Mandatory Waste Reporting for Malls

Guide to complete the Waste Report

Waste & Resource Management Department

National Environment Agency

Submission of Waste Report

Submit completed waste report via email to waste_reporting@nea.gov.sg by

31st March 2016

Use the relevant forms provided at http://www.nea.gov.sg/waste_reporting

Click on Energy & Waste

Under Waste Management,

click on
Mandatory Waste Reporting

Waste Report

Part 1:
Waste Data

Part 2:
Waste Reduction
Plans/Targets &
Progress Update
Part 3:
Letter of
Endorsement

Period of coverage: 1 Jan 2015 to 31 Dec 2015

Weight of waste disposed (in kg)
Weight of each type of waste diverted away from
disposal and channelled for reuse or recycling (in
kg)

Period of coverage: 1 Jan 2016 to 31 Dec 2016

Proposed waste reduction/recycling target(s)
Details on activities to be implemented
Progress update for the proposed plans

Appropriate personnel to endorse the submitted

waste data and waste reduction plans/targets &
progress update

Maintenance of Records for Audit

Records of the following information should be kept and maintained for not
less than 5 years after date of creation or receipt:

Weight of waste disposed

Weight of each type of waste diverted away from disposal and channelled
for reuse or recycling
Name of collector of general waste for disposal
Name of collector and final recipient of each type of waste for
reuse/recycling
Documentation on equipment used and method of obtaining information
on weight of waste/recyclables

Audit Requirements
Waste
Collection
Mobile
Compactor

Documentation Required

Weighbridge tickets/receipts from incineration plants

Premises which carried out a waste audit

Details consisting of the date and time of audit,
number of bins weighed, the waste tonnages recorded,
equipment used, photos of the audit procedures
Documentation of the methodology and calculations to
estimate waste tonnages submitted to NEA

Bulk Bins /
Dust Drum

Remarks
Premises whose waste collectors are unable to provide
weighbridge tickets under the current waste collection
contract will be required to include this requirement in the
next contract
The purpose of the waste audit is to derive the average
weight of waste in a filled bulk bin used by the premises.
It is necessary that weighing be carried out for all bins
collected at the premises for at least a day.
You may conduct an in-house audit or engage a waste
collector for the audit.

Premises with in-house measurement of waste

Records of waste tonnages, e.g. raw physical records,
electronic tickets generated by weighing device
Documentation of the methodology and calculations to
derive waste tonnages submitted to NEA
Premises which engage waste collectors with weighing
mechanism on trucks
Records of waste tonnages provided by waste collector,
e.g. daily electronic records/tonnage spreadsheets

Part 1: Waste Data

Enter the name of the Mall

State other
recyclable waste
besides Papers,
Metals, Plastics,
Glass and Food

Enter the monthly

amount of waste
recycled under the
respective waste
stream (in kg)

Enter the total

amount of general
waste disposed
for each month (in
kg)

Enter the footfall

of the mall, no. of
functional events
and the average
no. of participants
per function

All the blue cells are required to be filled up.

Indicate 0 or NA for non-applicable fields.
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State the company name(s) of the waste/recyclables collector(s) and the final recipient(s)
of the general waste and each type of recyclable waste respectively.
If the mall is a mixed development and shares its bin centre with another premises,
indicate the type and names of the developments. No apportionment is required for
the waste data.
Indicate brief details of the weighing methodology. Include any additional information
related to waste disposal, waste reduction, reuse or recycling.

Enter the details of personnel who is submitting the report

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Common Types of Recyclables

Papers

includes cardboard boxes, paper drink cartons, office paper, newspapers,

phone books, used envelopes, files, pamphlets/brochures, posters,
magazines, junk mail, etc.

Metals

includes both ferrous and non-ferrous metals (e.g. steel cans, containers,
metal objects, aluminium cans and containers, tin cans, etc.)

Plastics

include plastic drink bottles, detergent bottles, plastic bags, plastic

wrappings, shrink wrap, ice cream/yogurt tubs, etc.

Glass

includes clear, brown, green etc. coloured bottles / containers / jars

Food

includes raw and cooked food wastes, but excludes used cooking oil

Part 2: Waste Reduction Plans/Targets

& Progress Update

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Enter the name of the Mall

State the new waste reduction/recycling initiatives

and the target commencement date in 2016. Enter
the targeted waste stream (papers, metals, plastics,
glass, food etc.) and the target amount of waste
reduced/recycled per month.

Update the status of the waste

reduction/recycling initiatives from the
previous year.
Enter the actual implementation date
and actual amount of waste reduced/
recycled per month.
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Provide additional information/remarks, e.g. indicate no new waste

reduction/recycling activities if there are none for 2016

Enter the details of personnel who is submitting the report

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Part 3: Letter of Endorsement

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Endorsement of Waste Report

To be completed and
endorsed by the occupier
who is managing the dayto-day operation of the
premises

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