Discuss with owners’ organisation and cleansing contractor arrangements for handling non-compliant waste

Experiences of other cities show that during the initial period of MSW charging implementation, fly-tipping of household waste may occur in common areas of the premises. In addition, non-recyclables or waste may be found at the recycling points of the premises. To maintain environmental hygiene of the premises, property management companies and cleansing contractors may instruct cleansing workers to clear away household waste from unknown sources without properly wrapped in designated bags or affixed with designated labels.

If property management companies and cleansing contractors receive reports from cleansing workers that household waste from unknown sources is frequently found in common areas, or non-recyclables or waste are found at the recycling points, property management companies should consider adopting appropriate follow-up measures, such as erection of warning signs at the locations concerned, installation of closedcircuit televisions (CCTVs), etc. to deter such cases. Moreover, property management companies may consider improving the design of litter containers in common areas by adopting "litter containers with small openings" to prevent households from disposing of household waste in public litter containers to evade MSW charging. Property management companies may also review the number and locations of public litter containers within the premises and remove part or even all of the litter containers in common areas as appropriate. When feasible, property management companies may consider placing public litter containers/recycling facilities within areas covered by CCTVs to monitor whether any household is disposing of household waste in the public litter containers/recycling facilities.

During the initial implementation of MSW charging, as it is difficult for cleansing contractors to accurately estimate and include the expenditures on designated bags and designated labels for handling the non-compliant waste and waste generated in common areas within the premises into the relevant services contracts, property management companies should not require cleansing contractors to bear all the related costs on an "all-inclusive" basis when drafting relevant cleansing services contracts. The property management companies should work out an appropriate plan with the owner's committees/owners' organisations for the households to apportion the relevant expenditures. For example, property management companies may consider purchasing designated bags/designated labels themselves to provide to the cleansing service contractors for handling the relevant waste.  

Suggested Measures in Response to NCW in Premises under "Charging by Designated Bags"