SportSG's Shoe Collection and Recycling Programme and Oversight

25 Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth what has been the cost of SportSG's shoe collection and recycling programme to the Government since the inception of the programme.

26 Mr Leong Mun Wai asked the Minister for Culture, Community and Youth (a) whether sub-contractors will continue to be used in SportSG's shoe collection and recycling programme; and (b) what plans are being made to improve oversight over such sub-contractors.

Mr Edwin Tong Chun Fai: The updates on the recycling programme and its costs to the Government have been provided in the combined oral reply to Question Nos 5, 6, 7, 25 and 26 on the Order Paper for 20 March 2023. [Please refer to "Second-hand Shoes Collected in Project for Recycling to Create Running Tracks Exported Instead for Overseas Resale", Official Report, 20 March 2023, Vol 95, Issue 93, Oral Answers to Questions section.]

We have taken steps to tighten the process chain and remain committed to our Singapore Green Plan 2030 efforts to support the national sustainability agenda.