Key step in implementing first Extended Producer Responsibility scheme in Singapore for e-waste management
Singapore, 11 February 2021 – The National Environment Agency (NEA) has awarded the licence to operate a Producer Responsibility Scheme (PRS) in Singapore to ALBA Group plc & Co. KG (ALBA). The appointment of the PRS Operator is an integral part of Singapore’s Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for e-waste management. As the PRS Operator, ALBA will collect regulated consumer electrical and electronic waste (e-waste)[1] across Singapore for proper treatment and recycling for a period of five years, from 1 July 2021 to 30 June 2026.
