Fast-food outlets should recycle their trash

• Clivebenss

  23 May 12, 09:57

  ST Forum - May 23, 2012

  FAST-FOOD restaurants in Singapore use large quantities of disposable cutlery, cups and lids as well as a variety of containers every day.

  As it is not mandatory to separate the general trash from recyclable trash, recyclable items will inevitably end up with the general trash.

  In Taiwan, South Korea and Japan, I have seen recycling bins in fast-food restaurants.

  When customers return their trays, they can pour any leftover ice and drinks into a metallic container, before throwing the cups, lids and straws into the recycling bin.

  There is also a separate container for unused napkins and sauce packets.

  The general trash goes into a bin below.

  The fast-food restaurant chains here should consider similar trash collection methods.

  Considering the huge amounts of recyclable trash they generate, the chains should contribute to the green effort in Singapore.

  Yong Shou Pin

• ^Acid^ aka s|aO^eH~

  23 May 12, 09:58

  there are trash in the food court that cannot be recycled...

   

  we can only send them back to their country where they were made...

• Nigho17

  23 May 12, 10:23

  Not only fast food thrash, but our own home trash should be recycled too.

• dragg

  23 May 12, 10:25

  actually we have a lot to learn from the japanese.
• Clivebenss

  23 May 12, 13:24

  Sg took too plenty trash from everywhere anyway.

  

• dangerboi

  23 May 12, 21:12

  Taiwan copied that culture from Japan and Korea 'invented' that culture by modifying it from Japan's.

   

  In terms of development, Singapore still has a lot to catch up with Japan. For example, the modern japanese toilet has functions that will ensure a clean butt.

   

   

   

• charlize

  4 Jun 12, 18:19

  Life is surreal.

• Summer hill

  4 Jun 12, 19:21

  

  can you resist? PIZZZAAAAAAA.....

  but people will get disgusted when they open the metal container 

  they can pour any leftover ice and drinks into a metal container 

• Clivebenss

  4 Jun 12, 19:34

  Originally posted by Summer hill:

  

  can you resist? PIZZZAAAAAAA.....

  but people will get disgusted when they open the metal container 

  Before you take another bite...

  http://sgforums.com/forums/4/topics/399743

  

• Nelstar

  4 Jun 12, 20:24

  Originally posted by Clivebenss:

  Sg took too plenty trash from everywhere anyway.

  

  Can I dispose those foreign object debris into trash bin?

  I don't mind sending them to the incinerator.

  

• Clivebenss

  5 Jun 12, 08:45

  Originally posted by Nelstar:

  Can I dispose those foreign object debris into trash bin?

  I don't mind sending them to the incinerator.

  

  Not sure have to ask town councils.

  

• dragg

  5 Jun 12, 11:11

  i heard some toilets in korea use a step to flush toilets. its a good idea. and its time to introduce lights that operate on sensors to save power.