'Why not pick up litter that other people have left
behind?'
MR LOREN HOWERTER: 'I have lived in Japan, and I agree with Ms
Charlotte Chu ('Clean and green: Why Japan beats top-ranking
S'pore'; Feb 22). Singapore has strict laws against littering, but
we should go farther. Why not pick up litter that other people have
left behind? At a bus stop recently, a woman was sitting on a bench
which had some litter next to her. I asked if it was hers, and she
said no. A rubbish bin was about 5m away, so I cleared the litter.
The woman looked at me as if I was crazy. Sometimes, when I pick up
litter, people thank me, but usually not. Let us teach kids to
actively take responsibility to keep Singapore clean, which is most
efficiently accomplished by parents setting a good example.'
Why Japan beat Singapore? This Mr Howerter talk cock lah,he
must go to ulu areas in Japan where you can find tons of garbage
discreetly littered in the forest.Of course there are people who go
around picking rubbish.....we all have some kind of OCD issue also
hidden within us.There are more cleaners walking around in Japan to
make sure the country remains clean because Japanese people couldnt
careless when refuse bins are hard to locate unlike
SIngapore..Also, go to a Japanese home in the suburban and
rural area and see to believe.
