§ 26 — Occupiers of prescribed buildings to segregate food waste

26.—(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 premises on which the prescribed building is situated —(a)

segregate, in the prescribed building or within those premises, the food waste from any other type of waste; and

(b)

subject to section 27, dispose of the segregated food waste only at a facility mentioned in section 27A(1).

(2) An occupier of a prescribed building, or a part of a prescribed building, must not dispose of any type of waste other than food waste at a facility mentioned in section 27A(1).

(3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 08/03/2024]

—(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 premises on which the prescribed building is situated —(a)

segregate, in the prescribed building or within those premises, the food waste from any other type of waste; and

(b)

subject to section 27, dispose of the segregated food waste only at a facility mentioned in section 27A(1).

(2) An occupier of a prescribed building, or a part of a prescribed building, must not dispose of any type of waste other than food waste at a facility mentioned in section 27A(1).

(3) A person who, without reasonable excuse, contravenes subsection (1) or (2) shall be guilty of an offence and shall be liable on conviction to a fine not exceeding $5,000.[Act 14 of 2023 wef 08/03/2024]