Registered parties whose registrations will be expired in the coming 6 months can from now on apply to EPD for registration renewal using the application form which can be downloaded and submitted here.
The registration lists have been updated on 28 March 2024. Besides, the “Good Practice Guides for Registered WCO Collectors/Processors/Exporters” have been updated on 18 August 2023.
What are "Waste Cooking Oils" (WCO)?
Oils abandoned from any cooking process for human consumption other than those from household, regardless whether they have been used for their original purposes, examples include:
- Used cooking oil
- Grease trap waste
- Unused cooking oil abandoned for reasons such as spoilage
- Oil and grease separated from grease trap waste
Used cooking oil
Grease trap waste
Objectives
WCO are traded recyclables. Proper recycling of WCO not only can convert WCO into industrial products such as biodiesel, soap and etc., but also avoid environmental pollution arising from improper handling of WCO. In order to promote recycling of local resources and enhance overall operational standard of local WCO recycling industries, EPD puts in place administrative measures to register eligible local WCO collectors, processors and exporters. These measures aim to strengthen regulation of handling and flow of WCO, thereby protecting the environment and preventing WCO from re-entering the food chain.
Registration Scheme
