When he spent an afternoon walking around Upper Bukit Timah in mid-October, telecommunications consultant Bill Bremner kept his eyes fixed on the ground, picking up something most would overlook.
In four hours, he gathered 213 nylon strings that come from grass-cutting machines. Measuring 20cm long, most of them are white.
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