Environmental Public Health Act 1987 · 2020 Revised Edition · Part 3 · Public Cleansing
16. All refuse, etc., collected to be property of Agency
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All refuse, waste and filth of every sort and any matter or thing collected by the employees, contractors or agents of the Agency from streets, buildings or any premises or place or brought by any person to any public disposal facility are the property of the Agency which may sell or dispose of the refuse, waste and filth as it thinks fit.
waste
“waste” includes —(a)any substance which constitutes a scrap material or an effluent or other unwanted surplus substance arising from the application of any process; and(b)any substance or article which requires to be disposed of as being broken, worn out, contaminated or otherwise spoiled,and anything which is discarded or otherwise dealt with as if it were waste is presumed to be waste unless the contrary is proved;
Despite subsection (1), any refuse, waste and filth of every sort, and any other matter or thing, that is conveyed within the refuse pipeline networks of any DPWCS established under Part 3B is also the property of the Agency which the Agency may sell or dispose of as the Agency thinks fit.
DPWCS
“District Pneumatic Waste Conveyance System” or “DPWCS” means a pneumatic waste conveyance system that is established, or required to be established, for a DPWCS area;
A person must not, without the written permission of the Director‑General, remove any refuse, waste or filth or any other matter or thing brought into any disposal facility for disposal or treatment.
disposal facility
“disposal facility” includes a recycling facility, a refuse disposal ground, any place used for the deposit of refuse or waste, an incinerator or any plant, machinery or apparatus used for the processing or treatment of refuse or waste;