Collection of Free Blooboxes and Plans to Encourage Recycling in Households

27 Mr Melvin Yong Yik Chye asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what is the number of free Blooboxes that have been collected as at 30 April 2023; (b) what does the Ministry intend to do with the balance Blooboxes that are not collected; and (c) how will the Ministry continue to encourage recycling in households when the current distribution exercise ends.

28 Dr Wan Rizal asked the Minister for Sustainability and the Environment (a) what measures are being taken to increase the adoption of Bloobox among Singapore households, considering that only one in five households have collected the box so far; and (b) how the Ministry plans to strengthen public education and awareness campaigns to encourage more households to participate in such recycling initiatives.

Ms Grace Fu Hai Yien: These questions will be addressed with similar Parliamentary Questions on the Bloobox at the Parliament Sitting on 9 May 2023. [Please refer to "Collection Rate of "Bloobox" for Recycling Campaign", Official Report, 9 May 2023, Vol 95, Issue 103, Oral Answers to Questions section.]