Have you ever had to throw away books in good condition or a half empty bottle of detergent because you had no further use for them? The general trend of discarding items in good condition after a user has no need for them is prevalent in NTU “!s Halls of Residence, which is even more noticeable towards the end of semesters. The items abandoned include electronics such as printers, chargers, kettles etc., books such as textbooks and novels, stationery items such as post-its, lecture pads etc., as well as cloth hangers and detergents. These items may no longer be useful to you in the near future, however they might be of use to others.
In order to revolutionize this trend to encourage the eco-conservation principle of reusability, Earthlink NTU is introducing a SGreen Corner in central locations of every hall of residence, which is essentially a stand-alone cubby hole system that would provide the residents with an alternative location for residents to deposit items in working order that they no longer require which can subsequently be withdrawn by anyone who would be interested in putting them to good use.
In accordance with this new campaign, SGreen Corners will be placed in Hall of Residence 3 and Hall of Residence 16 from the 1st February 2013 in prime locations. At Hall 16, they would be placed near the prepaid card recharge kiosk in block 16B and at Hall 3, they would be placed near the Function Hall. The primary objective of this green initiative is to promote a culture of reusability among the NTU population as well as prevent disposal of items in good working condition, which would be tremendously beneficial to the residents of NTU. Therefore, we hope the residents will actively support this new green initiative and use the SGreen Corner as a means of procuring and depositing items in good condition which could be reused.