Problem 8

Problem 8

Environmental Problem

The future scene states that there will be a car sharing scheme in the future where people will share cars.This might be problematic as the people using the car may be inconsiderate and throw litter all over the car. These litter include tissue paper, cigarette and possibly food wrappers. These items are unhygienic even if not used for a second time, especially tissue paper which may contain the previous user’s infected mucus or saliva which might be contagious.

Research:

1. According to the Straits Times, Singaporeans litter because they know that the cleaners will eventually come and clean up the mess. Moreover, it is also very rare for one to get caught littering in Singapore due to the lack of patrol officers in the districts, thus, many of us do not care if we litter because we have never been caught before.
2. NEA reports should that the number of fines given for litter doubled from that of 2013. This proves that litter in the car may be inevitable.

Sources:

1. As we can see from the NEA report on Channel Newsasia, the number of summonses given for litter doubled that of 2013 last year. This proves that litter in the car may be inevitable.
2. Sam Boh (2015, 10 Feb) Why is littering still a problem in Singapore? Retrieved March 29, from http://www.straitstimes.com/news/singapore/environment/story/why-littering-still-problem-singapore-20150210
3. Kimberly Spykerman (2015, 1 Feb) More summonses for littering issues in 2014: NEA. Retrieved March 29, from http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/more-summonses-for/1630408.html