Common Misbehaviour at Refuse Transfer Station
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General Handling |
Delivering unacceptable waste to a RTS |
- Refuse the vehicle to dispose of waste at a RTS
- If the unacceptable waste has been discharged into the hopper, the waste collector shall be responsible for the clear up
- Issue verbal / written warning
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Overloading of a vehicle
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- Refuse the vehicle to dispose of waste at a RTS
- Issue monthly warning letter to those account-holders with overloading record
- If a vehicle with 10 or above numbers of overloading record (>5%of the Permitted Gross Vehicle Weight) within one month, the EPD will request the concerned account-holder to make necessary improvement. Should no improvement is observed, the EPD will notify the account-holder that his registered vehicle(s) shall not be allowed to dispose of waste at a RTS within 60 minutes after rejected.
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Speeding inside a RTS
Speed limit
In general: 10 km/hr
Tipping hall & weighbridge: 5 km/hr
Vehicle wash: 3 km/hr
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- Issue verbal / written warning
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Poor hygiene condition of vehicles
Dirty vehicle body, dripping of waste water, falling of waste, etc.
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- Issue verbal / written warning
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Serious / Multiple Records of Misbehaviour at RTSs
Under the Regulation, any breach of the terms and conditions of the Service Conditions in relation to any registered account-holder or his registered vehicle, the Environmental Protection Department may revoke the registration of that registered account-holder, such that all his registered vehicles could not use the refuse transfer service.
