Eco-events in Singapore

This film allows you to witness the enormity of change that human activities have brought about in the world – some grand and some extremely devastating! The film is a reminder how we are changing the natural landscape on our Earth, a harmful act.

Note: Nudity in some scenes. 

When: 28 July @ 5.30pm│9 Aug @ 5.30pm│25 Aug @ 2.30pm

Where: Green Room – The Projector ( 6001 Beach Road, #05-00, Golden Mile Tower, Singapore 199589)

Price: $ 13.50 Non Members│$ 11.50 Members (More offers available at the ticket buying page)

To book your tickets, click here

If you visit the Singapore coastline often, you already know that the tides bring in marine debris – straws, cigarette butts and all types of trash. Help cleanup the coastline and meet like-minded eco warriors when you join these cleanup events.

Here is a consolidated list of all cleanups happening this month.

Aug 2 | 45th Trash Hero SG Cleanup| East Coast Park| 3.30pm to 6pm| For more details, click here

Aug 4 | Coastal Cleanup by NSS| Kranji Mudflats| 8am to 10am| For more details, click here

Aug 4 | Beach Cleanup by The Sustainability Project| East Coast Park| 9am to 11am| For more details, click here

Aug 24 | Big Beach Cleanup by Seven Clean Seas| Constant Wind| 9am to 12.30pm| For more details, click here

Aug 24 | Sembawang Beach Cleanup by Pulau Ubin Cleanup| Beaulieu House| 10am to 12pm| For more details, click here

The Eat Your Garden Workshop series plans to provide a sustainable culinary experience to its participants. It is all about locally grown produce and how to take care on one’s health and the environment. This series has 4 workshops that will start you off from growing your own veggies to using them in your food.

When: 3 to 31 August, 2019 from 10am onwards

Where: Mercure Singapore on Stevens ( 28 Stevens Road, Singapore 257878)

Cost: $60 (single)│$110 (double)

Workshops:

3 Aug │Basic Gardening: Starting your Urban Edible Garden│For more details and to book your spot, click here

17 Aug │Advance Gardening: Nurturing and Growing your Urban Farm│For more details and to book your spot, click here

24 Aug │Composting 101: Regenerating your Urban Farm│For more details and to book your spot, click here

31 Aug │Cooking Workshop: Let’s eat real fast food│For more details and to book your spot, click here

The Elysium Epic Trilogy – an exhibition and symposium hopes to increase awareness on climate change and plastic pollution. The exhibition will have photographs curated from 2 expeditions – Antarctica, Arctic and Coral Triangle and the symposium will see industry experts present and discuss the issues at hand.

15 Aug | Presentation: Faces of Global Warming| 7pm onwards| Lido – Shaw Theatres

16 Aug | Symposium: Melting Ice  and Plastic Seas| 3.30pm onwards| Nanyang Technological University

Tickets for the above events can be purchased here.

16 Aug to 1 Sept| Elysium Epic Trilogy Exhibition | Lido – Shaw Theatres| Free

For more details about the event, click here

The SMU Eco fest hopes to raise awareness among its students and other attendees on environmental subjects –  climate change, conservations and sustainable living. The 2 day event will have talks and workshops by fellow environment enthusiasts as well as booths selling eco stuff.

We will be there! Secondsguru will be talking about The Journey on Waste in Singapore on 23 Aug @ 2.30pm to 3.15pm. Look forward to seeing you there!

When: 23 & 24 August 2019 from 2pm to 8.30pm

Where: SMU – T Junction ( 70 Stamford Road, Singapore 178901)

Cost: Free Entry

For more details about the event and the other programs, click here.

The Leave No Trace Trainer Course will teach you how one can have minimum impact on the environment while planning events outdoors. This is a 2 days and 1 night course in the field. Conducted by Better Trails, you will get hands on experience in learning how to plan and manage outdoor events so that you ‘ Leave No Trace’ and can conduct awareness talks as a trainer.

When: 24 to 25 August, 2019

Where: Jelutong Campsite, Pulau Ubin

Cost: $350 (Full time student)│ $450 (adult)

Note: It is recommended that participants take part in the awareness workshop before joining this course. 

Minimum Age: 15 years

To book your spot, click here.

For more details, email trainers@bettertrails.sg

To celebrate it’s 45th Anniversary The Singapore Institute of Biology (SIBiol) along with the Singapore Science Centre (SCS) are hosting a annual public forum on Environmental Education in a Changing World. The forum has 2 talks – Empowering a community through environmental education by Dr. Serina Rahman and Five principles in environmental education by Dr. Toh Tai Chong

When: Saturday, 24 August 2019 from 10am to 12.15pm

Where: Maxwell Auditorium, Level 1 – Science Centre Singapore (15 Science Centre Rd, Singapore 609081)

Cost: Free. To register, click here.

Do you feel it is a mammoth waste to throw that standing fan away? Are you often wishing it was possible to repair them but don’t know how?

Don’t throw your broken electrical appliances, furniture or damaged fabric – come and learn how to repair them! Repair Kopitiam is a monthly meet-up where you can fix your stuff and learn valuable gadget-saving skills.

Modeled on Europe’s repair cafes, this is an initiative to bring the community together to repair. Let’s combat the throwaway culture for a sustainable world where we fix things instead of filling up our landfills.

When: Sunday, 25 August 2019 from 10am to 3pm

Where: 223A Jurong East St 21│Blk 890D Tampines Avenue 1│309B Ang Mo Kio Ave 1

Cost: Free admission – just get your repairable!

To celebrate International Primate Day, JGIS has organised a talk by Sabrina Jabbar on the long tailed macaques in Singapore. Sabrina has been working on various projects related to primates, be it conservation or how to manage human and animal conflicts.

When: Sunday, 25 August 2019 from 2pm to 4pm

Where: Singapore Botanic Gardens ( Function Hall, Level 1 Botany Centre, Tanglin Gate entrance)

Cost: Free (Limited seats, so register quickly here.)

Car Free Weekend is back this month at one-north SG! There is a whole bunch of activities planned from building your own racer robot to enjoying a performance by Telok Blangah PA’s own singing talents to BMX racing and of course, lots of food options to try out. The best part the roads are yours to take a stroll and explore this part of the city.

When: 30 & 31 August 2019 from 11am to 9pm

Where: One North Sg

Cost: Free Entry

For more details about the various events that are happening, click here.

Get to know the dos and don’ts regarding recycling in SG by learning how the recycling process works. The Visit will be in 2 parts – First, taking a look at the recycling bins around Tiong Bahru and then head to the Materials Recycling Facility in Sungei Kadut. Hosted by Green Nudge and YouthX.

When: Friday, 30 August 2019 from 2pm to 5pm

Where: Tiong Bahru and Sungei Kadut

Cost: $5 per person.  To book your spot, click here

Note:

~ Minimum age 12 years and above

~ Maximum 20 participants only.

Go on a responsible weekend getaway to Bintan, Indonesia and make a difference! You get to carbon offset by helping in mangrove restoration and planting new mangroves, help in building a safe water garden for a local family, explore the marine life during low tide and try your hand at zero waste living! Do we need more reasons to start packing our bags?

Organised by Earth Fest, they have teamed up with Loola Adventure Resorts, an award winning eco resort that believes in sustainability and incorporates it in all they do as well as helps empower the local community.

This trip is great for adults as well as families. You can join the Earth Excursion group on their tour or visit at your own convenience.

When: 30 August to 1 September, 2019

Where: Loola Adventure Resort, Bintan, Indonesia

Prices: $160 to $600 (Price range for 2 nights inclusive of food)

For more details, click here

About the Organiser

EarthFest seeks to inspire and support people and organisations to make more environmentally sustainable choices through advocacy, education and engagement.

Singapore has declared 2019 the #yearofzerowaste and we at Secondsguru are gearing up for this challenge! We will be conducting a series of four 1-day Zero Waste Bootcamps to train 18-30 year old youth in Singapore, who in turn will become change-makers and help their communities move towards a zero-waste lifestyle.  There will be a follow up session post 2 months to see how they have applied their training and gained positive outcomes.

When: Saturday, 31 August 2019 from 9am-5pm (SGT)

Where: Singapore Sustainability Academy (180 Kitchener Road,#06-10, City Square Mall (Sky Park), Singapore 208539)

Eligibility:  Only for Singapore Citizens and permanent residents

Ticket: Free (but we will take a token refundable commitment fee)

To register for the event, click here.

For more details, do write in to us at bootcamp@secondsguru.com

A Mini Maker Faire has been organised at the Yo:HA Commercial, Tampines and promises to be a  fun day full of family activities – talks, crafts, games and more activities.

When: Saturday, 31 August 2019 from 10am to 5pm

Where: yo:HA Commercial@Tampines ( 6 Tampines Street 92, Singapore 528893)

Cost: Free Event

To know more about the event, click here