Raya spring clean spreads cheer at project sites

The recent Raya donation drive spearheaded by Paramount Property’s Environment, Safety & Health (ESH) and Sustainability teams was met with smiles all round across the Arinna, Atera and Sejati Lakeside 2 project sites. The event saw approximately 180kg of items comprising primarily of clothing, some shoes, bags and accessories which had been collected and dropped off by employees over seven days.

The event, which was mooted by Paramount Property COO, Wang Chong Hwa, was intended to fulfil a dual purpose of encouraging the practice of 3Rs – reduce, reuse and recycle – while benefiting our migrant workers at the same time.

Paramount’s crew of volunteers painstakingly sorted out the clothes into neat piles so that the workers could pick out the articles which were mostly still in good condition. The remaining 15kg of clothes which did find any new owners were dropped into recycling bins where they get another shot at being repurposed.

Overall, the campaign was deemed a success, demonstrating that when effectively done, recycling can be both an act of goodwill and an ethical way to get more out of our old clothes and regretted purchases.