Promote sharing as one way to reduce waste, combat climate change

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To save the planet, other than the 3Rs, we can also share....think of it as part of changing lifestyle habits to do our part for the envmt....think also carpooling....

to safeguard Singapore from the impact of climate change. They include the requirement for new developments to be built at least 4m above the mean sea level.

Note the measures tkaen by the private sector business community: FairPrice, McDonald's

Role of social media in sharing:

=digital technology has made it possible for people to share their possessions through collective consumption of goods and services.

=leverage social media to publicise their work, or work with residents' committees and community centres to promote their initiatives.

Sharing is environmentally friendly - initiatives such as Lendor (an online peer-to-peer platform where people can rent or lend merchandise) and Sharella (an umbrella sharing initiative) reduce the need for people to own assets. The Singapore Really Really Free Market provides a platform where goods and services are shared at no cost, and Repair Kopitiam generates a second life for products through repairing and reusing. In so doing, sharing promotes sustainable consumption and generates less waste in the long run.

Sharing also means caring - towards residents who live within the same locality and towards people who share similar interests.

several barriers impede people from participating in sharing. 

=first is the entrenched culture of consumerism in Singapore. People would rather possess items, even if they use them infrequently. Our study also found that some Singaporeans feel embarrassed to share

=second barrier is the lack of familiarity among Singaporeans with the practices and norms of sharing, such as being considerate of other users' needs and taking only what is needed.