PlasticLite SG

Bringing together people and organisations to transform Singapore into a plastic-lite society.

[Tharman Shanmugaratnam @Tharman_S]

We're far away from solutions to an already urgent problem. Most plastics can't be recycled. In landfills, it can take a millennium to degrade. In the oceans, it's ingested by species large and small, including the fish we eat. https://t.co/DOq9nGRbl5 via @voxdotcom

[PlasticLite SG @PlasticLiteSG]

Amazing words 🙌🏻

[Jackson Harries @JackHarries]

My opinion piece in the @Independent today. Written on behalf of my friends at @PETAUK https://t.co/paiHJAubXg

[CNA @ChannelNewsAsia]

Yakult Singapore to stop providing straws https://t.co/PWojJoLMvg

[Singapore Environment Council @SECSingapore]

The greatest gift we can give the earth is to not put our rubbish in the dirt. Use #onelessplastic this Christmas by opting for reusable cutlery instead of disposable ones!

Find out how else to reduce your plastic use: https://t.co/dmFnsASe0P

[Life Without Plastic @LifeWoutPlastic]

Reduce packaging waste this holiday season https://t.co/88mXaHMM8y

[BBC Breakfast @BBCBreakfast]

This 1 tip will help you sort your Christmas rubbish 🎁
#Christmas #recycle @WRAP_UK @BBCBenThompson

[Life Without Plastic @LifeWoutPlastic]

Why I always choose a real Christmas tree https://t.co/4dir5TYzVa

[attn @attn]

President @BarackObama doesn't have time for these 7 excuses not to vote.

[AJ+ @ajplus]

Scientists say cow burps = 4% of greenhouse gas emissions 🐄

[PlasticLite SG @PlasticLiteSG]

Hence it's important for people to realize this & understand the bigger picture and not be too focused/angered by the fact that there might be a possible charge for plastic bags and other single use bags.

[PlasticLite SG @PlasticLiteSG]

And why is that important? Because our over reliance translates to the bigger problem of an intense pressure on the oil industry/fossil fuels as well.

[PlasticLite SG @PlasticLiteSG]

It's extremely important to take a step back and look at the big picture. A small action such as charging for plastic bags is part of a larger solution to tackle our over reliance and over consumption of plastic bags and single use plastic items alike.

[#FreePalestine 🇵🇸/Anand @LegoAnand]

Had to read some literature and shocked to find out it's true. Nonwoven polypropylene bags are bad, if not worse than single use plastic!

Diringer, Jeremy Alan, "Evaluation of Durability of Nonwoven Polypropylene Grocery Bags Under Routine Use" (2016).
https://t.co/8HfWFiUuZN

[Plastic Menace @PlasticMenace]

Polythene bags continue to haunt Madurai with its ill effects despite multiple campaigns against plastic! https://t.co/sob4DEu1Ym via @TOICitiesNews #PlasticMenace #SayNoToPlasticBottles #PlasticKills #BeatPlasticPollution

[plastic is rubbish @plasticSrubbish]

Day 20 #plasticfreejuly #pfjuk a list of shops selling bulk food loose eg. rice. Shopping like this helps you #pfjuk.These shops do exist in the U.K. and numbers are increasing all the time N.B.take your own #plasticfree packaging https://t.co/1vlUV2cMMW

[CNA @ChannelNewsAsia]

With rising sea levels, Bangkok struggles to stay afloat https://t.co/saKAia7MMw

[Randeep Hooda @RandeepHooda]

The young volunteers of @Khalsa_Aid working tirelessly to make sure no one misses out on a #HappyOnam 🙏 #KeralaFloodRelief

[Lewis Pugh @LewisPugh]

The moments which challenge us the most, define us.

[Plastic Pollutes @PlasticPollutes]

https://t.co/UahAxazD0B

[PlasticLite SG @PlasticLiteSG]

So heartening to see so many students taking their own initiatives in their schools 😭💃🏻