Single-family houses & apartment buildings
Residuals: Each household is charged according to the volume of waste generated through the purchase of a special prepaid 10L or 35L or 56L bag + a fixed fee.
Kitchen waste (organic): Each household will have an internal 10L internal bin and an additional 40L external bin for collection by the Municipality or Community Services.
ONLY SUBLIC WASTE – That which is not diverted to another of the other streams, that which is not recycled and that which is not reused.
Example:
Separating food scraps and recyclables from the prepaid bag significantly reduces the volume of waste and therefore the cost of purchasing prepaid bags.
The scheme is implemented on a nationwide basis and participation is mandatory.
Residuals: In Enterprises where the volume and type of waste is like households, the charge follows that of households, i.e. charged according to the volume of waste produced through the purchase of a special prepaid 10L or 35L or 56L bag + a fixed fee.
Kitchen waste (organic): in Businesses where the volume and type of waste is like households, there will be an internal 10L bin and an additional 40L external bin for collection by the Municipality or Community services.
Large producers:
Food service establishments, hotels/tourist accommodations, industries/factories, government buildings, hospitals, banquet halls, shopping malls, universities, colleges, schools, municipal markets, meat markets, fish markets, farmers’ markets.
Special producers:
Airports, ports, camps, central prisons.
Residuals: In the case of large and special producers, the charge will be based on the volume of waste generated through the purchase of prepaid 120L or 240L or 360L or 1100L bins + a fixed fee.
Kitchen waste (organic): in the case of large and special producers, there will be an internal 40L bin and an additional external 120L or 240L or 360L bin for collection by the Municipality or Community services.
The cost of the prepaid bin for residuals is set by the Local Authorities.
The scheme is implemented on a nationwide basis and participation is mandatory for all.
ONLY SUBLIC WASTE – Any waste that is not diverted to another of the other streams, that is not recycled and that is not reused.
To successfully establish a scheme of source separation and separate collection of recyclable and organic waste (kitchen and garden waste), businesses/large producers will also be able to have at their disposal: A 40L bin which will be inside the business for sorting kitchen waste and depending on the capacity of each business, there will be a 120L or 240L or 360L bin outside and near the business.
Compressors/Presses for separate sorting of paper and PMD will also be provided through other Environment Department Programs
