Assoc Prof Jamus Jerome Lim (Sengkang): Just a quick follow-up to the Member Yip Hon Weng’s question. I am wondering if you would be willing to share the total cost of the Bloobox programme and, after you have finally collected the data on recycling, whether there is a certain threshold percentage for which we would regard this programme as cost effective.
Mr Baey Yam Keng: I do not have the cost of the Bloobox campaign. As I mentioned in my reply, we estimated the number of Blooboxes required. We did not produce or procure Blooboxes to cover all households in Singapore because that would not be realistic and we know that not every household would require it. We were quite close to our estimate – 93% of the Blooboxes were collected. The remaining will not be put to waste because they will be used in our efforts to promote recycling.
Most importantly, with 93% collected, there are these households who have interest in the Bloobox and we hope that they would put the Blooboxes to good use. We will continue our efforts to promote recycling in the community.
Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment
9 May 2023
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