Chin Jun Yu (FOS), Nguyen Minh Tuan (FOS), Goh Wei Kian, Frederick (FOS), Li Wancong (FOS)
Academic Advisor: Dr. Chua Siew Chin
The Reusable Bag Library, a reusable bag sharing initiative by NUS SAVE to reduce plastic waste, was largely underutilised and unsustainable. Our objective was to address the limitations of this initiative and make the initiative more sustainable to increase the usage and return of reusable bags in the long run.
Using our redesigned sharing system, we launched our project at UTown FairPrice with i) attractive booth and poster designs; ii) booths at each RC; iii) labels with reminders of returning the bags, and iv) system to track usage of bags. With the redesigned booths, 61 bags were used over 3 weeks, a 307% increase from NUS SAVE’s initiative. With the addition of booths at RCs, the return rate also increased from 24% to 47.2%. Hence, the combination of more eye-catching booths with a convenient return system was effective in improving reusable bag sharing initiatives in NUS.