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OBJECTIVES

1. To act as enforcers during the shows to remind the public to take ownership and dispose off their own litter

2. To do a ground littering survey and access the conditions of the environment

REASONS FOR LITTERING

reason one
by accident

Many people drop their trash with a slip of hand.

reason two
mindset

When one person throws on the floor, the others will follow, and soon people will think that it is okay to litter since everyone else did.

reason three
Filled rubbish bin/ No rubbish bin in sight

Rubbish bins may be filled but no cleaners are around to clear, therefore trash spills out of the bin and dirtying the area around. When no bins are in sight, people also tend to throw their trash on the floor because of convenience


hey people. face the fact.
should there even be excuses
for your litter on the floor? dont kid us.
do your part. STOP LITTERING.
SAVE PLANET EARTH
(and yourself in the process)

BACKGROUND INFO

At almost every major outdoor event in Singapore, spectators and performers alike generally do not consider maintaining the cleanliness of the event venues as one of their top priorities. Often, after the show or the activity has ended, Singaporeans leave the event premises in filthy and unsightly conditions, leaving the cleaning up to ‘someone else’. To redress such attitudes, ECO Singapore has identified Singaporean youth as key agents in cultivating proper environmental behaviour in Singaporeans.

As the future stakeholders of Singapore, our youths should and would want a clean and green future in which to live, work and play. Such motivation should make them concerned about the current state of cleanliness of Singapore’s public spaces. To help Singaporean youths crystallise their environmental concern into meaningful actions, ECO Singapore has developed the “ECO Youth Champions”(EYCs) initiative. This initiative will mobilise Singaporean youth to make sure that their family members and the public dispose of their trash properly in major outdoor events. The EYCs initiative will thus empowered our youth to directly influence their families and the public to do their part in protecting our environment.

PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS
EYCS from St Anthony's Canossian Secondary School




Tuesday, February 10, 2009 12:54 PM


Today, there was a one-page article on littering printed in The New Paper. Sadly, all our efforts will go to waste if people dont start using their brains. We are only one small group. We cannot do it alone. I wish I have the power to brainwash the public too. If only. I wrote a 579 word article about the environment. Apparently, the one major cause is littering and wastage of electricity. Why can't people think? It's not as if they are not educated. Is the advance of technology a good or bad thing? Earth is a place we call our home and everybody has the responsibility to protect it. Technology has allowed us to be lazy - too lazy even to walk to the nearest bin and throw litter. There was one incident where I spotted a kid littering on the ground. The plastic flew as the wind blows. I looked around for the parents to reprimand him. And I was kinda sick when the parents pretend that nothing's happen and I am willing to bet the kid is following the parents' example. What is the world coming to? I dont blame the kid at all. He's too young to discern right from wrong. Parents have the responsibility to teach their kids. I believe I mention responsibility a few times. If one person litters, the rest will follow. No doubt people think that if they dont litter, the cleaners would have nothing to do and it wont be worth their pay. What kind of stupid logic is that? For the future generation's sake, we'd better do our part in saving the Earth.

This is kesh hoping that the world would one day wake up.


SUPPORTING PARTNERS / SPONSERS

ECO Singapore
National Environmental Agency



EXCO
Wilson Ang
Advisor

Heng Zeng Rong
Advisor

Ng Zhi Kai
Co - Chairperson

Lim Tong Jing
Co- Chairperson

Lim Jun An
Secretary

Chua Hong Yi
Head, Program

Loh Ying Ting
Head, Internal Affairs

Brina
Head, External Affairs

UPCOMING EVENTS


11 July EYC workshop

18July Dry Run
1Aug NDP Preview
9Aug NDP FINALE






CONTACT
ECO Singapore- dunkit@eco-singapore.org