Confirm your waste collector's NEA licence is still current

General waste collection in Singapore is carried out by NEA-licensed General Waste Collectors. Check once a year, or whenever you review your waste contract, that your collector's licence is still current using NEA's public register of licensed collectors.

Using a collector whose licence has lapsed risks your waste not being handled to NEA-regulated standards. This guide treats the check as good practice to protect your business rather than citing a specific legal duty on you, the generator — no primary source naming that duty was found this pass; only the collector's own licensing scheme is confirmed (see commonMistakes).

Watch out for

• No primary source was found naming a specific legal duty on the generator (you) to use only NEA-licensed collectors, or a used-cooking-oil drain-disposal prohibition — treat this as good practice pending confirmation, not an overstated legal citation.
• Not re-checking after your collector changes ownership or subcontracts the work to another operator.
• Assuming a collector who has serviced you for years still holds a current licence without checking the register periodically.

Sources

• data.gov.sg — Licensed general waste collectors checked 2026-09-08