PEOPLE who think they should not clean up after themselves just because there are cleaners around are being disingenuous ("PM reacts to meadow of trash that music fans left behind"; Thursday).
If such a low level of civic consciousness persists, then even if we have more cleaners, the environment will not be any cleaner.
More than 40 years after the Keep Singapore Clean campaign was first launched by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, we have yet to achieve the desired results.
Perhaps the fault lies in our being too self-serving, caring only for ourselves.
We must not always depend on government agencies to push us to be more civic conscious. We need to do some soul-searching and contribute ideas on how to improve the cleanliness of our surroundings.
This awareness can be further enhanced by incorporating it in the school curriculum from the primary level, where pupils learn the importance of picking up litter and how this benefits them as an individual and as a community.
As Singapore's SEA Games will be held in June, we must ensure that, besides being an efficient and hospitable host nation, we are also a cleaner and greener country.
Jeffrey Law Lee Beng
If such a low level of civic consciousness persists, then even if we have more cleaners, the environment will not be any cleaner.
More than 40 years after the Keep Singapore Clean campaign was first launched by then Prime Minister Lee Kuan Yew, we have yet to achieve the desired results.
Perhaps the fault lies in our being too self-serving, caring only for ourselves.
We must not always depend on government agencies to push us to be more civic conscious. We need to do some soul-searching and contribute ideas on how to improve the cleanliness of our surroundings.
This awareness can be further enhanced by incorporating it in the school curriculum from the primary level, where pupils learn the importance of picking up litter and how this benefits them as an individual and as a community.
As Singapore's SEA Games will be held in June, we must ensure that, besides being an efficient and hospitable host nation, we are also a cleaner and greener country.
Jeffrey Law Lee Beng
