Parks In Singapore To Have ‘CleanPods’ With Trashbags, Tongs So You Can Pick Up Trash Anytime

Singapore is known to be a clean and green country.

Seriously, our cleanliness is top-notch compared to many other countries.

We also have no lack of greenery to brighten up and add colour to our city.

However, this was not achieved overnight.

It took decades of initiatives by the government to attain our current status as one of the greenest cities in Asia.

There’s Always Room For Improvement

Being a Singaporean, you should know that although littering is a small issue compared to some countries, it is still an issue in many parts of our country.

Due to laziness or impatience, small litters such as food leftovers, wrappings, cigarettes, plasters, and many more are simply chucked onto the ground for convenience’ sake.

Some people also throw it on to the grass in parks (maybe the grass hides the trash better). Sorry, but plants don’t eat litter.

They ‘eat’ via photosynthesis by absorbing sunlight through their leaves.

Are you proud of me, Mdm Mok from my primary school? I still remember what you taught me.

As a result, you may find that our parks, are sometimes littered with trash, although they look green and pretty from far.

So, the National Parks Board (NParks) is taking action.

CleanPods

You: “Huh? Simi is CleanPods? Is it a cleaning service for my AirPods?”

Nope.

It’s a new initiative by NParks, in collaboration with the Public Hygiene Council (PHC).

They have erected these storage sheds which are currently available at Bishan-AMK Park, East Coast Park, and Pasir Ris Park.

Each shed contains cleaning equipment such as reusable buckets, garden carts, weighing scales, and even tongs to keep your hands clean.

You: “Wait… to keep my hands clean?”

That’s right.

These CleanPods Were Set up For Anyone To Use

These CleanPods are also set up near toilets, washing points, and trash collection points to maximise convenience and efficiency.

On top of that, all the tools are reusable and contain no one-time-use trash bags to increase sustainability.

All of these are efforts to encourage Singaporeans to take it upon themselves to help keep our country clean and green.

So maybe next time you’re taking a leisure stroll in the park and you see some litter annoying your view, you can always take up the initiative.

Maybe it’s time to adopt the Japanese attitude.

After all, there’s a reason that Japan has a truly legendary status in cleanliness.