Baby Wrapped in Plastic Found Alive in Singapore Rubbish Chute

Police officers and cleaners inspect the contents of a bin at a rubbish chute, after a baby was found alive among rubbish in a bin at a public housing estate in Singapore, January 7, 2020. Lim Yaohui/The Straits Times via Reuters

SINGAPORE—Rubbish collectors rescued a baby from a bin at the bottom of a trash chute in Singapore on Tuesday, Dec. 7, an MP and media said, a rare case in the wealthy city-state.

Refuse workers found the baby in a bloody plastic bag while clearing the rubbish chute, the Straits Times said, quoting one who said the baby was crying when discovered.