Eco-events in Singapore

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.

Oct 5 |Small Change Beach Cleanup| Lazarus Island| 8.30am to 12pm| For more details, click here

Oct 12 |47th Trash Hero Cleanup| Sungei Pandan Mangroves| 9am to 11am| For more details, click here

Oct 12 |Mangrove Cleanup by NUS Toddycats| Pasir Ris Park| 3.30pm to 6pm| For more details, click here

Oct 13 |Pulau Ubin October Cleanup| Pulau Ubin| 1.30pm to 5pm| For more details, click here

Oct 19 |Coasta Cleanup by Little Green Men| Sungei Seletar| 4pm to 6pm| For more details, click here

Oct 26 |Mangrove Cleanup by NParks| Pasir Ris Park| 9am to 1am| For more details, click here

Oct 26 |Big Beach Cleanup by Seven Clean Seas| Water Venture Sembawang| 12pm to 3pm| For more details, click here

Oct 27 |Save the Blue with Kose| Lazarus Island| 7.30am to 1pm| For more details, click here

Clean and Green Singapore will be conducting trips through the month of October to help you better understand waste processing in SG and learn to Reduce, Reuse and Recycle efficiently. This awareness program is a part of the Year of Zero Waste (2019) initiative.

When: October 2019

Where:

Trip 1: Reduce Single Use Disposals| Semakau Landfill| 9/10/17/26/30/31 October 2019

Trip 2: Recycle Right| Tzu Chi Eco Awareness Centre & Sembcorp Materials Recovery Centre| 12/14/19 October 2019

Trip 3: Reduce Food Waste| Tampines Hub & Kampung Kampus| 21/23/29 October 2019

Cost: $5 per person (To sign up for any of the events, click here. Do hurry up as there are limited slots for each trip)

For more details, visit here. 

The ArtScience Museum is hosting a special showcase called the Climate S.O.S that focuses on the impact of climate change on our marine biodiversity and oceanic environment. It hopes to create awareness among consumers regarding the far reaching effect of our actions and what one can do to be more environment friendly.

When: 5 October to 4 November 2019 

Where: ArtScience Museum (10 Bayfront Avenue, Singapore 018956)

Showcase Details:

1 Oct onwards| AR Experience: Clean Seas| Take a picture or video using the new augmented reality experience and share with your friends | Click here to use the effect.

5 Oct to 3 Nov | Exhibition: Changing Course 2019 | 10am onwards | Free Admission | For more details, click here

17 Oct | Radio Play: ArtScience Late – iNCH| 7pm to 10pm | Free Admission | For more details, click here

19 to 27 Oct | Workshop: Everyone can create clean seas| 11am onwards|Free Admission| For more details, click here

For more details on the event, visit the webpage here.

The SG Youth Action Plan aims to bring youths together to envision a better future for Singapore in different sectors – environment, social and economy. The younger generation are encouraged to share their ideas on how to make things better in SG and the best ideas can win up to $50,000 in grants.

The second phase of this event focuses on environment. For those environment enthusiasts who want to make SG a cleaner and better place to live in, this is a challenge for you to accept. You never know when your ideas turn into reality and make a difference.

When: 5 October 2019 to 11 January 2020 

Where: Singapore Sustainability Academy

To register for the challenge, click here.

For more details regarding the event, visit the site here.

“Being naked is sustainable option 1. Swapping is 2”

With the winter season coming up, this swap will help you be sustainably fashionable. Organised by The Fashion Pulpit this holiday edition swap with overcoats, scarves, boots and much more is the perfect way to get yourself a new winter wardrobe. Be a conscious fashionista –  Shop less, Swap More!

When: Sunday, 27 October 2019 from 3pm to 6pm

Where: The Fashion Pulpit (177, #02-08 River Valley Rd, Liang Court, Singapore 179030)

Price: $25 (Registration Fee, $5 OFF for members)

To register, click here

Dates to drop off clothes (Upto 10 items):

7 to 24 October 2019 from 11am to 8pm @ The Fashion Pulpit (02-08, Liang Court Mall)

Earn points for what you drop off and use them on swap day to get new stuff!

Items to swap: Overcoats, Sweaters, Knitwear, Jeans, Pant, Scarves, Boots, Turtlenecks,Hoodies, Jackets. Accessories, Bags

To know more about the swap, click here. 

With more than 300,00 pairs of shoes collected since 2017, Million Lighting is hosting their 6th preloved shoe collection drive in Singapore for Soles4Souls. The objective of the non-profit is to hold donation drives all over the world for shoes – that are either NEW or GENTLY WORN and these will then be redistributed to those who need them but can’t afford them.

So, go look in your shoe cabinets now, set aside what you can give away and drop off anytime within the collection period.

When: 18 to 31 October 2019

Time: 7am to 7pm (Monday to Sunday)

Where: Million Building (203 Kallang Bahru, Singapore 339340)

Drop off is located at Level 1 Loading Bay

For more details, click here

REDUCE the production of plastic bottles by REUSING them and you can get a free REFILL!

Organised by Happy Earth Farm and ActiveSG, this campaign promotes reusing plastic bottles. We are all aware of the plastic waste problem that plagues our world today and one of the solutions is to reduce our usage of plastic bottles and other items.

When: 18 to 31 October 2019

Where: Sengkang ActiveSG Gym (57 Anchorvale Road, Singapore: 544964)

How does it work?

Step 1: Bring your old HDPE plastic bottles with caps or pumps (Min 3 and max 5│500ml or less in size)

Step 2: Post pictures on social media (Remember to tag @happyearthfarm & @ActiveSGSengkang and hashtag #savetheplanetwithabottle

Step 3: Show your post and get a free 15ml refill of Happy Earth Farm’s No-Poo Head-to-Toe Wash .

For more details on the campaign, check the poster above or click here.

It is believed that the future wars will not be fought over oil but water…

The award winning documentary River Blue shows us how the fashion industry is a major contributor to water pollution and the long term solutions needed for a more sustainable future.

When: Thursday, 24 October 2019 from 7pm to 9pm

Where: The Fashion Pulpit Studio (117 River Valley Road Liang Court #02-08, Singapore 179030)

Cost: Free Admission

For more details, click here.

Car Free Weekend is back this month at 2 locations – Civic District and Telok Ayer!

Cycle past the national monuments, enjoy musical performances on Empress Lawn or take part in activities along Connaught Drive at Civic District.

If in Telok Ayer, check out the local stalls here, visit the new spice gallery, community art activity or the exhibition on Hokkien architecture.

The best part the roads are yours to take a stroll and explore this part of the city.

When: 25, 26 and 27 October 2019 from 11am to 10pm

Where: Civic District and Telok Ayer

Cost: Free Entry

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

Organised by NParks, the Parks Festival 2019 is back for its 4th edition in Singapore! There will be shopping – nearly 120 stalls to choose from; food to grab from the 4 food trucks, physical activities to take part in, workshops and talks.

When: 26 to 27 October 2019 from 11am to 12pm

Where: Esplanade Park and Lawn (Along Connaught Drive, Singapore 179682)

Cost: Free Admission

Registered Event Details:

Free Pet Health Check Up and Microchipping Session: Register on this link

Petzmania Programme: Send in an email to nparks_programmes_events@nparks.gov.sg with your child’s name by 21 Oct 2019. Ages 7 to 12 only.

Talk on Pet First Aid: Send an email to nicholas_haw@np.edu.sg to register.

For more details on the event, click here.

This workshop is an introduction to systems thinking – tools to help us make simple and better decisions for our lives and the societies we live in. With the newly learnt skills, participants will be encouraged to explore the Climate Crisis and look for suitable solutions.

This event is hosted by Mother Earth Toastmasters Club and A Good Space.

When: Saturday, 26 October 2019 from 2pm to 5pm

Where: NVPC (6 Eu Tong Sen Street, 04-88, Singapore 059817 )

Cost: $25 (Non-Member)│ $15 (Members)

To book your tickets, click here