SINGAPORE: When Andy Ke moved into his new Build-to-Order (BTO) flat in Punggol early in 2024, he never imagined he would be dealing with a rubbish situation for months to come. 

Photos shared by the 41-year-old resident of the Punggol Point Cove estate along Punggol Way showed large cardboard boxes and plastic sheets dumped at a walkway.

When CNA visited the block in question on Wednesday (Jun 12), there were similarly several large cardboard boxes as well as wooden frames left at a basement car park, despite a sign warning that illegal dumping would come with a S$1,000 fine.

Mr Ke, a director at a logistics company, said that from when he first noticed the waste, it took only a month for it to become a "mountain" almost touching the ceiling.

"I (couldn’t) take it any more. I feel that something must be done. Someone must say something about it," said…

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男子和亲友8人到餐馆用餐，称付款时才发现点两盘大的香港芥兰税前收费91元，当场吓到。本地多名餐饮业者表示，香港芥兰本来比一般菜昂贵，工序更为复杂，且分量是按人头算，不同分量的价格自有差异。

林先生（28岁，执行员）向本报通报，屠妖节当天和父母和朋友到位于怡丰城的翡翠苑吃点心，期间点了耗油炒香港芥兰，服务员应人数提议大份，不料最后结账发现两盘大份香港芥兰税前要价高达91元2角，平均一份是45元6角。

林先生当场向收银员确认，对方表示没算错。

据记者了解，菜单上普通分量的香港芥兰为小份，中份则加价11元4角，大份则是小份的双份价格。

本地餐饮业者也指出，餐馆蔬菜一般按人头收费，小份供两到三人，中份供五到六人，大份则供八到十人。因此，大份价格比小份高出一倍是普遍的做法。（报道：林艺君）（图：潘丰源）