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BreadTalk fined S$16,300 for repeatedly discharging illegal waste into sewers
By Nabilah Awang
TODAY file photoBreadTalk was one of 18 repeat offenders that were slapped with harsher penalties by PUB.
Published10 June, 2019
Updated 10 June, 2019
The food manufacturing company was among 38 firms that were prosecuted by PUB between June last year and May 2019 for similar offences.
The companies were fined a total of S$253,700.
BreadTalk was also one of 18 repeat offenders that were slapped with harsher penalties.
It was caught for multiple offences of discharging “regulated chemicals” — including grease and oil — that exceeded allowable limits on June 2016 and April 2017, said PUB.
The agency said that water quality tests on BreadTalk’s wastewater treatment plant uncovered that the chemical discharge did not receive adequate water treatment and was not up to standard.
Prior to this, BreadTalk had also accumulated a fine of S$19,000 for six other similar charges of contravening sewerage and drainage regulations.
Another repeat offender was printing and packaging company Tat Seng Packaging Group.
It was caught discharging waste containing a regulated chemical and metal exceeding allowable limits on three occasions — in June 2016, December 2017 and March 2018 — and was fined a total of S$14,100.
Other offenders included toxic waste collector NSL Oilchem Logistics, electro-plating company Metal Treatment Technology and engineering company KMS Industrial. They were fined S$12,200, S$11,300 and S$10,500 respectively.
“Discharging dangerous or hazardous substances, or excessive amounts of regulated substances are irresponsible acts that can affect the operational integrity of the public sewerage system, disrupt the used water treatment process at the water reclamation plants, and pose health and safety hazards to the workers maintaining the system,” said the director of PUB’s water reclamation network Maurice Neo.
He added that repeat offenders have also been put on PUB’s surveillance list and are subjected to more frequent inspections.
“In severe cases, PUB may also suspend or revoke the approval for the company to discharge trade effluent in the sewer,” said Mr Neo.
Under the Sewerage and Drainage Act, the illegal discharge of waste into the public sewer carries a fine of up to S$50,000 for the first offence and a maximum fine of S$100,000 for repeat offenders.
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BreadTalk fined S$16,300 for repeatedly discharging illegal waste into sewers
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Published10 June, 2019
Updated 10 June, 2019
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The food manufacturing company was among 38 firms that were prosecuted by PUB between June last year and May 2019 for similar offences.
The companies were fined a total of S$253,700.
BreadTalk was also one of 18 repeat offenders that were slapped with harsher penalties.
It was caught for multiple offences of discharging “regulated chemicals” — including grease and oil — that exceeded allowable limits on June 2016 and April 2017, said PUB.
The agency said that water quality tests on BreadTalk’s wastewater treatment plant uncovered that the chemical discharge did not receive adequate water treatment and was not up to standard.
Prior to this, BreadTalk had also accumulated a fine of S$19,000 for six other similar charges of contravening sewerage and drainage regulations.
Another repeat offender was printing and packaging company Tat Seng Packaging Group.
It was caught discharging waste containing a regulated chemical and metal exceeding allowable limits on three occasions — in June 2016, December 2017 and March 2018 — and was fined a total of S$14,100.
Other offenders included toxic waste collector NSL Oilchem Logistics, electro-plating company Metal Treatment Technology and engineering company KMS Industrial. They were fined S$12,200, S$11,300 and S$10,500 respectively.
“Discharging dangerous or hazardous substances, or excessive amounts of regulated substances are irresponsible acts that can affect the operational integrity of the public sewerage system, disrupt the used water treatment process at the water reclamation plants, and pose health and safety hazards to the workers maintaining the system,” said the director of PUB’s water reclamation network Maurice Neo.
He added that repeat offenders have also been put on PUB’s surveillance list and are subjected to more frequent inspections.
“In severe cases, PUB may also suspend or revoke the approval for the company to discharge trade effluent in the sewer,” said Mr Neo.
Under the Sewerage and Drainage Act, the illegal discharge of waste into the public sewer carries a fine of up to S$50,000 for the first offence and a maximum fine of S$100,000 for repeat offenders.
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