'They wouldn't listen': Pasir Ris homeowner says passers-by rummage through items she threw out, causing 'mountain of trash'
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The housewife had packed her unwanted items into five boxes and placed them neatly beside a recycling bin on the ground floor of her HDB block last Thursday (June 20). But passers-by later started picking through the items to look for «treasure»'They wouldn't listen': Pasir Ris homeowner says passers-by rummage through items she threw out, causing 'mountain of trash'
The housewife had packed her unwanted items into five boxes and placed them neatly beside a recycling bin on the ground floor of her HDB block last Thursday (June 20). But passers-by later started picking through the items to look for «treasure», causing a «mountain of trash» to build up, Wu Shiyan (transliteration), who lives at Block 125 Pasir Ris Street 11, told Shin Min Daily News. The 45-year-old said: «I already told them not to rummage through the discarded items as the cleaners will have a hard time clearing it, but they wouldn't listen.» Indeed, four town council cleaners reportedly had to work overtime - until as late as 9pm - over three days to clear the mess. One worker recounted: «On Thursday, we cleared three barrels of rubbish, which included DVDs and audio equipment. »On Friday, we cleared another three barrels, where there were fragments of glass and ceramic. Saturday was a little better, but we still cleared two barrels." Read more