Sad that we have to be incentivised to be civil

Patrons returning their trays at the Yishun Park Hawker Centre tray return station.
Patrons returning their trays at the Yishun Park Hawker Centre tray return station.PHOTO: ST FILE

I read the news on charging for the return of trays at hawker centres with mixed emotions (More hawker centres to charge deposit for food trays in productivity push; ST Online, Jan 29).

The team behind this move has to be praised for coming up with this idea to tackle the problem of people not returning trays.

But I feel sad that we need to provide a financial incentive to encourage civic behaviour.

Ng Jit Cheng