Discarded items less of an issue, but call to stop irresponsible dumping

Clockwise from above, left: Bulky items dumped at a non-designated area below a Boon Tiong Road HDB flat in Tiong Bahru on Feb 1; non-recyclable items left next to a recycling bin in Tiong Bahru; and furniture discarded at a bin centre in Lorong 6 To
Bulky items dumped at a non-designated area below a Boon Tiong Road HDB flat in Tiong Bahru on Feb 1 (above); non-recyclable items left next to a recycling bin in Tiong Bahru; and furniture discarded at a bin centre in Lorong 6 Toa Payoh. Most of the residents The Straits Times spoke to said the items were often cleared within a day or two. ST PHOTO: NATALIE TAN
Clockwise from above, left: Bulky items dumped at a non-designated area below a Boon Tiong Road HDB flat in Tiong Bahru on Feb 1; non-recyclable items left next to a recycling bin in Tiong Bahru; and furniture discarded at a bin centre in Lorong 6 To
Bulky items dumped at a non-designated area below a Boon Tiong Road HDB flat in Tiong Bahru on Feb 1; non-recyclable items left next to a recycling bin in Tiong Bahru (above); and furniture discarded at a bin centre in Lorong 6 Toa Payoh. Most of the residents The Straits Times spoke to said the items were often cleared within a day or two. ST PHOTO: NATALIE TAN
Clockwise from above, left: Bulky items dumped at a non-designated area below a Boon Tiong Road HDB flat in Tiong Bahru on Feb 1; non-recyclable items left next to a recycling bin in Tiong Bahru; and furniture discarded at a bin centre in Lorong 6 To
Bulky items dumped at a non-designated area below a Boon Tiong Road HDB flat in Tiong Bahru on Feb 1; non-recyclable items left next to a recycling bin in Tiong Bahru; and furniture discarded at a bin centre in Lorong 6 Toa Payoh (above). Most of the residents The Straits Times spoke to said the items were often cleared within a day or two. ST PHOTO: IVAN KWEE
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Feb 08, 2021, 06:11 AM
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Feb 08, 2021, 05:00 AM
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For Madam Iris Toh, a resident in Lorong 8 Toa Payoh for 39 years, the weeks leading up to Chinese New Year are usually frustrating.

That is because she would come across cabinets and shoe racks dumped at lift landings and discarded sofas beside rubbish chutes, as residents start spring cleaning.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on February 08, 2021, with the headline Discarded items less of an issue, but call to stop irresponsible dumping. Subscribe

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