Resource Sustainability Act 2019

• Act Code: RSA2019
• Edition: 2020 Rev Ed
• Commencement: 31 Dec 2019
• Version as at: 1 Aug 2026
• Enacted by: Parliament

Section 1 — Short title and commencement

(1) This Act is the Resource Sustainability Act 2019.(2) [Deleted by Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024] —(1) This Act is the Resource Sustainability Act 2019. (2) [Deleted by Act 14 of 2023 wef 12/07/2024]

Section 2 — Interpretation

(1) In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires —“Agency” means the National Environment Agency established under the National Environment Agency Act 2002; “authorised officer” means an authorised officer appointed under section 5(2)

Section 3 — Purposes of Act

The purposes of this Act are —(a) to implement a framework where persons who profit from the supply of products bear the cost of collecting and treating these products when they become waste; (b) to encourage producers of packaging to reduc

Section 4 — Application of Act to Government

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this Act binds the Government.(2) Nothing in this Act renders the Government liable to prosecution for an offence. (3) To avoid doubt, a person is not immune from prosecution for any offence under t

Section 5 — Administration of Act

(1) The Agency is responsible for the administration and enforcement of this Act, subject to the general or special directions of the Minister.(2) The Agency may appoint, by name or office, any officer or employee of the Agency to be an aut

Section 6 — Application to regulated products

This Part applies only to a class or type of electrical or electronic product (including an electrical or electronic product supplied as a component of another product) that is prescribed to be a regulated product.

Section 7 — Interpretation of this Part

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“e-waste” means any regulated product that is intended for disposal and not for re‑use; “registered” means registered under section 9(2); “regulated consumer product” means any regula

Section 8 — Unauthorised supply of regulated products

(1) A producer of a regulated product must not supply the regulated product or any other regulated product in Singapore if the producer is not registered under section 9(2).(2) A producer of a regulated product who, without reasonable excus

Section 9 — Registration of producers

(1) A producer of a regulated product in Singapore may apply to the Agency to be registered under subsection (2).(2) The Agency may register, subject to such conditions as the Agency thinks fit to impose, or refuse to register, any applican

Section 10 — Duration, cancellation and revocation of registration

(1) A registration of a producer of a regulated product under section 9(2) remains valid unless cancelled or revoked under this section.(2) The Agency may cancel a registration under section 9(2) of a producer of a regulated product if —(a)

Section 11 — Register of registered producers

(1) The Agency must maintain a register in which is entered such particulars of every registered producer of a regulated product as the Agency determines.(2) Where the registration of a producer of a regulated product has been cancelled or

Section 12 — Certain registered producers must join licensed scheme

(1) A registered producer of a regulated product must not supply any regulated consumer product in any compliance year if the registered producer —(a) has, on average for each year in the relevant period immediately preceding the compliance

Section 13 — Collection and disposal of unwanted regulated non‑consumer products

(1) Where a person, on or after 1 July 2021, presents a regulated non‑consumer product to the producer of the regulated non‑consumer product (whether or not registered) for the purposes of disposal, or requests that producer to dispose of t

Section 14 — Retailers must collect and dispose of unwanted products

(1) Where a retailer —(a) supplies a regulated consumer product (called in this section the supplied product) to a consumer; and (b) in the course of such supply, delivers, or causes the delivery of, the supplied product to any premises spe

Section 15 — Large retailers must offer in-store collection of certain e-waste

(1) This section applies only in relation to —(a) regulated consumer products that are prescribed as designated regulated consumer products for the purposes of this section; and (b) a retailer who owns or occupies any premises with a floor

Section 16 — Restriction of public collection of e‑waste

(1) Except where otherwise authorised by this Act and despite section 31 of the Environmental Public Health Act 1987, a person, other than an individual, must not, whether or not for reward, provide a receptacle in a public place, or a serv

Section 17 — Proper disposal of regulated products

(1) Except where section 13, 14 or 15 applies, a person, other than an individual, commits an offence if the person disposes of a regulated product other than by presenting it to, or by depositing it at a place directed or designated by, an

Section 18 — Keeping of records

(1) A registered producer of any regulated product must keep and maintain complete and accurate records of —(a) the weight and number of all regulated products the producer has supplied in Singapore; and (b) if the registered producer suppl

Section 19 — Interpretation of this Part

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“franchise” means a written agreement or arrangement between 2 or more persons by which —(a) a party (called in this definition the franchisor) to the agreement or arrangement authori

Section 20 — Reporting of specified packaging imported or used

(1) A producer of any specified packaging who fulfils the prescribed threshold criteria in any year (T) must, in year T + 2, submit to the Agency a report relating to the specified packaging that is imported or used in year T + 1.(2) Where

Section 21 — Submission of 3R plan

(1) A producer required by section 20 to submit a report under that section must also submit to the Agency a plan to reduce, re‑use or recycle packaging in Singapore (whether or not the packaging is imported or used by the producer).(2) Wit

Section 22 — Requirements for reports and plans

(1) A requirement to submit a report or a plan under this Part to the Agency is a requirement to do so in accordance with any requirements prescribed under section 52 for the report or plan, including its preparation and submission.(2) The

Section 23 — Keeping of records

(1) A producer of specified packaging who is required under this Part to submit any report or plan to the Agency must keep and maintain complete and accurate records containing such information, and in accordance with such other requirement

Section 23A — Interpretation of this Part

In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“annual turnover”, in relation to a regulated retailer, means the gross revenue received by the regulated retailer in respect of the regulated retailer’s trade or business in Singapore in

Section 23B — Obligation to apply for registration

(1) A regulated retailer (X) who has an annual turnover for any trigger year that exceeds the prescribed annual turnover for the class of regulated retailers to which X belongs must, unless X is already a registered retailer for that class

Section 23C — Applications for registration

(1) An application for registration under section 23B must —(a) be made before —(i) where the trigger year (T) is 2021 — the prescribed date; and (ii) where year T is 2022 or a subsequent year —30 June of year T + 1; (b) identify the regula

Section 23D — Entitlement to apply to deregister as registered retailer

(1) A registered retailer may apply to the Agency to be deregistered in respect of a class of regulated retailers for which the registered retailer is registered if —(a) the registered retailer ceases to be a regulated retailer of that clas

Section 23E — Applications for deregistration

(1) An application for deregistration under section 23D must —(a) identify the registered retailer in question; (b) contain any information prescribed for assessing applications made under this section, and any other information required by

Section 23F — Registered retailer must impose and collect charge for disposable carrier bags

(1) Subject to subsection (2), a registered retailer must impose and collect a charge of an amount no less than the prescribed amount for each disposable carrier bag that the registered retailer provides to a customer who purchases any good

Section 23G — Preventing circumvention of charge

(1) A registered retailer must not provide any reimbursement for a charge mentioned in section 23F(1), whether in money or in kind.(2) A registered retailer who contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on

Section 23H — Communication and recording of charge

(1) A registered retailer must —(a) inform the registered retailer’s customers of the charge imposed for the provision of each disposable carrier bag, in the manner prescribed; and (b) where a receipt is given to a customer, set out the cha

Section 23I — Submission of prescribed information

(1) A person who is or was a registered retailer must submit to the Agency, in relation to any reportable year, a report containing the following information:(a) the number of disposable carrier bags provided to customers in the reportable

Section 23J — Keeping of records

(1) A person required to submit a report under section 23I(1) must keep and maintain complete and accurate records of the following:(a) the total amount of charge collected (including any amount collected in excess of the prescribed amount)

Section 23K — Publication of information

(1) A person who is or was a registered retailer must —(a) in accordance with this section, publish the information mentioned in sections 23I(1)(a) and 23J(1)(a) and (b) in relation to each reportable year of the person; and (b) cause the i

Section 23L — Direction to rectify incomplete or inaccurate information

(1) The Agency may, in respect of any incomplete or inaccurate information published by a person under section 23K(1), in writing direct the person to do the following within the time period specified in the direction (or any longer time th

Section 23M — Interpretation of this Part

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“beverage container” means a container that is —(a) designed to contain a beverage and to be sealed (when filled with the beverage), before the beverage is sold or delivered for its u

Section 23N — Prescribed deposit mark

The Minister may prescribe any logo, marking or text, or any combination thereof, as a deposit mark for the purpose of being affixed on a beverage container so as to identify the beverage container as one for which a deposit will be refunde

Section 23O — Producers must join licensed scheme

(1) A producer of a beverage product must not supply, or offer to supply, in Singapore any beverage product affixed with a deposit mark unless the producer is a member of a licensed scheme for beverage containers.(2) A producer who, without

Section 23P — Beverage containers must display deposit mark and barcode

(1) Subject to subsection (2), any person (including a producer of a beverage product) must not, on or after the prescribed date, supply or offer to supply in Singapore any beverage product, unless the beverage container for the beverage pr

Section 23Q — Deposit for beverage product

(1) For the purpose of ensuring or otherwise encouraging the return of beverage containers for recycling, there is to be a deposit in respect of every beverage product affixed with a deposit mark, to be provided for in accordance with this

Section 23R — Producers must provide deposit to scheme licensee

(1) A producer of a beverage product who supplies in Singapore to any person any beverage product affixed with a deposit mark, must provide the amount of the deposit in respect of the beverage product to the scheme licensee of the licensed

Section 23S — Provision of return points

(1) A person prescribed for the purpose of this section must operate a return point in accordance with any requirement prescribed under section 52, unless the person is prohibited from operating a return point under section 23T.(2) A person

Section 23T — Prohibition against operating return points

(1) The Agency may, by written order, prohibit any person from operating a return point —(a) where the person has been convicted, whether in Singapore or elsewhere, of an offence involving fraud or dishonesty or the conviction for which inv

Section 23U — Refunds of deposits by return point operators

(1) Subject to subsection (2), if a person presents an empty beverage container affixed with a deposit mark and barcode required under section 23P at a return point, the return point operator operating the return point must accept the bever

Section 23V — Keeping of records

(1) A producer of a beverage product must keep and maintain complete and accurate records of —(a) the name, type, number of units, volume and form of each beverage product supplied by the producer; (b) the materials and weight of the bevera

Section 23W — Producers must submit information to scheme licensee

(1) A producer of a beverage product who is required under section 23O to be a member of a licensed scheme for beverage containers must provide the information mentioned in section 23V(1)(a), (b) or (c) to the scheme licensee of the license

Section 23X — Unauthorised use of deposit mark

(1) Unless authorised in writing by a scheme licensee, a person must not affix a deposit mark on any container that is not a beverage container.(2) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) shall be guilty of an of

Section 24 — Interpretation of this Part

(1) In this Part, unless the context otherwise requires —“building manager”, in relation to a prescribed building, means —(a) where the prescribed building is occupied by only one person — the owner or occupier of the building; or (b) where

Section 25 — Prescribed buildings

(1) The Minister may prescribe any building to be a prescribed building for the purposes of this Part.(2) A prescription under subsection (1) may be specific or by way of any class, type or description of buildings.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 08/03

Section 26 — Occupiers of prescribed buildings to segregate food waste

(1) An occupier of a prescribed building, or a part of a prescribed building, must, as from and including the date prescribed for the building, in relation to any food waste generated by the occupier in the prescribed building or within the

Section 27 — Approved alternative food waste disposal or treatment arrangements

(1) Despite section 26(1)(b), the occupier of a prescribed building or any part of a prescribed building may, with the written approval of the Agency —(a) treat the segregated food waste in the prescribed building or within the premises on

Section 27A — Provision of segregated waste disposal facilities

(1) The building manager of a prescribed building must provide, in the prescribed building or within the premises on which the prescribed building is situated, one or more facilities to enable occupiers of the prescribed building or any par

Section 27B — Treatment of food waste

(1) The building manager of a prescribed building must, in relation to any food waste disposed of at a facility mentioned in section 27A(1) —(a) where the prescribed building is erected pursuant to a relevant written permission — treat the

Section 27C — Reporting of food waste treated

(1) A person must submit to the Agency, in relation to each year or part of a year for which the person is or was a building manager of a prescribed building (each such year or part of a year called in this section a reportable period of th

Section 27D — Requirements for reports

(1) A requirement to submit a report under this Part to the Agency or a building manager is a requirement to do so in accordance with any requirements prescribed under section 52 for the report, including its preparation and submission.(2)

Section 27E — Keeping of records

(1) A person who is required under this Part to submit any report to the Agency or a building manager, must keep and maintain complete and accurate records containing such information and documents, and in accordance with such other require

Section 28 — Licence required to operate producer responsibility scheme

(1) A person must not operate, or advertise or otherwise hold out that the person is operating, a producer responsibility scheme unless the person is authorised to do so by a licence under this Part.(2) A person who contravenes subsection (

Section 29 — Producer responsibility scheme licence

(1) An application for a licence to operate a producer responsibility scheme must be made to the Agency in the form and manner the Agency requires.(2) After considering an application for the grant of a licence, the Agency may —(a) grant th

Section 29A — Requirements relating to key appointment holders

(1) The Minister may, by regulations made under section 52 —(a) subject to subsection (2), prescribe requirements relating to persons appointed as a licensee’s key appointment holders; and (b) require a licensee to obtain the Agency’s appro

Section 30 — Licence conditions

(1) A licence is subject to such conditions as the Agency may specify.(2) The conditions may include the following:(a) requirements relating to the fees payable by members of the producer responsibility scheme; (b) requirements relating to

Section 31 — Revocation of licence

(1) The Agency may, at any time, revoke a licence if the licensee —(a) provides or causes to be provided to the Agency any information (including information in connection with the application for a licence) that is false or misleading in a

Section 32 — Financial penalty

(1) This section applies where a licensee —(a) contravenes a provision of this Part, which contravention is not an offence under this Act; or (b) fails to comply with any condition imposed by the Agency on the licence. (2) On the occurrence

Section 33 — Recovery of financial penalties

(1) Any person who fails to pay a financial penalty by the date the person is required to do so under this Act is liable to pay, after that date, interest on the amount unpaid at the same rate as for a judgment debt.(2) Any financial penalt

Section 34 — Keeping of records

(1) A licensee must keep and maintain complete and accurate records of the following, in accordance with such requirements as may be prescribed under section 52:(a) details of the licensee’s collection activities; (b) the quantity of specif

Section 35 — Submission of annual report

A licensee must submit an audited annual report on such matters as may be prescribed relating to the operation of the producer responsibility scheme in respect of which the licensee is licensed.

Section 36 — Disclosure of information

(1) A licensee or former licensee —(a) must not disclose any information received from the Agency under section 43(4)(c); and (b) must make reasonable security arrangements to prevent unauthorised access, collection, use, disclosure, copyin

Section 37 — Entering non-residential premises, etc., to monitor compliance

For the purposes of administering or enforcing this Act or determining whether this Act has been complied with, an authorised officer may, upon declaring his or her office and producing to an occupier of any premises (other than any residen

Section 38 — Powers of authorised officers in monitoring compliance

(1) An authorised officer may exercise all or any of the following powers in relation to premises under section 37:(a) search the premises for any thing that may relate to compliance with this Act; (b) examine any activity conducted on the

Section 39 — Authorised officer may require persons to provide information and produce documents

(1) For the purposes of administering or enforcing this Act or determining whether this Act has been complied with, an authorised officer may (in connection with section 38 or otherwise) —(a) require any person to provide the authorised off

Section 40 — Power to demand names and addresses

(1) An authorised officer may require any person found on the premises under section 37 to —(a) give the person’s name and address and such other proof of identity; and (b) provide such other particulars, as the authorised officer may requi

Section 41 — Penalty for obstructing authorised officer in his or her duty

A person who at any time hinders or obstructs an authorised officer in the performance or execution of his or her duty or of any thing which the authorised officer is empowered or required to do under this Act shall be guilty of an offence

Section 42 — Giving false information

(1) A person commits an offence if the person makes a statement or gives any information or document required to be made or given under this Act that the person knows or ought reasonably to know to be —(a) false in a material particular; or

Section 43 — Restriction on disclosure of confidential information

(1) This section applies if —(a) any information or document is given by a person to the Agency under this Act; and (b) at the time the information or document is given, the person giving it notifies the Agency in writing that it is of a co

Section 44 — Appeal to Minister

(1) Every appeal to the Minister under this Act must be made in such form and manner as the Minister may require.(2) Despite any appeal made under this Act, the decision appealed against takes effect and must be complied with unless otherwi

Section 45 — Minister may designate others to hear appeals

(1) The Minister may designate any of the following persons to hear and determine, in the Minister’s place, any appeal under this Act:(a) the Second Minister (if any) for his or her Ministry; (b) a Minister of State (which includes a Senior

Section 46 — Offences by corporations

(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of a corporation in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an officer, employee or agent of the corporation engaged in that c

Section 47 — Offences by unincorporated associations or partnerships

(1) Where, in a proceeding for an offence under this Act, it is necessary to prove the state of mind of an unincorporated association or a partnership in relation to a particular conduct, evidence that —(a) an employee or agent of the uninc

Section 48 — Service of documents, etc.

(1) A document that is permitted or required by this Act to be served on a person may be served as described in this section.(2) A document permitted or required by this Act to be served on an individual may be served —(a) by giving it to t

Section 49 — Composition of offences

(1) An authorised officer may compound any offence under this Act that is prescribed as a compoundable offence by collecting from a person reasonably suspected of having committed the offence a sum not exceeding the lower of the following:(

Section 50 — Exemption

The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, exempt any person or any class of persons from all or any of the provisions of this Act, subject to the conditions as may be specified in the order.

Section 51 — Amendment of Schedule

(1) The Minister may, by order in the Gazette, amend the Schedule.(2) The Minister may, in an order under subsection (1), make such provisions of a saving or transitional nature consequent on the enactment of the order as the Minister may c

Section 52 — Regulations

(1) The Minister may make regulations prescribing matters required or permitted by this Act to be prescribed, or necessary or convenient to be prescribed for carrying out or giving effect to this Act.(2) Without limiting subsection (1), the