MPP Public Policy Workshop (Part B): Public Consultation Session 4 by GEB https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4 Propose one or two policies for what/how/who/when to regulate the use of plastic waste en-us 2021-03-18 05:35:56 UTC 2025-12-24 19:39:10 UTC hello@padlet.com Suggested prompts moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933135 If you have time to propose more than one policy, recommend which should be implemented and explain why it is a better policy.]]> 2021-03-18 05:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933135 Suggested prompts moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933138 State the parties involved in the implementation
  • How will the party/parties involved implement the policy?
  • What is the implementation timeline?
]]> 2021-03-18 05:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933138 Suggested prompts moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933139 Evaluate the policy using appropriate criteria. The assessment of the options should be rigourous:
  • able to identify benefits
  • able to identify drawbacks/trade offs
]]> 2021-03-18 05:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933139 Suggested prompts moe_gebr https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933146 Briefly describe the policy:
  1. the components of the policy option
  2. How the option addresses the issue identified
  3. The benefits/drawbacks of the option if implemented
  4. Ways to mitigate the negative impact
]]> 2021-03-18 05:35:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1323933146 Environmentalist https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359257159 Excessive plastic waste can cause negative impacts on the environment. Singapore has been having an increasing amount of plastic waste in the recent years. If action is not taken, our environment will face increasing amount of harm.]]> 2021-03-27 01:32:07 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359257159 MSE objective https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359260700 Ryan Wong
To build a sustainable, resource-efficient and climate-resilient nation. 

Adopting a circular economy approach to waste and resource management practices 

Shift towards more sustainable production and consumption.

Targets of the Zero Waste Masterplan:
a.     Extend Semakau Landfill’s lifespan beyond 2035
b.     Reduce amount of waste sent to landfill per capita per day by 30% by 2030.
c.      By 2030, achieve a 70% overall recycling rate: 81% non-domestic recycling rate, 30% domestic recycling rate
]]> 2021-03-27 01:36:16 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359260700 Consumers https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359265091 we contribute to plastic waste when:
-  We buy plastic packaging
-  We takeaway food
- We do not reuse plastics like plastic bags or plastic bottles

1) supermarket - Plastic packaging - wash and sort and put in recycling bins BUT they throw wrong things 
2) tabao/takeaway food - Straws/disposables/ cutlery
3) plastic bags - throw it away after single use
]]> 2021-03-27 01:40:45 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359265091 MSE https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359267146
Ryan Wong 
Develop sustainable alternatives to plastic disposables
Encourage producers/consumers to take on a small, but not cripplingly large tax to reduce plastic waste, or introduce a ban]]> 2021-03-27 01:42:58 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359267146 MSE - questions https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359271336 Ryan Wong
1. Is it possible to make all plastic packaging recyclable, when there are different needs for the packaging of each product? For example the thin plastic wrapping for a lot of meat and vegetables is single use

2. Why hasn't Singapore not implemented a nation-wide law that deincentivises plastic bag usage, when other countries have done this several years ago?

3. Is “zero” waste actually achievable? Plastic waste can be reduced, but can it be eliminated?

4. Which plastics can be recycled and how does that match with the plastics that are currently being recycled? How much of the plastic waste is due to ignorance/ contamination?

5. To what degree can plastic use be streamlined (use of recyclable plastics after non-reusable ones) in current industrial process?
What margins can the economy work with (how much resources can be devoted to this problem)? ]]> 2021-03-27 01:47:35 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359271336 MSE: Concerns https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359271514 Ryan Wong 
Was te from domestic sources: large amounts of plastic are used in disposables from the f&b industry (take aways), so this must be regulated. However domestic sources is only like 25% of total plastic waste.

Waste from the industrial sources:
one major source is medical, however it is hard to reduce the amount of plastic used in medicine as it is necessary for hygeine. So we could focus on industrial plastic waste instead. ]]> 2021-03-27 01:47:47 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359271514 consumers https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359273844 1) supermarket:
education / raise awareness about what packaging can or cannot be recycled
2) tabao/takeaway food:
a) Bring your own straws and tumblers eg. NYGH's cafe 
b) paper straws as alternative but cost not bore by consumers
3) plastic bags:
a) reusable bag provided (free) by organisations + plastic bag if needed or 
b) discount if you do not ask for plastic bag 
c) (aware) sign to buy cheap  reusable bag  
d) (aware) boxes to pack their food / box where excess reusable bags are placed 
e) keep plastic bags to reuse  ]]> 2021-03-27 01:50:18 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359273844 NEA https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359274502
  1. People tend not to look at long term consequences 
  2. Ageing Population - Conventional Culture. 
  3. People are unwilling to take the effort to recycle - convenience. 
  4. People are unaware of the large extent of plastic used in Singapore

]]> 2021-03-27 01:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359274502 MSE https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359274509 - education and spreading awareness within schools and communities
- incentivise being environmentally friendly 
-can put policy for extra cost for plastic bottles and containers]]> 2021-03-27 01:51:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359274509 NEA https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359274829
  • NEA National Recycling Programme
  • Abuse of Recycling bins
  • Inconvenient
  • Zero Waste SG 
  • SG Packaging Agreement
  • Say yes to less waste. - 1,600 companies agreed with NEA to reduce the uses of plastics. 
  • People still have the choice to use plastic in most of the food places engaging in this programme. 

    • ]]>     2021-03-27 01:51:24 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359274829     Business and Retailers https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359275188 Ellyse Wong (RGS)

    Aim: To explore eco-friendly solutions/alternatives so as to reduce plastic waste while not compromising the businesses.

    Trade-offs:
    1. Convenience of the consumers 
    • Customers would prefer single-use plastics over bringing their own bags
    • More convenient especially when doing heavy shopping
    2. Food packaging
    • Prevents food waste by protecting food 
    • Protect integrity of food products
    3. Incurs a higher cost and commercial viability
    • eco-friendly, biodegradable alternatives would come at a greater cost
    • If the businesses do not absorb this cost, customers will have to pay more for what they purchase
    • consumers might not be receptive to price increase 
    • businesses’ profits will be compromised 
    ]]>     2021-03-27 01:51:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359275188     NEA https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359275210
  • Lack of awareness
  • Lack of cooperation (unwilling to give up advantages of plastic eg. convenience)
  • Limitations of resources (recycling)
  • Over Reliance on plastic products that is difficult for people to forgo (convenience, also unaware of the problems only 1 plastic bag causes.Will require a large scale change people are not comfortable with

)(culture)
  • Culture (Singaporeans culture, do not care)
  • Lack of incentives to reduce plastic usage
  • Lack of concern ( people feel like its not their job to reduce plastic waste)
  • Bystander effect (feel that other people will reduce plastic waste and they don't need to play their part)
  • Lack of cheap alternatives, inability to avoid plastics.

    • ]]>     2021-03-27 01:51:49 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359275210     6. Business and Retailers - HCI 07 Alden Lee https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359276925 1) Costs incurred at the expense to be eco-friendly
    2) Uncertain commercial viability
    3) Business might be compromised]]>     2021-03-27 01:53:53 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359276925     Environmentalists https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359277139
  • food safety and quality may be compromised 
  • (Professor of environmental economics at Nanyang Technological University Euston Quah believes) eliminating plastic packaging completely in supermarkets is not practical and could cause problems elsewhere. “Paper for wrapping can tear easily and hygiene could be compromised. 
  • “Bringing your own bags can also result in contamination, especially when people do not wash their bags often, which is also at the expense of water resources.” 
  • packaging can increase the shelf-life of certain food types
  • customers are likely to abuse packaging-free fresh produce, because Singaporeans tend to try and pick the nicer looking fruits and vegetables, which may damage others lost in the shuffle. 
  • Reducing plastic packaging may increase food waste
    • “Founder of Unpackt Ms Florence Tay said while the initiative may be good for the environment, it may create another set of problems such as food waste. “
  • Whether our solution might backfire (affect other stakeholders, bring more harm than benefits)

    • ]]>     2021-03-27 01:54:07 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359277139     6. Business and Retailers - HCI 07 Alden Lee https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359277630 - Government to incentivise and motivate us via mainly financial means to adopt eco-friendly alternatives to ensure that our business is not compromised
    - Funding for business to further conduct R&D and explore other ways
    - Explored and implemented as a trial on a small-scale first to ease transition and potentially any negative impact]]>     2021-03-27 01:54:41 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359277630     NGOs - Gabriel https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359278001 - Be aware of corporate and public incentives
    - Understand the vital urgency of the situation
    - The spread of information is vital, but do not fall into traps of apocalypticism or a rhetoric of degrowth.]]>     2021-03-27 01:55:08 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359278001     NGOs - Gabriel https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359281298 Government regulation is necessary to combat this issue. That, in truth, is the only plausible way to ensure everybody wastes their minimum.
    Embrace public awareness and the concept of a circular economy, trying to reduce all waste.

    ]]>     2021-03-27 01:56:34 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359281298     NGOs - Gabriel https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359282200 The proliferation of plastic waste has caused severe damage to the ecosystem. To deal with this issue in all fronts: the economic, social, and, naturally, political fronts - is vital. ]]> 2021-03-27 01:57:25 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359282200 6. Business and Retailers - HCI 07 Alden Lee https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359283569 1) How can we strike a balance between ensuring our continued commercial viability and being eco-friendly?
    2) Lack of any sort of motivation

    ]]>     2021-03-27 01:58:53 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359283569     Plastic Industry (Manufacturers) https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359287415  - Plastic is one of the most critical materials in the global manufacturing supply chain
    ---> Outright sanctions on the production of plastics will harm the entire supply chain either directly through a loss of material or indirectly through the higher costs of alternative materials (eg aluminum) which is passed down to consumers
     - We strive to provide lower costs for consumers and this will reduce the cost of living.]]>     2021-03-27 02:03:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359287415     Plastic manufacturers https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359290894 Make recycling plastic easier by adding a label on plastic products which can directly be sent for recycling such that consumers will be able to prevent the disposal of that plastic]]> 2021-03-27 02:06:38 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359290894 Plastic manufacturers https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359291825
  • Job of the consumers to recycle or dispose their plastics properly
  • We are not the cause; just a contributing factor
  • We require government support because it is a different level of engineering

    • Public’s discord of ‘plastic’ has been over-simplified
    ]]>     2021-03-27 02:07:47 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359291825     Environmentalist https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359293849 To the greatest extent possible, reduce the usage of plastics
    We are open to keeping single use plastics when necessary (e.g. food packaging for hygiene) ]]>     2021-03-27 02:10:03 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359293849     Increasing the convenience of recycling https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359339096 More recycling points - recycling clutes alongside normal ones?

    ]]>     2021-03-27 03:00:33 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359339096     HEAVY investment into R&D https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359340117 Incentivise uptake of new sustainable materials]]> 2021-03-27 03:01:43 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359340117 Investment in recycling plants https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359341239 Incentivisation of using recycled plastic, which is more expensive
    Reusing of plastics in making other products]]>     2021-03-27 03:03:05 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359341239     Outright bans on non-ecofriendly products https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359344072 Maybe not a ban, but maybe a tax on disposables.]]> 2021-03-27 03:06:39 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359344072 Public education https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359344576 For comanies: new options
    Consumers: public education (what can or cannot be thrown)
    Although this has been done before to little success. ]]>     2021-03-27 03:07:15 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359344576     Cayden https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359362084 Hi! Are you guys okay to exchange contact details for the policy drafting? Just comment your phone number below :) If not we could use the Padlet too]]> 2021-03-27 03:23:48 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359362084 Business https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359365566 I think incentives for cooperates not addressed yet?

    ]]>     2021-03-27 03:27:56 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359365566     Comments by Mr Neo https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359398642 On recycling of plastics,
    Between using incentives and coercion (subtle pressure) , how do government handle disagreements between the ministries and decision makers?

    Next, Singapore high rise and high density housing context, I feel that it makes recycling process extremely tedious and hard to account for as individuals can just throw stuff down the chute. Do we need to re-design our entire waste collection process to ensure pro-active recycling?]]>     2021-03-27 04:10:55 UTC https://padlet.com/moegebr/mppppwpc4/wish/1359398642