Singapore legislation
Regulation 17
of Environmental Public Health (General Waste Collection) Regulations
Regulation 17
Disposal of recyclable waste, incinerable waste and non‑incinerable waste
Subregulation 1
Subject to paragraphs (1A), (1B) and (1C), a licensee must transport all incinerable waste to either of the following for disposal:
a refuse incineration plant;
a disposal facility specified by the Director‑General under paragraph (4).
Subregulation 1A
Where any incinerable waste exceeds the dimensions specified in paragraph (1B), the incinerable waste must be dismantled or broken down into smaller pieces before it may be transported by the licensee for disposal under paragraph (1).
Subregulation 1B
For the purposes of paragraph (1A), the dimensions are —
where the incinerable waste is a solid object — 0.6 metre in length, 0.6 metre in width or 0.1 metre in thickness; or
where the incinerable waste is a hollow object — 0.6 metre in length, width or thickness.
Subregulation 1C
A licensee must not dispose of, or cause or permit to be disposed of, any waste specified in the Fifth Schedule at a refuse incineration plant or landfill, unless with the consent of the Director-General.
Subregulation 2
Subject to paragraph (2AA), a licensee must transport all non‑incinerable waste (except recyclable waste) to a landfill for final disposal.
Subregulation 2AA
Where any non-incinerable waste mentioned in paragraph (2) exceeds 2 metres in length, 2 metres in width or 0.1 metre in thickness, the non-incinerable waste must be dismantled or broken down into smaller pieces before it may be transported by the licensee for final disposal under paragraph (2).
Subregulation 2A
A licensee must transport all recyclable waste to a recycling facility.
Subregulation 3
The Director-General may require a licensee to re-organise his waste collection trips or take such other measures needed to eliminate or minimise the mixing of recyclable waste, incinerable waste and non‑incinerable waste.
Subregulation 4
The Director-General may specify the particular disposal facility for any load of general waste conveyed by a licensee.