Author’s Blurb: Back in primary school, we had a recycling programme where students were encouraged to bring old newspapers from home and stack them into 1 metre towers. It was a fun way to educate us kids on the values of recycling. Trash4Cash has one hope: that there will one …
Read More »Trash To Treasure: This 22-Year-Old S’porean Set Up A Thrift Store To Sell Unwanted Clothes
Singapore is well-known as a shopping paradise, with shopping malls and retail stores dotting the nation. Most recently, thrift shopping has become popular, especially with the rise of sustainable fashion. The latest addition to the growing list of thrifting options in Singapore is Threadlightly, a quaint store tucked away at …
Read More »9 Types of Trash You Can Sell for Cash
Photo by By Juta / Shutterstock.com As a professional picker and reseller, I’m always on the lookout for unexpected items that can be flipped for cash. And after 25 years of rummaging through thrift stores, estate sales and flea markets, I can confirm the literal truth of the old adage …
Read More »At 63, This Retired M’sian Auditor Created A Zero-Waste Fix For The Global Trash Problem
When Roland Tee retired as an auditor in 2009, he realised from reading newspapers that there needed to be a more environmentally friendly way to dispose of our country’s waste. “The more I read, the more I realised that there is so much news related to waste management issues, weaknesses …
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