News Releases
- The Green Singapore Sale Is Back!
- Launch of Ecosystem – Collaborative and Coworking Space for the Environment [Media Release]
- 10 More Days to The Green Singapore Sale 2012!
- Green Future Solutions Starts mywaterbottle Campaign to Encourage the Use of Refillable Water Bottles
Media Coverage
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Newspapers, Radio and TV
- Carbon tax could hit companies hard (TODAY, 21 Feb 2017)
- Plastic bag charge unpopular but necessary: Eugene Tay, Zero Waste SG (Channel NewsAsia, 8 Oct 2016)
- Why is Singapore’s household recycling rate stagnant? (Channel NewsAsia, 27 Jun 2016)
- Non-payment by firm in govt project raises issue of responsibility (TODAY, 16 May 2016)
- Oil slump hurting plastic recyclers too (The Straits Times, 1 Mar 2016)
- Why Singapore forests are worth safeguarding (The Straits Times, 18 Feb 2016)
- Food waste: Where food matters, looks matter more (Channel NewsAsia, 16 Feb 2016)
- Programme to mentor young environmentalists set to expand (Channel NewsAsia, 9 Jan 2016)
- NEA launches initiative to find ways to cut food, packaging waste (TODAY, 24 Nov 2015)
- McDonald’s serving up greener breakfasts (The Straits Times, 2 Oct 2015)
- Turn the Little Red Dot green (The Straits Times, 1 Oct 2015)
- Getting green groups to make common cause (The Straits Times, 13 Aug 2015)
- New NGO aims to reduce food waste in Singapore (The Straits Times, 7 Aug 2015)
- Singapore commits to ambitious pledge to cut emissions (TODAY, 3 Jul 2015)
- Bigger push to get Singaporeans to recycle (The Straits Times, 15 May 2015)
- Domestic recycling rate dips to 19% despite ‘go green’ push (The Straits Times, 26 Mar 2015)
- Behold, the rise of Singapore’s eco-warriors and foot soldiers (TODAY, 13 Mar 2015)
- Less waste generated, but less recycling too (TODAY, 12 Mar 2015)
- Singapore’s recycling rates drop for first time in 15 years (Channel NewsAsia, 12 Mar 2015)
- NEA to take action against public waste collector (The Straits Times, 11 Feb 2015)
- Trouble In Food Paradise (Channel NewsAsia Connect, 7 Feb 2015)
- More ‘good-as-new’ S$2 notes for Chinese New Year this year (Channel NewsAsia, 22 Jan 2015)
- Free mentorship for green aspirants (The Sunday Times, 21 Dec 2014)
- NTU team’s ‘smart’ window scores a first in energy use (The Straits Times, 17 Dec 2014)
- Going green: We need to get people more involved (The Straits Times, 22 Nov 2014)
- Tackling food waste: More measures needed, say experts (Channel NewsAsia, 2 Nov 2014)
- Rising tide of litter on Singapore’s shorelines (The Straits Times, 23 Oct 2014)
- Recycling gets easier with a bin at every HDB block (The Straits Times, 4 Oct 2014)
- Eight recipients awarded the EcoFriend Awards (The Straits Times, 30 Sep 2014)
- Survey to examine Singaporean habits to cut growing food wastage (TODAY, 8 Sep 2014)
- Room for growth for businesses going green (Channel NewsAsia, 3 Jun 2014)
- Don’t give cars as prizes, and other green suggestions (The Straits Times, 27 May 2014)
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- 环境对è¯ä¼š – 公众建议把å†å¾ªçŽ¯æ¡¶æ‘†åœ¨æ›´æ˜¾çœ¼ä½ç½® (Zaobao, 5 May 2014)
- Dialogue participants want S’pore to focus on reducing waste (TODAY, 5 May 2014)
- Electric taxis among suggestions on making Singapore more sustainable (The Straits Times, 27 Apr 2014)
- Activities for all ages to mark Earth Day (The Straits Times, 19 Apr 2014)
- In Singapore’s Center, but a World Away (New York Times, 2 Apr 2014)
- Need something? Just rent it through the Web (The Straits Times, 3 Feb 2014)
- TODAY among winners of awards given for best Asian environmental journalism (TODAY, 18 Oct 2013)
- One teen’s campaign to cut waste (The Straits Times, 8 Aug 2013)
- Writer of the week (The Straits Times, 15 Jul 2013)
- Nurturing a green space (Today, 27 Jun 2013)
- Share out the work space (The Straits Times, 23 Jun 2013)
- The competitive edge in practising sustainability (Business Times, 13 May 2013)
- 国人æ¯å¹´æµªè´¹7亿kg食物, Singaporeans waste 7 billion kg of food a year (MyPaper, 18 Apr 2013)
- ‘Hackathon’ to help keep Singapore clean and green (Straits Times, 13 Apr 2013)
- Sixty shades of green (Business Times, 23 Mar 2013)
- HDB to fund green ideas for its estates (Straits Times, 21 Feb 2013)
- New ‘smart bins’ tap technology to monitor trash (Today, 14 Feb 2013)
- Let’s talk about green issues in Singapore (Straits Times, 20 Jan 2013)
- 让绿色行为”渗途日常生活, Let Green Behavior “Seep” Into Our Daily Lives (Zaobao, 20 Jan 2013)
- Bidadari to retain its greenery and heritage (Straits Times, 31 Jul 2012)
- Supermarts may start charging for plastic bags (Straits Times, 23 Apr 2012)
- Compulsory for large hotels, malls to report waste data (Straits Times, 7 Mar 2012)
- 过åŠå›½äººè®¤ä¸º 应付气候å˜åŒ– 应从å°æˆ‘åšèµ· (Zaobao, 10 Feb 2012)
- “黑箱â€å镇　节能åˆçœé’± (Zaobao, 2 Jan 2012)
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- Climate deal just a ‘plan to make a plan’ (Straits Times, 14 Dec 2011)
- Better to barter (Straits Times, 8 Oct 2011)
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- Some upset over call for tenders to cull strays (Straits Times, 14 May 2011)
- Zapping the Toxic Out of Growing Electronic Waste (Straits Times, 24 Feb 2011)
- No jump in sales for karung guni men (Straits Times, 31 Jan 2011)
- 2 food courts get eco-friendly label (Straits Times, 20 Jan 2011)
- The Railway Lands (GoodPaper, 19 Jan 2011)
- It’s a corn job (Straits Times, 23 Oct 2010)
- Go green: help control diseases (Mind Your Body, Straits Times, 22 Jul 2010)
- 备有1000个垃圾桶 东海岸公å›ä»åžƒåœ¾å¤„处 (Zaobao, 22 Apr 2010 – There is rubbish everywhere at East Coast Park even with 1000 rubbish bins available)
- 制æ也是塑料　环ä¿è¢‹ä¸çŽ¯ä¿ï¼Ÿ (Zaobao, 11 Jan 2010 – Are reusable bags environmentally friendly?)
- A season of feasting… and wasting (Straits Times, 28 Dec 09)
- My Paper (Chinese article published on 22 Jan 08 – What Singapore should do to reduce the use of plastic bags; 228 KB)
Magazines and Websites
- Singapore toughens regulations to meet environment goals (Eco-Business, 24 Mar 2017)
- Time to come round to the circular economy (Eco-Business, 10 Mar 2015)
- Is the coffee pod craze brewing an environmental disaster? (Eco-Business, 10 Mar 2015)
- Dare to Share (The Edge Singapore, 23 Feb 2015)
- Life Through A Green-Tinted Lens (Contact South East, SECDC, Feb 2015)
- 2014 EcoFriend Awards Citation (National Environment Agency, 17 Oct 2014)
- Eugene Tay – Singapore Advocacy Awards 2014 honoree (Singapore Advocacy Awards, Sep 2014)
- Save Food and Cut Waste (RenoNation, 20 Jan 2014)
- Curbing Food Wastage in Singapore (Climate Challenge, National Climate Change Secretariat Newsletter, May 2013)
- Making Collaborative Consumption Work (Challenge, 18 Mar 2013)
- Practical Green Strategies for Companies (Today’s Manager, page 62-64, Oct-Nov 2012)
- Homeward Bound (Singapore Tatler Homes, Aug-Sep 2012)
- Yahoo! Singapore 9 (Social Enterprise Nominee, Jul 2012)
- Meet the Communicators (ENVISION, Issue 2, page 34, Jun 2012)
- 7 Habits of Green Conscious S’poreans (CleanEnviro Summit Singapore, 11 Jun 2012)
- How businesses in Singapore are going green (SGEntrepreneurs, 23 Mar 2012)
- Taking Business into Greener Pastures (Action Community for Entrepreneurship, Oct 2011)
- The Joy of Recycling (Reader’s Digest, Nov 09)
- HRM Singapore (HR’s Green Challenge, Issue 9.4 page 31)
Letters to Media
- Enable residents to opt for greener electricity (The Straits Times, 24 Oct 2017)
- Make it easier for consumers to choose green power retailer (The Straits Times, 30 Oct 2015)
- Good time to start water-rationing exercise (The Straits Times, 9 Mar 2015)
- Work towards systemic changes this Earth Day (Today, 19 Apr 2014)
- Cross Island Line: LTA must be proactive in engaging stakeholders (Straits Times, 29 May 2013)
- 7 habits of environmentally conscious people (Straits Times, 22 Apr 2013)
- 7 habits to help protect the environment (my paper, 4 Jun 12)
- 7 habits of green conscious S’poreans (Today, 1 May 12)
- Rethink road intrusion into nature spot (Straits Times, 8 Mar 11)
- Greener than green NTU? (Today, 10 Feb 11)
- Silence the sand critics (Today, 2 Jun 10)
- Maximise existing recycling system first (Straits Times, 31 May 10)
- Make every day an Earth Hour day (Today, 30 Mar 10)
- Don’t fritter away energy savings (my paper, 29 Mar 10)
- Hot king coal (Straits Times, 26 Mar 10)
- ‘Clean’ power plant – “One step forward and two steps backward in our green efforts.” (Straits Times, 4 Oct 08)
- To save ourselves, we must get back to nature (Straits Times, 25 Dec 07)
- Clean power, green power – Electricity suppliers should disclose carbon footprints (Today, 22 Oct 07)
- After Live Earth, Give Up Hope (Today, 7 Jul 07)
- Six things we can do to protect the environment (Straits Times, 6 Jun 07)
- The green spirit (Today, 5 Jun 07)
- Global warming: Four possible scenarios (Straits Times, 15 May 07)
- The real culprit of global warming? Human activities (Straits Times, 5 May 07)
- Data on waste useful (Sunday Times, 6 Aug 06)
- Score a Green Goal for Singapore too (Straits Times, 8 Jul 06)
- Bouquet for SingTel’s efforts to be environmentally friendly (Straits Times, 22 Jun 06)
- It takes time to inculcate recycling culture. Do more to educate people to cut waste (Straits Times, 15 May 06)