More diners returning trays at hawker centres

Enforcement action for not returning trays and clearing table litter kicks in on Sept 1. ST PHOTO: LIM YAOHUI
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SINGAPORE - Three months after it became compulsory to clear trays and pick up table litter after eating at hawker centres, some of these places are reporting an improvement in tray returns.

But old habits die hard, with some diners still believing that the job should fall solely on cleaners.

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