Missed the nationwide Bloobox distribution? Good news! You can collect it at selected libraries on weekends this June, and learn more about how you can start a recycling corner at home and #RecycleRight. While stocks last!

#SGDengueUpdate 134 new cases were reported in the week ending 27 May 2023. There are 21 active dengue clusters. 18 Zika cases have also been reported this year as at 31 May 2023. Let’s continue to actively #BLOCKDengue: https://go.gov.sg/mozzieproof
 

This World Environment Day, let’s do our part to #BeatPlasticPollution together.

Simply bring along reusable bags and containers wherever you go to reduce your reliance on disposables. Let’s #ChooseReusables and work #TowardsZeroWaste together!

Check out some tips here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPX9rYUbMZF2Ofk62WvXxsv0vXR6Sh6CU

Getting excited over the 6.6 sales? Ask yourself if you really need the item before adding it to your cart!

Consider using or repairing what you have, instead of replacing it. #ReduceReuseRecycle

Check out some tips here: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLPX9rYUbMZF3GLoLkP2Bxd0TelSHylBOu

#SGDengueUpdate 112 new cases were reported in the week ending 3 Jun 2023. There are 25 active dengue clusters. 18 Zika cases have also been reported this year as at 5 Jun 2023. Let’s continue to actively #BLOCKDengue: https://go.gov.sg/mozzieproof

Happy World Oceans Day!

#DidYouKnow that oceans absorb about 30% of carbon dioxide from the air? Besides keeping our waterways clean, all of us can play a part in saving our ocean by taking #ClimateAction and reducing our carbon footprint.

🔔 We’re on WhatsApp! Making it even easier for you to stay up-to-date with the latest updates and environmental tips at https://go.gov.sg/whatsapp-nea

#DidYouKnow that mosquitoes can lay eggs about 3 times in its lifetime, producing about 100 eggs each time?

If you have potted plants at home, don’t forget to break up the hardened soil. Let’s continue to B-L-O-C-K dengue and Zika at least once a week.
✅ Break up hardened soil
✅ Lift and empty flowerpot plates
✅ Overturn pails and wipe their rims
✅ Change water in vases
✅ Keep roof gutters clear and place BTI insecticide

#BLOCKDengue

If you were in the Newton area on 25 May, you may have spotted this huge woolly blanket in the sky!

This blanket of dense clouds was formed as the top of a cumulonimbus cloud collapsed following strong thunderstorms across Singapore earlier that morning.

Named “cirrus spissatus”, these rarer upper atmosphere clouds are thicker and denser, and would block out the sun. The Latin word “spissatus” in its name describes its thicker appearance.

📷 Photo by _quietude__ #SGWeathergrams #WeatherWednesday

It’s ASEAN Dengue Day! Observed every 15 Jun, it raises awareness on ways to prevent dengue.

Let’s continue to B-L-O-C-K dengue and Zika at least once a week. Learn more about dengue prevention here: go.gov.sg/mozzieproof #BLOCKDengue

#SGDengueUpdate 163 new dengue cases and 31 active dengue clusters were reported in the week ending 10 Jun 2023. 19 Zika cases have also been reported this year. Let’s continue to actively #BLOCKDengue: https://go.gov.sg/mozzieproof

Happy Father’s Day!

For those who answered A, B or C, you may be experiencing pareidolia! It is the term used for the human tendency to see a specific image in random visual patterns. Most of us have experienced it at least once! #WeatherWednesday

#DidYouKnow that the $150 Climate Voucher can help offset the cost difference between a 3-tick and a 2-tick refrigerator? If your refrigerator is due for replacement, get a more energy efficient one with your Climate Voucher by 31 Dec 2023! go.gov.sg/cfhp

#SGDengueUpdate 270 new dengue cases and 33 active dengue clusters were reported in the week ending 17 Jun 2023. 21 Zika cases have also been reported this year. Let’s continue to actively #BLOCKDengue: https://go.gov.sg/mozzieproof

Excess water accumulated in flowerpot plates is the perfect breeding ground for the Aedes mosquitoes. So, don’t forget to lift and empty flowerpot plates every other day.

Let’s continue to B-L-O-C-K dengue and Zika at least once a week.
✅ Break up hardened soil
✅ Lift and empty flowerpot plates
✅ Overturn pails and wipe their rims
✅ Change water in vases
✅ Keep roof gutters clear and place BTI insecticide

#BLOCKDengue

Our actions today impact our world tomorrow, and it is up to us to make it a better one. Together, let’s work #TowardsZeroWaste and build a #SustainableSG.

If you’re still not sure how to start, check out the activities and challenges at www.gogreen.gov.sg/programmes/

Wishing all of our Muslim friends Selamat Hari Raya Haji!