SPOTTED: A loud grumble woke me up at 7am. ‘It couldn’t be my stomach,’ I thought, remembering the buffet dinner I had the previous night.
<Click here to hear what it sounds like>
The growling green mean machine is the dumpster truck that arrives at 7am everyday. The grinding sound we hear is the crunching of rubbish to make space for… all our rubbish.
There’s a hunchbacked old lady who’s no stranger to my neighbourhood. (She declined to be photographed.) Everyday she goes on a scavenger hunt for recyclable cans and newspapers. I can’t help but cringe as I see her hobble towards the rubbish bin, leaning her weight towards the right for support.
With a toothless grin, she pulls out 5 empty drink cans from the rubbish bin. At the end of the day, she sells the recyclables for just enough cash for tomorrow’s meals.
I don’t know which is worse – seeing people throw away items that are as good as new or seeing this elderly woman sifting through rubbish for a meal.
Those green bins
Nowadays there are recycling bins at most void decks. My block doesn’t have one but the block next to mine does. I was glad to see some responsible residents pick up the litter and throw it away in the bin instead of leaving it scattered around. Fantastic!
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Disclaimer: Vee is not for Vendetta and does not have anything to do with the movie.