Last Saturday, on September 23rd, Lam Hong Tu took to the Singapore Incidents Facebook page to share her horrifying discovery – a used diaper wedged outside her apartment window.
In her post, Lam expressed her disgust: “This is the second time my house kena this. Super disgusting. Used diaper thrown down and stuck at our window.”
But this wasn’t an isolated incident. Earlier in the year, in January, Lam had found a sanitary pad at her kitchen window ledge.
In her post, you can see the sanitary pad clinging to the window ledge, with another one dangling precariously from the drying rack of the unit below hers.
Questions of Sanity and Responsibility
She also questioned her neighbour’s intentions, asking “all units have dustbins inside their houses. Why throw down like this?” It’s a perplexing question indeed. With proper disposal options readily available, why resort to such inconsiderate behavior?
Under Section 21(1)(c) of the Environmental Public Health Act, persons found guilty of high-rise littering could face hefty fines.
A first-time offender can be fined up to $2,000, while a second-time offender may face a fine of up to $4,000. For those with three or more convictions, the fine can soar up to $10,000.
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Mdm Zhang, a 66-year-old resident of Block 393 Yishun Avenue 6. She has been grappling with a peculiar problem since the year 2020 – her upstairs neighbour’s persistent habit of tossing litter out of the kitchen window and landing on her clothes, according to Shin Min Daily News.
Zhang’s exasperation has since reached a tipping point and she is voicing out her frustrations and helplessness at the whole situation.
According to Zhang, her upstairs neighbour’s littering habits encompass a dismaying array of items, from food wrappers to bits of bread, curry, and even crumpled paper. This ongoing behaviour has transformed her window ledge into an impromptu garbage collection point.