Overview of Singapore’s E-Waste Management

Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS)

20 March 2024
Topics

• Introduction to ALBA

• Resource Sustainability Act

• E-Waste Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS)

• Fees Structure

• Outreach and Awareness Raising

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Background
National Environment Agency (NEA) Study on E-Waste in 2018

Extended Producer Responsibility

(EPR) approach in 2021
Producers bear the responsibility
for the collection and treatment of
their products when they reach
end-of-life

The NEA has awarded the license to operate a

Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS) in Singapore
to ALBA Group plc & Co. KG (ALBA). As the PRS
Operator, ALBA will collect regulated consumer
electrical and electronic waste across Singapore for
proper treatment and recycling on behalf of
producers, for a period of five years, from 1 July
2021 to 30 June 2026.
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Resource Sustainability Act
Regulated Products RESOURCE SUSTAINABILITY (PRESCRIBED REGULATED PRODUCTS) REGULATIONS 2019
Regulated consumer products Licensed scheme threshold
ICT Equipment Large Household Appliances
Printers with weight of 20kg or less
Consumer Computer
10 tonnes
Desktop Monitors
Mobile Telephones
Router that is not a specified router 8 tonnes
Modems 200kg
Set-top Boxes 900kg
EMC Class B Network Switches
500kg
Electric Mobility Devices
Network Hubs with 8 or fewer ports
Refrigerators
Washing Machines
Dryers 100 tonnes
Televisions
EV Battery
Air-conditioners
Electric Mobility Devices 0
Portable Batteries 3 tonnes
Consumer Electric Vehicle Batteries 5 tonnes
Consumer Lamps 3 tonnes

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non Regulated items are collected by other.

Resource Sustainability Act
Resource Sustainability Act – Producer Responsibility Summary
Responsibility Subsection Legislation
Compulsory registration to
Producer Responsibility
Scheme
Take back of non-consumer
regulated products.
Keep and maintain accurate
records.
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“A producer of a regulated product must not supply the regulated product
or any other regulated product in Singapore if the producer is not
8 registered…”
“Where a person… presents a regulated non-consumer product to the
producer… for the purposes of disposal, or requests that producer to
dispose of the regulated non-consumer product, the producer
13 (a) must… collect the regulated non-consumer product; and
(b) must not demand or require the person to pay… for the
collection and disposal of the regulated non-consumer
product…”
“A registered producer of any regulated product must keep and maintain
complete and accurate records of
18 (a) the weight and number of all regulated products the producer
has supplied in Singapore; and
(b) the weight and number of all regulated non-consumer products
the producer has collected under section 13…”
Resource Sustainability Act
Resource Sustainability Act – Retailer Responsibility Summary
Responsibility Subsection Legislation
(1) Where a retailer -
(a) supplies a regulated consumer product … to a consumer; and
(b) in the course of such supply, delivers, or causes the delivery of, the supplied product to any premises specified by
the consumer,
Retailers must
the consumer may require the retailer to collect from the premises, and dispose of, another regulated consumer … that is
collect and dispose
of unwanted 14 of the same class or type as the supplied ...

(2) If a person requires a retailer to collect and dispose of an unwanted product under subsection (1), the retailer —
products (a) Must collect the unwanted product from the premises mentioned in subsection (1); and
(b) must not demand or require the person to pay any consideration for the collection and disposal of the unwanted
product (such as the cost of any labour or transport).

(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 area of or more than 300 sqm … from which
Large retailers must any designated regulated consumer product is supplied.
offer in-store
collection of certain 15 (2) Where—
(a) a designated regulated consumer product is brought to a retailer’s premises for disposal; and
E-waste (b) the designated regulated consumer product is of the same class or type of consumer product as that
supplied at those premises according to the classification in section 12(2)(a),

the retailer must accept the designated regulated consumer product for disposal.

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ALBA’s Responsibilities as E-Waste PRS Operator

Develop programs to encourage the public to recycle e-waste;

Provide a variety of e-waste collection avenues for e-waste

recycling (e.g., e-waste receptacles in public areas, scheduled
collection drives and ad-hoc door-step collection services);

Collect and transport the e-waste to NEA-licensed e-waste

recyclers; and

Audit E-waste recyclers to ensure the highest Environmental,

Health, and Safety standards

Set up a data management system to track and report to

NEA the amount of e-waste collected for treatment.

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PRS Overview

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Overview of the different Collection Schemes

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E-Bins Coverage

accept 3 items in one box

- laptop,hp
- battery
- bulb

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E-Drives Over 200 Locations
Frequency: Once every 3
months for every 50 HDB
blocks.

Expected materials: We mainly

expect to receive ICT, E-mobility
devices, portable batteries, and
lamps.

Targeted demographic: The

collection E-drives mainly target
residents from HDBs, Landed
Properties, and Condominiums
although we will of course also
accept material brought by
businesses or organizations,
such as schools, places of
worship, NGOs, etc.

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Retailer Take Back

1 for 1 Collection from

Collection No Charge Collection of E-waste of cumulative volume amounting to at
retailer’s
least one (1) cubic metre within five (5) Working Days must
Frequency be provided at no charge to the Customers. warehouse
Requirements
Higher level of service standard
Retailer delivery
• Mutually agreed
to depot – ALBA
• Prices, terms and conditions (including quality of service)
reimbursement
clearly informed to customer prior to provision of service
for logistics
Fees prescribed in the Resource Sustainability (Producer
Responsibility Schemes) Regulations 2020

No Charge The Licensee shall provide a minimum of one (1) E-waste recycling receptacle at the premises of
E-Bins each Large Retailer (>300m2 floor area), if the Large Retailer requests for it.

… collection of E-waste from its E-waste recycling receptacles at a minimum frequency of once
a calendar month, or before the receptacles overflow, whichever is earlier.

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Town Council Bulky Waste Program & Doorstep Collection
Town Council Bulky Waste Program Doorstep Collection

• We have actively engaged all Town Councils • Chargeable doorstep collection from residential
and their Conservancy Contractors. and non-residential premises.

• Expected materials are mainly large household • Consumer or businesses can easily book this
appliance and bulky regulated e-waste. service through ALBA E-waste website.

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Locations to drop off E-Waste

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Outreach Efforts

Total School Engagement completed : 153 (Jul 2021 – Dec 2023)

Total Community Engagement completed : 95 (Jul 2021 – Dec 2023)
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Outreach Activities

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Outreach Efforts – Wallscapes and Bus Wraps

Dhoby Ghaut MRT

Downtown MRT

Boon Lay Hub

Yishun Bus Hub

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International E-Waste Day 2023

• >234,000 reach on Facebook and Instagram

• >1,150 visits to Facebook and Instagram page
• >10,000 visits to IEWD 2023 webpage
• Wall scapes advertisement at 8 key transportation nodes
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• Bus Wraps advertisement on 4 buses
Visitor Center
ALBA’s visitor center showcases the PRS programme in Singapore. Through guided Singapore Police Force - Strategic
Technology Planning Division
tours, we hope the community will be able to gain e-waste recycling knowledge and
do their part to make Singapore a more sustainable place to live in.

Hosted over 600 visitors at

ALBA’s visitors center since the
launch in July 2023.
NEA - Go Green SG 23 National Healthcare
Group Polyclinics

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ALBA STEP UP App
Current Outreach: 25 k+ app users
Scan engagement with app/ day : >550 users
Functionalities: E-Bin Map, Rewards, Contact & Reporting Page,

More Partners:
Green Partners:
Anywheel, Ohmm, Stojo, Crunch
Cutlery, Econfrenli, Urban Origins,
Left-Hand Design, My naked Bar

Attractive Limited Reward Partners:

(Onboarding by end July)

GPS enabled E-Bin Map with Weekly Tips and Notifications New & Improved Design for
filtering options Rewards Redeem Section

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