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Earlier deadline for Singapore firms to report how much packaging waste they produce

Published Tue, Jul 10, 2018 · 09:50 PM

Singapore

COMPANIES in Singapore will have to report the packaging used in their products a year earlier than the previous deadline, in the national push to reduce waste.

By the end of 2020, firms that use packaging - from supermarkets to importers - must be ready to submit an annual report to the National Environment Agency (NEA) with information on the type and amount of packaging in their products, as well as their packaging waste reduction plans.

The announcement was made by Minister for the Environment and Water Resources Masagos Zulkifli on Tuesday at the opening ceremony of the Clean …

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Earlier deadline for Singapore firms to report how much packaging waste they produce

Consumer & Healthcare

Lululemon to shutter Washington distribution center, lay off 128 employees

Gazelle Ventures makes cash offer for No Signboard shares at S$0.0021 apiece

P&G raises annual core profit forecast on resilient demand, price hikes

Cordlife calls for trading halt after shares sink to all-time low, pending announcement

Marina Bay Sands Q1 profit surges 51.5% to US$597 million on tourism boom

Swiss watch exports plunge as China and Hong Kong demand dries up

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