Which Neighbourhood In S’pore Surrendered the Most Vapes? (Hint: Not Yishun)

Vaping’s now officially illegal in Singapore — get caught and it could cost you up to S$2,000

Vape users can still kick the habit without penalties by voluntarily disposing of their e-vaporisers in the red vape bins as soon as possible.

Authorities assure that under the ‘Bin the Vape’ initiative, users who dispose of their vapes in designated bins will remain anonymous, with no action taken against them.

The bins are placed at 23 community clubs (CCs) and one residents’ network centre around the island.

Now that it's been more than a month, how are the results?

In a recent episode of podcast The Daily Ketchup, Minister Ong Ye Kung is ready to spill the, um, bins.

The Minister for Health was asked if he was surprised by the number of vapes surrendered after the red bins were pushed out.

"Certain spots I don't know why [the bins] are full," Minister Ong said.

"Is it Yishun?," host Raja V immediately asked.

Well, apparently not. 

"Kembangan, I don't know why," shared Minister Ong.

"I suspect a group of parents or kids came together and said: 'Lets get rid of this'," he added. 

When fellow host Daniel Lim joked that people might ‘go far away from their neighbourhood’ to dispose of vapes, Minister Ong played along with a laugh

"Actually they were Yishun kids, who said: 'Let's go Kembangan'," joked Minister Ong. 

Looks like Yishun’s image keeps getting clouded.