Resident unable to use rubbish chute in own home after neighbour throws cardboard down, choking it
A resident was faced with a choked rubbish chute after someone threw cardboard down, clogging the passageway.
Stomper Randy alerted Stomp to a video of the incident that has been circulating online.
According to a caption accompanying the video, the resident said he had tried clearing the mess himself with a stick.
"But it was impossible as the cardboard thrown by someone else was too much and somehow (got stuck on) my level," shared the resident, who then reported the issue to Jalan Besar Town Council.
The resident alleged: "(The town council) told me that the cleaner isn't allowed to enter my house and asked me to clean this up myself.
"Is this the way town council settles problems for residents? Where is our money which we paid the town council going to?
"They said that the cleaner checked the main rubbish chute but there's no chokage. Of course! It's on my level, obviously they can't see any chokage."
The video, posted by Singapore Incidents on Aug 3, has garnered over 204,000 views and 250 comments to date.
In response to a Stomp query, Jalan Besar Town Council said the bin chute has since been cleared. It declined to share the location, citing privacy concerns.
A spokesperson told Stomp on Aug 7: "As an added measure, the town council's cleaning team also checked the other bin chutes in the block and no chokage was observed.
"We encourage residents to dispose of cardboard properly by recycling it in the blue recycling bin found at every block. This not only prevents the possibility of choking the bin chutes, it is also one way of doing our part for the environment."
