inSing.com, 29 May 2012SINGAPORE: Households in Singapore can expect to gradually pay more to have their trash collected.
Today, households pay as little as S$4.03 per HDB flat, or as high as S$22.50 for a landed home.
Prices also differ between estates. For example, HDB flats in the city area currently pay S$4.03, while those in Pasir-Ris and Tampines fork out S$6.87. The difference in pricing is due to separate contracts being called for each sector, subjected to open bidding.
Moving forward, all households will pay a "uniform fee" - depending on whether it is an HDB flat or landed property. The fee will be derived from the weighted average of successful tender bids submitted by public waste collectors.
From July, HDB properties in those areas will pay S$7, while landed homes will pay S$23.19. Full story
