SINGAPORE – About 800 Tiong Bahru residents turned up at a street fair held by the PAP Climate Action Group on April 26 to learn how to weave sustainable practices into their daily lives, whether by buying second-hand textiles or clothes or growing edible crops at home.
The inaugural Climate Action Day, held on Eng Hoon Street, featured nine vendors, including household products start-up Ecoworks, community farm Edible Garden City and green beauty brand The Powder Shampoo.
Ms Poh Li San, co-chair of the PAP Climate Action Group, said the event was aimed at bringing communities together and engaging them on sustainable practices.
“Today’s effort is a good example of how we can work closely with our partners and businesses in the local community and help people gain awareness of how we can better recycle clothing… and how we can better use recycled plastics,” she said.
Ms Poh said that with the ongoing energy crisis brought about by the Middle East conflict, Singaporeans also need to do their part in reducing consumption, as well as energy and water usage.
