More fines and warnings issued to owners of public toilets in 2024, the Year of Public Hygiene

Tang Yi Qing

22 Nov 2024

The new campaign tag line, “Everyone wins when our toilets are clean”, focuses on a call for collective action from both users and operators.

SINGAPORE – There has been a spike in enforcement actions taken against owners of public toilets in 2024, the Year of Public Hygiene, as designated by the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment.

Figures from the National Environment Agency (NEA) and Singapore Food Agency (SFA) showed that 1,253 enforcement actions – comprising fines and warnings – related to public toilet cleanliness were taken against premises owners from Jan 1 to Nov 15.

This is more than triple the 367 enforcement actions taken over the same period in 2023.

Source: https://www.straitstimes.com/singapore/more-fines-and-warnings-issued-for-owners-of-public-toilets-in-2024-the-year-of-public-hygiene