5 Things you can do instead of overloading The Salvation Army

Chinese New Year is around the corner and that means one thing: spring cleaning the home and spring dumping on The Salvation Army. OK maybe that’s two things. Want to make sure your donations don’t get dumped?

Where are all the donation drives?!

During the holiday season, a lot of charities stop taking donations. There are two main reasons for this: (1) giving volunteers a break and (2) avoiding the tsunami of stuff that gets dumped during spring cleaning.

While most of Singapore dumps their Stuff on the Salvation Army, we don’t recommend them. Why?

Now-Jan 17: Used Makeup

Casket Fairprice hopes to reduce waste and upcycle makeup products that would normally be thrown away by using them. The Dignity for the Departed campaign is calling for…

Should Hawkers be Forced to Use Bio-Degradable Containers?

Recently there was an outcry when hawkers at Bukit Canberra were forced to both use bio-degradable takeaway containers AND subsidise their cost. We argue that in Singapore, where we incinerate our waste, this requirement is, well, nonsense…

Pro Tip!

Donate responsibly: give charities only what they want and take care when passing on items. Recently it was reported that there was a theft at a local charity when donations were left unattended outside the charity in the middle of the night!

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