WEEKLY REPORT: 4 AUG – 10 AUG 2025

Singapore’s 60th birthday!

Dear Friends, 

Happy 60th Birthday Singapore! We definitely have grown as a nation from how we started as a fishing village, to a trade hub, and now a bustling metropolis attracting visitors all over the world to this little tiny red dot. 

Over the years, cleanliness has shown some improvement as we become more and more conscious of the environment. We also see an increase in corporates and individuals looking for opportunities to contribute. But there is also more that we can do. As we grow as a nation, we continue to see trends that do not really look too good, such as increasing water usage per person, or lower domestic recycling rates and increased littering. One other thing we often observe is the sudden increase in litter after a festive event. WWS will be keeping watch and hopefully, we will be proven wrong from this year. 

Singapore has done so much and so well in other areas, so let’s do our best together to come up on top in environmentalism and sustainability too! A clean and safe city also means a good economic environment. 

Summary of activities conducted over this week:

1. CSR & VIA
   • 5 CSR programmes – Empact, DBS, American Express, Mitsubishi Chemical, Banyan Caverns Storage Services
     Thank you, Mitsubishi Chemical and Banyan Caverns Storage Services, for doing your clean-up activity on the eve of National Day!
   • 2 VIA programme – Pei Hwa Presbyterian Primary School, Hwa Chong International School
   • Total assisting volunteers – 57
   • Total rubbish collected – 371kg

2. Member Patrols
   • 2 Boat patrol – 1 Punggol, 1 Marina
   • 2 Bike patrol – 1 Marina, 1 Jurong
   • 2 Foot – 1 Punggol, 1 Jurong
   • 2 Gardening/Maintenance – 1 Marina, 1 Jurong
   • Total assisting volunteers – 41
   • Total rubbish collected – 21kg

ACTIVITIES AND REPORT

1. Educational Programmes

2. Volunteer Patrols & Activities

  a. Marina

b. Punggol

  c. Lakeside

d. Pang Sua Pond

No patrol

    e. Yishun Pond Patrol

No patrol