Singapore legislation

Regulation 15

of Resource Sustainability (Producer Responsibility Schemes) Regulations 2021

Regulation 15

Manner of disposing and treating collected empty beverage containers

Subregulation 1

A licensee must dispose of all empty beverage containers collected —

(a)

to a licensee of a general waste disposal facility (X); or

(b)

if the licensee is unable to enter into an arrangement with X for the purpose of sub-paragraph (a) — to any person outside Singapore.

Subregulation 2

The licensee must —

(a)

arrange with X or the person outside Singapore (as the case may be) mentioned in paragraph (1) for the empty beverage containers to be recycled; and (b)obtain any documents and information that the Agency may require, evidencing that the empty beverage containers have been recycled.

Subregulation 3

A licensee who contravenes paragraph (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $10,000.

Subregulation 4

In paragraph (1), “general waste disposal facility” has the meaning given by regulation 2 of the Environmental Public Health (General Waste Disposal Facility) Regulations 2017.