Back in the 80’s my mum always told me not to walk under the windows of HDB blocks. You never know what may come falling and smash into your heads. I had a personal experience some years back when a watermelon came crashing down next to where I walked. That experienced unnerved me so much, that for some months, I looked up whenever I walked under any HDB flat.
By and large, I think the government had done a good job in educating the public on the dangers of high-rise littering, and imposing strong penalties on those caught doing so. I can’t remember when I last heard of anyone hurt from high-rise litter.
But lately, my home seems to be “plagued” by another type of high-rise litter. Cigarette butts, medicated patches and… used sanitary pads! Wtf… They land on my window ledge. Although it is outside of my house, I do not appreciate that when I open my window, I see used sanitary pads hanging outside.
I wonder who I am able to complain to and how these litter bugs can be caught.
Perhaps it is time to do more to catch these litter bugs and bring them to account for their actions. Perhaps it is also time to have a campaign to promote civic awareness again, not just as a reminder to citizens, but also to create awareness to the increasing number of foreign nationals in Singapore too.
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