GTower's green feature that impresses us the most

GTower's green feature that impresses us the most is a pay-as-you-use billing system for the use of air-conditioning by its tenants. it is because u can use any amount of air-conditioning and then pay by the billing system. it is a good way for tenants to pay for their bills as it is much convenience and can safe alot of money if they reduce the use of air-conditioner. they can reduce using the air-conditioner by bring their own mini fan or by using the wind from the air.

Why waste plastic bags? Choose reusable bags!

The next time a cashier asks if you would like a plastic bag for your purchases, pause to think about whether you really need it.
Many of us readily accept more plastic bags than is necessary to bag our purchases. Many of these plastic bags end up in the trash - or worse, flying off as litter into a drain somewhere. Plastic bag litter is not only unsightly, it is also a potential breeding site for mosquitoes and creates other environmental problems.
To promote conservation and minimize wastage, a national campaign to discourage the excessive use of plastic bags has been launched. Instead of using plastic bags, we encourage people to bring their own bags - or use reusable bags when they shop.
Singaporeans use about 2.5 billion plastic bags a year for bagging their purchases - or an average of 2,500 bags per family, per year. These 2.5 billion plastic bags translate collectively to 19,000 tonnes or 0.8 per cent of the total waste disposed of in Singapore annually.
In many countries, used plastic bags are landfilled. This is not the case in Singapore where land is scarce. Used plastic bags are incinerated along with all other waste, and generate electricity in the process.
Although the disposal of used plastic bags is not an issue for Singapore, the liberal issue and unnecessary use of plastic bags should be discouraged.
'We are not suggesting to do away with plastic bags altogether, as they can be used to bag refuse and then be disposed of in our incineration plants.' said Lee Yuen Hee, Chief Executive Officer, National Environment Agency. 'But we want our people to use reusable bags as far as possible, and to take only as many plastic bags as they need, thereby cutting down on wastage.'
To address this, NEA set up a working group comprising major supermarket chains, retailers, Singapore Retailers Association (SRA) and Singapore Environment Council (SEC). Participating retailers include Carrefour, Cheers, Cold Storage, Fairprice Xpress, Foodland, Giant, Guardian, IKEA, Liberty Market, Market Place, NTUC FairPrice, Prime Supermarket, Sheng Siong, Shop N Save, and 7-Eleven.
These retailers will make reusable bags available for sale at low prices. All the participating retailers will make these reusable bags available at the launch of the campaign (except for NTUC Fairprice stores, which have limited reusable bags as their new shipment of these bags will arrive only in Mar 06). Participating retailers will display publicity materials such as standees, wobblers and posters to raise public awareness. They have trained their cashiers to ask shoppers if they need a plastic bag where appropriate. To give the campaign a further boost, the retailers are also introducing incentives to encourage shoppers to use less plastic bags.

members

yo! Jane here,I'm the group leader of Alice Ikuto and I will make sure the group meets frequently so we can complete tasks given to us on time desu!All the best Alice Ikuto!!お休みになる!

yo! I'm Jasmine and I'm the recorder of Alice Ikuto.I have been selected to be the recorder as i have the nicest handwriting in Alice Ikuto!

Hey everyone! I'm Kia Lee, Alice Ikuto's questioner.

Hi!!! I'm Lionel! I'm the only male member in Alice Ikuto,the one and only thorn among the roses!:P

How our group name came about

Our group name is Alice Ikuto. The idea of our group name having Alice comes from an anime named Rozen Maiden. In this anime, the "Rozen Maidens" are a collection of dolls created by a craftsman named Rozen, whom the dolls refer to as "Father". Their primary source of power is a human host (referred to as a "medium") who wears a ring to symbolize his bond with the doll, although certain dolls have been shown to act without a medium. According to Shinku, she can only be at full power when her medium is present. Each Rozen Maiden has her own distinct personality, guardian spirit, and supernatural ability.
The Rozen Maidens' apparent purpose is to participate in the "Alice Game", a lethal competition that promises the winner the right to meet "Father" by becoming "Alice," a girl of supreme beauty and perfection whose spirit lives inside of "Father"; she is said to be "more sublime than any flower, purer than any gem, and without a touch of impurity."
And the word Ikuto was added to our group name as there was a male member in our group. Ikuto was the most handsome guy we could think of so our group name eventually became Alice Ikuto.