Big Recycled Lantern in Chinatown

Walking around Chinatown, I noticed so many people taking a photo of this not very beautiful lantern. haha..

I realise that it is another 'biggest' entry to the Singapore book of records. It sure was huge! I tried to be more positive this time and though:
- it's all recycled
- those who participated in it got to know more friends while building it




The next photo is not very clear. But it's all made of recycled bottles and CDs.



Talking about plastic bottles, we got an email just the other day from our (workplace) President's Office saying that for meetings, plastic bottles of water are banned. Everyone's to bring their own cups and get water from water coolers that has been installed everywhere. Now, that's even more 'green'. :-)

Interesting Recycling Bins at Changi Airport

Was at the airport yesterday and saw these recycling bins.



Definitely not the old boring bins.

Recycle your Tiger Beer...

Saw this on Orchard Road earlier tonight.



Remember to recycle! Do you recycle your stuff?


Here's a good site to visit: Singapore Environment Council.
People in Singapore, this link is particularly useful if you are interested in Recycling.

Karang Guni Man - That's what the rag man is called.

Do you recycle your newspapers, plastic, clothes? Yes, most people will send old clothes to the Salvation Army bins. For paper, plastic, etc, you might have the local council collecting them by putting them in special bins or bags.

In Singapore and Malaysia, there's always this Karang Guni man. (Rag and Bone Man) For our home, every other weekend, there would be this man who would be shouting Karang Guni or Siu Gu Boh Zhua (Colleting old newspaper in Hokkien, a Chinese dialect) If you have clothes, newpaper etc to sell, just shout back whatever they shout. They will stop and you can pass what "junk" you have to them. Newspaper cost 7 cents a kilo.

This picture is the collection van that has collected all the "junk" for the day.



Just last week, my sis sold 90kg (according to the weighing machine of the karang guni man) of old newspaper from our home. Haha. WHAT? you said, yeah, that's how much newspaper we have in our home. It's around 2 months worth of newspaper. The money went to a local charity :-)