Heavy fines and imposing corrective work orders may not be enough to deter offenders.
Feedback on littering offences has increased, and rat-related problems are on the rise. Coffee shop toilets continue to rate poorly. Will plans to increase surveillance and name and shame litterbugs work? How long can Singapore rely on an army of cleaners?
Steven Chia speaks to Andrew Khng, chairman of the Public Hygiene Council, Dr Serene Koh, director of The Behavioural Insights Team; and Rosie Ching, Principal Lecturer of Statistics from the Singapore Management University. Corrective Work Order - introduced in 1992 - requires recalcitrant offenders to clean public areas for a minimum of three hours, up to a maximum of 12 hours. The regime serves to remind them of the impact of littering and the difficulties faced by cleaners, said NEA. The average local cleaner…is 70. And we have about 57,000 to 60,000 cleaners. Sometimes all these uncles, aunties…have aches and pains. So, don't be surprised one day, they to work.
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