Uniform Fee For Waste Collection For Remaining Four Sectors From 1 Jan 2015

Part of NEA’s move to consolidate waste collection sectors to enable greater efficiency in solid waste management industry

Singapore, 8 December 2014 – 

Residents living in the Ang Mo Kio-Toa Payoh, Hougang-Punggol, Woodlands-Yishun and Tanglin-Bukit Merah sectors will join the Uniform Fee (UF) scheme for the collection of refuse from domestic premises with effect from 1 January 2015.  The UF rate is $7.49 per month and $24.81 per month for HDB and landed premises respectively (both fees inclusive of GST).

2          Since the UF scheme was introduced in 2012, households across different parts of Singapore have been moving onto a common (uniform) fee for waste collection service, according to their housing type. It started in two sectors, Pasir Ris-Tampines and Bedok, in July 2012, followed by another three sectors, Jurong, Clementi and City, in October 2013. With effect from 1 January 2015, the UF scheme will cover the remaining four sectors, Ang Mo Kio-Toa Payoh, Hougang-Punggol, Woodlands-Yishun and Tanglin-Bukit Merah sectors.

3          The UF scheme, announced by NEA in May 2012, will see all households in Singapore paying the same fees for the same tier of refuse collection services. This paves the way for the Public Waste Collection (PWC) sectors to be consolidated from the current nine to six sectors progressively, each time a new PWC contract for the respective sector commences (Annex A shows the old and new PWC sectors).

4          Consolidation of sectors will allow the PWC industry to realise efficiency gains and raise standards and productivity. This will lessen the impact of rising costs in labour and operations on refuse collection fees, and help to moderate fees in future. As for lower and middle-income households, U-Save rebates are automatically credited to the utilities accounts of eligible households, which would help to offset the increase in refuse collection fees for the affected sectors.

5          Besides the consolidation of the PWC sectors and implementation of the UF, NEA has also been working with the industry to raise overall standards and productivity. This contributes towards developing an efficient waste collection and disposal system while upholding high standards of public hygiene and ensuring better service delivery to residents.    

6          The next UF review is scheduled in January 2017. NEA will review the UF every two years. The public can find out which PWC sector they belong to at http://app2.nea.gov.sg/docs/default-source/energy-waste/waste-management/refuse-collection-fees-for-all-sectors-(wef-1-sep-2014).pdf?sfvrsn=0). They can also call the NEA’s hotline at 1800-2255 632 for more information about the public waste collection scheme.

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Annex A

The current PWC sectors

The new PWC sectors

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