New Bill empowers Singaporean volunteers to deal with litter bugs

Singapore

PARLIAMENT on Tuesday passed the National Environment Agency (Miscellaneous Amendments) Bill, paving the way for more volunteers to help in making Singapore litter-free.

These community volunteers will be given the enforcement power NEA officers have in dealing with environmental offences.

The Bill provides for Singaporeans, who are not members of any non-governmental body but passionate about keeping Singapore clean, to be part of the NEA's expanded Community Volunteer Programm…