REDUCE UNNECESSARY PACKAGING IN ART KITS GIVEN EXTENSIVE USE OF KITS

NOTICE PAPER NO. 1021

NOTICE OF QUESTION FOR ORAL ANSWER

FOR THE SITTING OF PARLIAMENT ON 8 MARCH 2022

Name and Constituency of Member of Parliament

Mr Yip Hon Weng

MP for Yio Chu Kang

Question No. 2609

To ask the Minister for Health given the rapid increase in the use of antigen rapid test (ART) for self-testing, whether the Government will consider working with the ART kits manufacturers to reduce and streamline the amount of unnecessary packaging used in these kits.

Answer

To minimize the risk of contamination and leakage, manufacturers pack the various components of ART kits individually. Nevertheless, the Ministry of Health will work closely with the Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment to encourage manufacturers to reduce ART packaging and to move towards more environmentally sustainable packaging, where feasible.