Joan Pereira on Resource Sustainability (Amendment) Bill

Singapore needs a comprehensive strategy to tackle plastic waste that also considers reasonable lifestyle changes for the public, to ensure that efforts are sustainable over the long term. Making the point in Parliament on Wednesday (Mar 22), MP Joan Pereira highlighted the issue of bagging waste - especially food waste - in homes. Many people reuse plastic grocery bags for this and Ms Pereira said if no reasonable alternatives are provided, “we are simply pushing the problem of people obtaining plastic bags from supermarkets to other sources”. She asked if there are concerted efforts to support local-level composting or centralised food waste collection solutions. She also wanted to know if the Government will support the adoption of biodegradable alternatives to plastic bags, saying such products can be launched widely through supermarkets and wet markets.