Thursday, February 28, 2008

Rubbish is getting very valuable!

a raided store

a "vulture" at work

Cost of living is going up. Prices of everything are going northbound. Including our "rubbish".


My old newspapers stacked neatly outside my home were stolen in the wee hours of the morning. Even my beloved old Adidas sneakers were stolen too.


The recycling bin is constantly raided by "vultures". While the public spirited residents dutifully placed items into bins prepared our town council during daylight, we got "vultures" who come out in the middle of nights on bicycles with a big basket attached to the back seat to hold any salvaged items. They would then sell their harvests for a few bucks.


One good thing that comes out of all these is that the human race in Singapore, as a whole, is getting more and more environmentally aware. Even a young student of mine displayed her displeasure when I use a blank piece of paper to answer her question.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Internal control weakness: Your Adidas sneakers placed outside your home.

Recommendation: put your shoe rack inside your home to reduce cost of stolen property.

Comment: for exchange of ideas only.

Anonymous said...

recycling is indeed very valuable,to our wallet and environment, even those thefts knew it too!
when i visited taiwan one of the biggest charity organization recycle centre, i was amazed how used mineral water bottles ended as blankets! and those blankets were sent to countries which harboured cold & flood disaster.
so guys, don't think those little things are scraps, they're priceless!
Lets do little of our part, live an environmental friendly life.