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Wednesday, October 8, 2014

Recycling starts with you!

Newspaper article from the Straits Times (October 1, 2014) about green initiatives
Recently, I've been talking about some ways to recycle and some cool packaging and marketing strategies. Since I've come across an interesting article in the Straits Times about an initiative taken by a young person in Singapore to promote recycling, I will talk about what we can do as members of one community!
It's very cheering to see young Singaporeans step up to do something about our environment, and I share the sentiments of Mr Ronnie Tay, chief executive officer of the National Environment Agency (NEA). He said that seeing more nominations for the NEA EcoFriend Awards shows that there is an increasing number of Singaporeans who are taking ownership of our environment. For me, seeing the younger generation taking such initiatives shows that we understand the need to be responsible stewards of our environment.

Newspaper article from the Straits Times (October 1, 2014) about Idea Jam
I also saw this article in the Straits Times about Idea Jam: it is an initiative by the Straits Times, the Ministry of Culture, Community and Youth, and the National Youth Council. It gives youth, with big ideas to solve problems in our community, an opportunity to make them become reality! Youth like Jarel Tang (from the previous article) who are passionate about the environment are able to do even more now. I will write more about them in the near future!