RAS was invited by the National Environment Agency (NEA) to set up a display booth from 30th October to 1st November at the CGS 2010 Carnival held at HortPark. The CGS 2010 was successfully launched by Guest-of-Honour, Prime Minister (PM) Lee Hsien Loong, on 30th October. At the launch, many individuals and communities also received the CGS Awards, to recognise their outstanding efforts to maintain and improve our living environment. Among them were some restroom cleaners of five-star Happy Toilets who received awards for the Best Cleaners category. Going beyond the normal practice, RAS took the innovative step to distribute complimentary hand sanitizers sponsored by the Initial Hygiene and shared with the visitors, both young and old, about good toilet etiquette which included a hand-washing exercise. The three-day event saw a good turnout of 22,000 people from all walks of life.
Since its inception in 1990, CGS 2010 is the 20th Clean & Green campaign and this year also marks the 40th year of Singapore's Clean and Green journey. The highlight of the event was the exhibition on Singapore's 40-year Clean and Green journey, where the multi-faceted effort in creating a clean and green environment was showcased. The three-day event was organised by the NEA and South West Community Development Council, with support from the National Parks Board and PUB. It aims to inspire the public to protect and take greater ownership of our living environment.