Singapore - Goa - Bangalore - Singapore City Museum

-
reusable crockery and cuttlery in foodhall
On a recent visit to Singapore, came across the Singapore City Gallery.

Though they are trying to burn their waste they were also collecting some recycling.

But probably most exciting was the Reusable Cuttlery and Crockery in their famous Food Halls.
 City Gallery Bookshop
E-Waste Collection outside Gallery


city gallery Heritage
 
Waste Interactive Model

Green-Blue Grid
"The Singapore City Gallery showcases Singapore’s dramatic transformation over the past 50 years, to become one of the most liveable cities in Asia. It tells Singapore’s development story, through over 50 interactive and immersive exhibits that detail our planning challenges and the innovative solutions that tackle them.
....

How Our City Works

Go on a journey through the urban systems that keep our city going, and learn more about the hidden infrastructural networks that help meet our daily needs." https://www.ura.gov.sg/.../Key.../How-our-city-works-details
Rain Garden Explainer


Gardens by the bay Incineration

Gardens by the Bay Bins


Gardens by the Bay Bins

Gardens by the BayIncineration


Changi Airport Bins

 

Gardens by the Bay Emptying Bins



Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

White's Creek Catchment in the Rain

-
Checked out White's Creek Catchment in the rain with a few long time residents including an 82 year old who was born at the Private Hospital where the Leichhardt Bolo is and moved to where she lives now when she was 1. She has seen a few changes and people come and go.    Ferris Lane looked fabulous!    The new lintel in Ferris Street seemed to be working well - residents have worked with council to make this happen along with cleaning out nearby drains and gutters.   Evan Jones Playground had a tree down. And a few other trees need mulching.
Read more

Len and Dilys Williams and the Hunter Baillie Presbyterian Church

-
Image
The Rev. Leonard Mervyn Williams and his wife Dilys came to the Hunter Baillie in 1956. The church was in decline and the threat of falling masonry had made it impossible to obtain public liability insurance. (p39, Hunter Baillie ) Dilys conducted alternate services at Leichhardt and Hunter Baillie Presbyterian churches with her husband and was inducted, in 1969, as the first woman Elder in NSW. (p41, Hunter Baillie ). Ferguson Library Archivist mentioned in her talk at the church on 4 September 2010, that Dilys Williams in the 1930s had applied to the Presbyterian Church of Australia General Assembly to be Accepted as a candidate for the Ministry. Her application was "laid on the table" and was never dealt with. The stained glass window on the northern side of the church was restored in memory of the Williams' time at the church. "Back in the 1950's after first attending Sunday School in the morning the older children were then taken into the chu
Read more

'60s Annandale: A Short Walk

-
Image
Books available at Annandale Village Newsagency '60s Annandale: A short Walk will be the seventh book in the series . It will cover Annandale of the 1860s and 1960s. Annandale In May 1861, Ann Hooper Ball of Annandale sought probate of the will of her husband George Ball overseer at Annandale. 1861 'ECCLESIASTICAL JURISDICTION.', New South Wales Government Gazette (Sydney, NSW : 1832 - 1900) , 10 May, p. 999. , viewed 14 Feb 2019, http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article230062609 From the 12 August 1867 Issue of the Empire:   "One day the Major was driving out in his gig to visit this George's River farm, and give some instructions to the servant in charge of it, when he overtook the Baron, about four miles from Sydney, walking along the Parramatta Road. The Major pulled-up, and inquired the destination of the old gentleman.  "I am going," said he, " to George's River to see Colonel Johnstone, from whom I wish to ask a
Read more