#378 - Debating Greenwashing After Shoe Recycling Fiasco & $18K Rent at Geylang Serai Bazaar
This week in Parliament, Minister Edwin Tong answered questions about the Dow/SportsSG shoe recycling fiasco that was brought to light by a recent Reuters investigative report. Are the current measures against greenwashing in Singapore able to prevent inc
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This week in Parliament, Minister Edwin Tong answered questions about the Dow/SportsSG shoe recycling fiasco that was brought to light by a recent Reuters investigative report. Are the current measures against greenwashing in Singapore able to prevent incidents like that from happening again? Elsewhere, a stall vendor at the Geylang Serai Ramadan Bazaar revealed that his rent rose from $10K to $18K in recent years, leading food critic KF Seetoh to label it the “world’s most expensive pasar malam stall”. Is the outrage justified?
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Debating Greenwashing After Shoe Recycling Fiasco
- Shoes in recycling project being sold in Indonesia: Edwin Tong says processes tightened and lessons to be learnt across agencies
- SportSG and partners apologise over lapse that led to used shoes donated for recycling being sold in Indonesia
- Shoe recycling farce: Traders of second-hand textiles, shoes excluded from process chain
- Edwin Tong and Baey Yam Keng respond to clarifications sought on recycling programmes
- Consumers who encounter greenwashing claims can report to CASE: MOS Alvin Tan
- Singapore studying developments in greenwashing in other countries
$18K Rent at Geylang Serai Bazaar
- 200 stalls remain empty at Geylang Serai Bazaar as high rental costs keep vendors away
- 'World's most expensive pasar malam stall': KF Seetoh calls out $18k rent at Geylang Serai Ramadan bazaar
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