Considerations when Installing CCTV to Deter High-rise Littering

Ms Lee Li Lian asked the Minister for the Environment and Water Resources what are the considerations when the Ministry looks into the installation of CCTVs to identify high-rise litterers.

Dr Vivian Balakrishnan: High-rise littering is an anti-social and serious offence that poses both hygiene problems and safety hazards to the public. NEA enforcement officers received about 2,500 cases of feedback on high-rise littering in 2014. In most cases, the situation improved following outreach and education efforts by my Ministry, the Town Councils and grassroots organisations.

In areas with persistent high-rise littering despite outreach and education efforts, surveillance cameras will be deployed to catch irresponsible high-rise litterbugs in the act. In 2014 alone, my Ministry took more than 800 enforcement actions against persons caught for high-rise littering.