Needles thrown out the window
Lianhe Wanbao - 1 hr 15 mins ago
Residents in Hougang are talking about an unsightly "garbage christmas tree".
There is actually more than one such tree in a palm tree garden located behind Blk 698B, Hougang Street 52.
Inconsiderate high-rise residents have been littering all over the garden for the last six months, covering the trees with so much garbage they now look like christmas trees decorated with trash.
Among the litter are cigarette butts, lighters, lottery tickets, coffee packets and tissue paper. But the more hazardous litter are the syringes and plastic bags.
A resident, Gu Han Ling (63, cleaner) reveals that the high-rise littering has been going on for a long time and has worsened in the last six months. The high-rise residents throw all manner of trash out their windows, including syringes used to inject drugs.
Even pedestrians passing by the area have to be very wary to avoid stepping on these dangerous syringes.
Gu points out that these type of syringes are often used by drug addicts to get their fix. He also believes that the plastic bags hanging on the trees are used by drug addicts.
Gu explains, "The drug addicts put hot water in the plastic bags, dissolve the drugs inside, then use the syringes to inject themselves with it."
According to Gu, the syringes and plastic bags could have been thrown by the same drug addict.
Residents in the area are now worried that the high-rise littering may get worse, with bigger objects to follow, like flower pots and rice cookers.
A resident, Mr Quan (65, retiree) said, "It would be terrible if kids play under the trees and step on these needles. The plastic bags on the trees may also collect water and breed mosquitoes."
The Pasir Ris–Punggol Town Council is in charge of the area and has promised to arrange for the garbage to be cleared from the trees and its surrounding area. The town council will also be working with the National Environment Agency (NEA) to tackle the problem of high-rise littering in the area.
Source: Lianhe Wanbao, 6 September 2011.
Lianhe Wanbao - 1 hr 15 mins ago
Residents in Hougang are talking about an unsightly "garbage christmas tree".
There is actually more than one such tree in a palm tree garden located behind Blk 698B, Hougang Street 52.
Inconsiderate high-rise residents have been littering all over the garden for the last six months, covering the trees with so much garbage they now look like christmas trees decorated with trash.
Among the litter are cigarette butts, lighters, lottery tickets, coffee packets and tissue paper. But the more hazardous litter are the syringes and plastic bags.
A resident, Gu Han Ling (63, cleaner) reveals that the high-rise littering has been going on for a long time and has worsened in the last six months. The high-rise residents throw all manner of trash out their windows, including syringes used to inject drugs.
Even pedestrians passing by the area have to be very wary to avoid stepping on these dangerous syringes.
Gu points out that these type of syringes are often used by drug addicts to get their fix. He also believes that the plastic bags hanging on the trees are used by drug addicts.
Gu explains, "The drug addicts put hot water in the plastic bags, dissolve the drugs inside, then use the syringes to inject themselves with it."
According to Gu, the syringes and plastic bags could have been thrown by the same drug addict.
Residents in the area are now worried that the high-rise littering may get worse, with bigger objects to follow, like flower pots and rice cookers.
A resident, Mr Quan (65, retiree) said, "It would be terrible if kids play under the trees and step on these needles. The plastic bags on the trees may also collect water and breed mosquitoes."
The Pasir Ris–Punggol Town Council is in charge of the area and has promised to arrange for the garbage to be cleared from the trees and its surrounding area. The town council will also be working with the National Environment Agency (NEA) to tackle the problem of high-rise littering in the area.
Source: Lianhe Wanbao, 6 September 2011.
