News entries ( second week)

News summary:
The Straits time peeked into 80 recycling bins in public area and found that all of them contained non-recyclable waste which include decomposed chicken briyani, soggy tissue paper, prawn shells and chicken bones. According to NEA, about 1/5 of the waste in recycling bins cannot be recycled and such waste contaminates the recyclable materials and renders the non-recyclable. The waste also increases the cost of maintaining the recycling bins, which have to be washed more often when they get dirty. Another problem that the workers clearing the recycling bins faced is that they have to sort through the contents in the bin and grouped them correctly before putting them in the right conpartmentin the trucks.
Opinions:
I think that those who throw non-recyclable waste are inconsiderate. They should know that the recycling bins are different from the normal ones and that they are meant for people to deposit items that are recyclable but not their rubbish. The waste they have thrown into the recycling bins can contaminate the recyclable materials and renders them non-recyclable. Besides that, throwing waste like decomposed chicken, soggy tissue paper,prawn shells and chicken bones would make the recycling bins smelly and dirty. Money have to be spent to clean the bins and workers will have to bear with the stench.All these waste should be tied in a plastis bag and thrown into the dustbins which is available amost every where. They should also try their best to recycle waste that are recyclable. It would be better if those waste are being bagged according to materials before they are deposite in the recycling bins. Like that, not much money would be spent and it would be easier for workers collecting the waste!