Ambrose Liew Cheng Yuan (SOC), Joshua Luke Ramakrishna (FASS), Long Ji Zhi Brayden (SOC), Tang Zhe (FOS)
Academic Advisor: Dr. Chua Siew Chin
Recycling reduces the waste sent to landfills and conserves the natural resources as well as the environment. However, there is a lack of recycling habits in Singapore, where household recycling rates have hovered around 20 percent since 2005. Our objective is to promote recycling habits through bringing the idea of recycling closer to our target audience, the RVRC residents. We designed compartments to be placed into the room bins of residents, as well as a poster to educate residents on the correct recycling methods, so as to prevent recycling contamination. Before the project, 15.8% of the 19 participants recycle at least once a week. With the presence of the compartmentalization in the bins, 78.9% of them recycle at least once a week. As such, the presence of the compartmentalization of the bins, along with the educational poster on recycling contamination, has been effective in promoting the right recycling habits.