle or rewear it!

I care for the earth, my action counts!

 

I teach my kids how to save electricity and use natural light in the house by turning on the lights half an hour to an hour later daily in the evening and ensuring that all devices and power-points are switched off when not in use.

 As an executive member in the Public Hygiene council appointed by the Minister of MEWR, I voluntarily selected a designated “Bright Spot” at Toa Payoh Town Garden to solicit/ recruit for public volunteers to organize a litter-picking and recycling of waste event at site, in May 2015. Today, there are 420 “Bright Spot” which the council has taken ownership in Singapore. This activity is to promote public awareness on anti-littering and waste sorting & recycling.
 
A total of 40 volunteers from internal organizations, NEA, Nparks, Municipal Council and DPC were recruited for this event. Total volume of litter collected is about 15 kg and 5 kg of recyclable material are sorted and send for recycling.

I transform unwanted flyers into disposable waste bins!

We grow our own organic herbs and fruit trees.  They not only provide shade as the temperature now is getting more and more unbearable, we also get to enjoy the fruits of our “labour”.  We get to savour naturally ripe papaya and we will pick the lime fruit to make a nice cool drink when the heat gets unbearable.  Besides that, we get to pick some curry leaves when mum wants to cook curry back home or pandan leaves when cooking dessert.  And the best thing is, we need not to worry about chemical residues in our plants!

I am spicing up my garden space with upcycled used containers.

I recycle whenever I can and I use reusable shopping bags to buy things instead of using plastic bags.

I believe in not wasting resources, so I turn a carton box into a key - press box to hold the keys for the various offices in the depot. The original key-press box was given to Operations Office when they requested for a key-press box.

Teaching the future generation about creating a clean and green environment, and also conserving resources by planting using recycled pots.