Nine out of 10 diners are returning their trays, said the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment. Read more at straitstimes.com.
SINGAPORE - No fines have been imposed on diners for failing to return used crockery and trays at eateries since theAs of Jan 1, 2023, two written warnings have been issued to diners for refusing to heed enforcement officers’ advice to return their used crockery, said the National Environment Agency in response to queries from The Straits Times.
Enforcement officers record the particulars of diners who do not comply with their advice to return the used trays and crockery. Fines are a “preventive deterrence”, said Dr Joanne Yoong, principal economist and behavioural scientist at Research for Impact, a Singapore-based think-tank focused on behavioural and social sciences.
In 2022, NEA enforcement officers reminded an average of 1,300 diners a month to return their used crockery at hawker centres. SFA officers reminded a monthly average of 400 diners in the same year. Her co-worker, who wanted to be known only as Madam Tan, 77, said she was reprimanded by diners several times for reminding them to clear their used crockery. She noted that measures such as imposing fines and putting up posters have been ineffective, and more enforcement officers are needed at the hawker centre.
Mr Frank Ho, 58, a retiree, who was dining at The Food Place in Raffles City, said: “Cleaners no longer come to the tables as often, and not many people carry tissue paper or wipes to clean the tables after using them.”
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