Bishan East the latest neighbourhood to get community litter-picking facility

More community litter-picking facilities will be rolled out across the island to nurture collective responsibility in public cleanliness, said the Public Hygiene Council (PHC).

- Samuel Devaraj

The latest housing estate to get a community shed—known as a CleanPod—is Bishan Cresta in Bishan East.

Located next to the estate in Bishan Street 13 and along the park connector, the CleanPod, launched on May 11, will help residents take the initiative in clearing litter in the community by providing equipment such as tongs and buckets.

The launch capped the month-long Keep Singapore Clean 2025 campaign, which saw more than 13,000 participants take part in about 250 clean-up activities across residential areas, parks and community spaces.

The expansion of CleanPods—Bishan Cresta's is the 23rd one—is part of the CleanHood initiative launched in April to deepen collective responsibility for public cleanliness by equipping the community with resources to keep common spaces hygienic.

Following the launch event, more than 50 residents and volunteers were joined by newly elected Bishan-Toa Payoh GRC MP Elysa Chen to pick up litter in the vicinity using equipment from the shed.

Among them was Mr Jonathan Ng, who is chairman of the Bishan Youth Network and who has been volunteering in Bishan for 10 years.