More return trays at hawker centres; table littering rules start on Jan 1 at foodcourts, coffee shops


Tray return will be compulsory from Jan 1 at foodcourts and coffee shops, following a two-month advisory period. - ST

SINGAPORE (The Straits Times/Asia News Network): More than four in five diners at hawker centres in Singapore are now returning their used crockery on trays, a marked improvement from before strict table littering rules took effect in September this year.

Revealing the results ahead of the enforcement of similar rules this Saturday (Jan 1) at foodcourts and coffee shops, Senior Minister of State for Sustainability and the Environment Amy Khor said: "Our observations are that diners are now generally more aware about their responsibility to clean up after themselves, and are willing to do so."

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