It has now been 10 years since a collaboration between the Emerald Hill Conservation Association (EHCA) and the National Environment Agency (NEA) enabled the Emerald Hill Estate to be the first residential landed property estate in Singapore to replace individual refuse and recycling bins with centralised bin locations estate wide.

This endeavour has been the forerunner of many environmentally friendly initiatives undertaken to improve the quality of life for the Estate and its residents. In the case of the Emerald Hill Estate this has meant that approximately 400 unsightly and smelly bins, which once lined the streets of the Estate, have been replaced by 4 centrally located bin-locations

Whereas this undertaking has greatly improved the atmosphere and cleanliness of the roadways and five-foot ways of the Estate, we are now experiencing issues at the 4 bin-locations (especially at the Hullet Road and Saunders Road location), which we as owners and residents of the Emerald Hill Estate can assist in addressing.

Bin Centres

Recyclables will be collected on every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday by the PWC. All recyclable items are to be deposited into the blue recycling bins located at the bin points.

Examples of recyclables are:

• Glass (wine bottles, beer bottles & glass jars)

• Paper (newspaper, magazines, books and paper packaging)

• Metal (metal containers and cans)

• Plastic (plastic bags, plastic containers and bottles)

Refuse will be collected daily (including Sat, Sun and Public Holidays) by the appointed Public Waste Collector (PWC) SembCorp Pte Ltd.

We seek the cooperation of all residents to:

• Bag and dispose all your general refuse into the green refuse bins located at the bin locations

• Ensure that the bin lid is kept closed at all times to prevent public health nuisance such as mosquito breeding

• Avoid disposal of any liquid or bulky waste into the green refuse bins

• No refuse is to be put outside of the bins

Please find following some guidelines:

General Refuse

Recyclables

Only put recyclables items into the blue recycling bin. Don’t treat it like a trash bin. Follow the labels on the blue bin on what can be put inside Make sure the recyclables items are not contaminated with food or liquids.

For large carton boxes that cannot fit into the recycling bins, please flatten or cut the carton boxes into smaller pieces before throwing them into the recycling bins. Please do not dispose electronic appliances and bulky waste (pillow, wooden shelves, cupboard, mattresses etc) into the recycling bins.

Bulky Waste

Bulky wastes such as unwanted furniture, electrical appliances, large tree branches and trunks, etc. will require a separate collection and charges/fees will apply. Kindly contact the appointed SembCorp Pte Ltd. on the customer hotline 1800 278 6135 or via email at environment_contactus@sembcorp.com, should you need bulky waste collection services. Alternatively, you can also engage the services of a General Waste Collector (GWC).

A list of general waste collectors can be found at NEA’s website.

Please do not dispose bulky waste into any refuse or recycling bins or place any bulky waste at the bin-locations.

No construction / renovation refuse is to be disposed of at the bin locations. All such items are to be taken away by the contractors doing the construction / renovation works.

Please note:

• NEA has installed CCTV’s at the bin-locations, as well as increasing regular inspections of the Estate in general.

• NEA will not hesitate to take enforcement action against anyone who is found dumping bulky waste at any of the bin-locations. Such actions are liable to monetary fines, with more serious actions for repeat offenders.

• We much appreciate your sharing the above guidelines with your domestic helpers and others residing in your residence.