Before bringing her recyclables down to the blue bins below her block, Cheryl Lee always takes the time to clean or wash the items that accumulate in her recycling corner at home. She and her mother make sure to remove all the non-recyclable parts like stickers and loose plastic packaging. For cardboard boxes, they even try to cut out the parts with plastic or tape that cannot be removed before recycling the rest. On top of recycling in the correct way, the 28-year-old digital communications assistant manager tries to live as sustainably as possible – she uses reusable containers and packaging, and only buys second-hand clothes, among other things. Acknowledging that leading an eco-friendly life in every aspect is “a very difficult commitment”, she said: “As you live your life, there are certain things that you have to see whether you can adapt (to), like being green. And honestly even up to now, I am not zero waste.” And when it comes to recycling, many Singaporeans are still “not very educated” about how to recycle properly, Ms Lee observed.... Continue Reading