Committee of Supply 2024 debate, Day 4: Baey Yam Keng on littering, public toilets and rats
Images of litterbugs may be publicised so that they can be identified and caught. This is part of a more targeted approach to fight the problem as feedback on littering rose 15 per cent from 2022 to 2023, compared with the two years before the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of CCTVs set up at littering hotspots will be quadrupled and the frequency and scale of enforcement blitzes will be ramped up to five times as many as last year. Recalcitrant offenders will have to carry out Corrective Work Orders, picking up litter in areas with high footfall. The measures were announced by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Baey Yam Keng in Parliament on Monday (Mar 4). He said education efforts and campaigns over the years have paid off, and Singaporeans are “generally civic-minded” - however, there are still “persistent pain points” that will require more effort to address. One of these is dirty public toilets. Mr Baey said a taskforce will be set up to study and recommend solutions to improve their cleanliness. It will look at measures including infrastructure, maintenance and public education. To tackle a growing rat problem, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will trial the use of surveillance cameras with thermal imaging. It will share the footage and data with operators of premises so that they can carry out more targeted rat control measures. NEA will also explore the use of AI-powered video analytics to better detect cleaning lapses.
Images of litterbugs may be publicised so that they can be identified and caught. This is part of a more targeted approach to fight the problem as feedback on littering rose 15 per cent from 2022 to 2023, compared with the two years before the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of CCTVs set up at littering hotspots will be quadrupled and the frequency and scale of enforcement blitzes will be ramped up to five times as many as last year. Recalcitrant offenders will have to carry out Corrective Work Orders, picking up litter in areas with high footfall. The measures were announced by Senior Parliamentary Secretary for Sustainability and the Environment Baey Yam Keng in Parliament on Monday (Mar 4). He said education efforts and campaigns over the years have paid off, and Singaporeans are “generally civic-minded” - however, there are still “persistent pain points” that will require more effort to address. One of these is dirty public toilets. Mr Baey said a taskforce will be set up to study and recommend solutions to improve their cleanliness. It will look at measures including infrastructure, maintenance and public education. To tackle a growing rat problem, the National Environment Agency (NEA) will trial the use of surveillance cameras with thermal imaging. It will share the footage and data with operators of premises so that they can carry out more targeted rat control measures. NEA will also explore the use of AI-powered video analytics to better detect cleaning lapses.
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