ECO Living Programme 2011 - 2012 @Lorong Lew Lian

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

known as ECO Singapore

Contact Person Contact No. Email

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Tan Yi Han Executive, ECO Living Programme (65) 91700320 yihan.tan@eco-singapore.org

Our Youth. Our Future.

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002 Charity Reg. No: 1739

ECO Living Programme @ Lorong Lew Lian Waste Audit 3 Venue: Date : Time : Overview ECO Singapore is organising an ECO Living Programme for blocks 1 to 8 at Lorong Lew Lian in conjuction with Braddell Heights Zone B Residents Committee (RC) with volunteers from Starbucks. ECO Living Programme is a community grassroots programme that aims to relief the burden of low/ middle-income families while doing our bit for the Earth. We will do this by performing energy, water and waste audits in HDB households in order to identify and advise on areas for improvement. It would be a yearlong programme that will continuously engage residents and encourage them to make a commitment to change. This audit was the third Audit for Lorong Lew Lian and focused on the theme Waste Management . Blocks 1 8, Lorong Lew Lian 18 June 2011 9:00 am 12:30 pm

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978 http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903

ECO Living Programme 2011 - 2012 @Lorong Lew Lian

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

known as ECO Singapore

Objectives

Our Youth. Our Future.

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002 Charity Reg. No: 1739

To empower the residents to reduce their waste generated

Overview of Energy Audit 3 Two representatives from ECO Singapore arrived at 8 am to prepare the necessary logistics at the Community Hall near block 5. 9 volunteers in total turned up. At 9:15 am, a briefing was conducted to run through with the volunteers the procedure to follow when visiting the residents. Finally, we did a role-play to simulate a pair of volunteers visiting 2 residents. Once the volunteers were clear on their tasks they were told to divide into groups of 2, with a variety of language skills in each group. We had pre-allocated the households to 19 groups of volunteers, with each group assigned around 12 households. At 9:45 am, the volunteers collected their logistics. Each group would get a reusable bag containing the resident info sheets, 3Rs booklets, additional reusable bags, a lanyard, a clipboard, reminder medals, stickers. The volunteers then fanned out to the various blocks. The volunteers explained the rationale and distributed the 3Rs booklets and reusable bags to the residents By 11.45am, all the volunteers had completed their allocated units and returned to the Community Hall. After all the logistics were collected, the volunteers were debriefed. At 12.30 pm, the programme officially ended. Results A total of 37 households went through the energy audit. The remaining residents were not at home or were too busy. Feedback In the previous audit we had given many energy-saving tips to the residents, so they were eager to learn more about the ways to reduce their waste as well. Volunteers saw it as a great learning experience.
*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978 http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903

ECO Living Programme 2011 - 2012 @Lorong Lew Lian

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

known as ECO Singapore

Our Youth. Our Future.

About half of the residents were not at home. Posters Charity Reg. No: 1739 and/ or flyers should be given out in advance to remind residents to stay at home for the visit. A volunteer suggested using PDAs or tablets for storing the information, in order to save paper. Furthermore we can keep everything online, so that the residents can just log in and upload their data. We would explore this option when a suitable sponsor is found. Partnering Organisations: ECO Living Programme would not be possible without the continuous support from our partner Organisations through the opportunity and resources they provided. The partner organisations for this event are: Braddell Heights Zone B Residents Committee

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002

Starbucks Singapore Pte Ltd

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978 http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903

ECO Living Programme 2011 - 2012 @Lorong Lew Lian

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

known as ECO Singapore

Our Youth. Our Future.

Appendix A (Resident info sheet)

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002 Charity Reg. No: 1739

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978 http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903

ECO Living Programme 2011 - 2012 @Lorong Lew Lian

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

known as ECO Singapore

Our Youth. Our Future.

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002 Charity Reg. No: 1739

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978 http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903

ECO Living Programme 2011 - 2012 @Lorong Lew Lian

environmental challenge organisation (singapore)

known as ECO Singapore

Our Youth. Our Future.

Appendix B (3Rs booklet)

Society Reg. No: ROS326/2002 Charity Reg. No: 1739

*SCAPE, 2 Orchard Link, #04-01 GRID New Media Studios, Singapore 237978 http://www.eco-singapore.org I Tel: (65) 6333 5543 I Fax: (65) 6333 5537
Registered Address: 10 Anson Road, International Plaza, #15-14 Singapore 079903