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They run away from the police in the prior instances, that should tell you something. They are not in uniform, have no NEA badges or ID, no way they are with the NEA.
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NEA jumped to PRC gutter oil theft defense!
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They run away from the police in the prior instances, that should tell you something. They are not in uniform, have no NEA badges or ID, no way they are with the NEA.
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Of cos lah. Cover their ass so that they don't have to do work! This is Singapore inc culture.
Exactly, something must be amiss.
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Let's hope the NEA staff die after eating food cooked with gutter oil
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What is biodiesel? Can easily recycle at home to make into diesel for vehicles?
NEA just want to take an easy way out and close the case!!
By saying its bio-diesel!! come on you so stupid or what??
This news is nothing new, in China this kind of gutter oil production
is rampant, and gutter oil are sold to hawkers, deep fried all the shit and
sold to unsuspecting consumers!!
NEA must be sleeping!!
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NEA is busy fixing opposition parties.
Haze also under NEA's preview? Wtf too lazy to put up psi index even....dun talk about solving the problem.
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Exactly! NEA should have made its statement only after it had analyzed samples of cooked food collected randomly from food outlets run by PRCs and locals as well. That the statement was made so soon after the outbreak of the gutter oil story, indicates that investigations are not thorough.
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[h=2]NEA: Gutter oil was collected for processing into biodiesel[/h]
March 6th, 2014 |
Author: Editorial
A resident at Lorong 4 Toa Payoh called the police early Monday morning (3 Mar) when he saw 2 men apparently trying to pump used cooking oil out of a drain (‘NEA investigating ‘gutter oil’ cases‘). However, the 2 men fled the scene when the police arrived.
The police have established that they were extracting oil waste – known as gutter oil – from a grease trap which filters sullage from eating places. The police have referred the case to the National Environment Agency (NEA), which is investigating 2 other cases.
Chinese daily Zaobao (4 Mar) has reported that in fact, every 1 to 2 weeks, there will be people trying to pump gutter oil out of the drains near the food centre in Lorong 4 Toa Payoh. Residents are not sure if they are the same people.
In the Monday incident (3 Mar), the stall owners at the food centre actually saw the 2 men chased by 3 or 4 police officers, Zaobao said.
A stall owner said that the men usually come about 6am. They remove the drain cover before inserting a tube down to suck the gutter oil up directly into a metal drum. They take 10 to 15 minutes to complete the job before leaving in a lorry quickly. However, because the sky is still dark at 6am, the stall owner could not see their faces clearly.
All the stall owners at the food centre assumed that the men were from a legitimate waste disposal company. It was only after news of people illegally extracting gutter oil broke that the stall owners became worried. That was why someone called the police on Monday when 2 men were spotted trying to extract the gutter oil.
Recycling gutter oil to sell it cheaply is quite a common occurrence in China where it is illegal. Due to lax enforcement in China, the practice is endemic there. Needless to say, gutter oil contains many hazardous chemicals which are highly toxic to humans.
Zaobao also reported that the 2 men attempting to extract gutter oil in Lorong 4 Toa Payoh are from Oil Village Singapore Pte Ltd. The police questioned the boss of the company on Monday afternoon (3 Mar).
When the media called the company, a Mr Wong replied that the company had been around for 10 years. He also said that the company had the necessary licence to extract gutter oil, and that the extracted gutter oil is sent to a Malaysian company for processing into biodiesel.
When asked why his workers fled when they saw the police officers, Mr Wong said it was because the 2 workers saw a group of men approaching them and thought that they wanted to hit them. So, they were afraid and ran away.
A TRE reader wrote to NEA to ask about the incident. NEA replied yesterday (5 Mar):
Also, their company, Oil Village Singapore, is not on NEA’s general waste collector list [Link].
An ACRA check by TRE shows that Oil Village Singapore is owned by 2 Malaysians and a Singaporean [Link]. Contrary to media reports, the company was set up only last April, less than a year ago.
Its principal activities are listed as:
In a media report today (6 Mar), CEO of Alpha Biofuels advocates more regulation to prevent illegal, cross-border sale and use of gutter oil:
The police have established that they were extracting oil waste – known as gutter oil – from a grease trap which filters sullage from eating places. The police have referred the case to the National Environment Agency (NEA), which is investigating 2 other cases.
Chinese daily Zaobao (4 Mar) has reported that in fact, every 1 to 2 weeks, there will be people trying to pump gutter oil out of the drains near the food centre in Lorong 4 Toa Payoh. Residents are not sure if they are the same people.
In the Monday incident (3 Mar), the stall owners at the food centre actually saw the 2 men chased by 3 or 4 police officers, Zaobao said.
A stall owner said that the men usually come about 6am. They remove the drain cover before inserting a tube down to suck the gutter oil up directly into a metal drum. They take 10 to 15 minutes to complete the job before leaving in a lorry quickly. However, because the sky is still dark at 6am, the stall owner could not see their faces clearly.
All the stall owners at the food centre assumed that the men were from a legitimate waste disposal company. It was only after news of people illegally extracting gutter oil broke that the stall owners became worried. That was why someone called the police on Monday when 2 men were spotted trying to extract the gutter oil.
Recycling gutter oil to sell it cheaply is quite a common occurrence in China where it is illegal. Due to lax enforcement in China, the practice is endemic there. Needless to say, gutter oil contains many hazardous chemicals which are highly toxic to humans.
Zaobao also reported that the 2 men attempting to extract gutter oil in Lorong 4 Toa Payoh are from Oil Village Singapore Pte Ltd. The police questioned the boss of the company on Monday afternoon (3 Mar).
When the media called the company, a Mr Wong replied that the company had been around for 10 years. He also said that the company had the necessary licence to extract gutter oil, and that the extracted gutter oil is sent to a Malaysian company for processing into biodiesel.
When asked why his workers fled when they saw the police officers, Mr Wong said it was because the 2 workers saw a group of men approaching them and thought that they wanted to hit them. So, they were afraid and ran away.
A TRE reader wrote to NEA to ask about the incident. NEA replied yesterday (5 Mar):
Thank you for your feedback. NEA has investigated the earlier incidents reported on STOMP regarding the collection of waste from grease traps in Jurong. We found that the waste oil collected from the grease traps serving the eateries was sent for processing into biodiesel. We are also investigating another similar incident in Toa Payoh that took place on 3 Mar 2014.
Food establishments are required to provide grease traps and maintain them regularly by engaging licensed general waste collectors. There is a proper system in place for the collection and disposal of waste from grease traps, which is done with vacuum trucks and the waste disposed of at PUB’s water reclamation plant.
Please be assured that NEA will enforce against any unauthorised waste collectors, and any licensee who violates the conditions of licence or illegally disposes of the waste. Offenders are liable upon conviction to a maximum fine of $2,000.
We will also continue to carry out checks at food shops to ascertain that the ingredients used, including cooking oil, are from approved/licensed sources, and will take action against operators who flout the rules.
We urge members of the public who come across any information on unauthorised collection of waste from grease traps to contact us at 1800-2255632 or [email protected].
However, according to the stallowner in Lorong 4 Toa Payoh, the 2 men did not use a vacuum truck to extract and collect the gutter oil. Instead they used a metal drum.Food establishments are required to provide grease traps and maintain them regularly by engaging licensed general waste collectors. There is a proper system in place for the collection and disposal of waste from grease traps, which is done with vacuum trucks and the waste disposed of at PUB’s water reclamation plant.
Please be assured that NEA will enforce against any unauthorised waste collectors, and any licensee who violates the conditions of licence or illegally disposes of the waste. Offenders are liable upon conviction to a maximum fine of $2,000.
We will also continue to carry out checks at food shops to ascertain that the ingredients used, including cooking oil, are from approved/licensed sources, and will take action against operators who flout the rules.
We urge members of the public who come across any information on unauthorised collection of waste from grease traps to contact us at 1800-2255632 or [email protected].
Also, their company, Oil Village Singapore, is not on NEA’s general waste collector list [Link].
An ACRA check by TRE shows that Oil Village Singapore is owned by 2 Malaysians and a Singaporean [Link]. Contrary to media reports, the company was set up only last April, less than a year ago.
Its principal activities are listed as:
- Manufacture of inedible oils and fats
- Collection of used oil and export to Malaysia
In a media report today (6 Mar), CEO of Alpha Biofuels advocates more regulation to prevent illegal, cross-border sale and use of gutter oil:
I’ve seen the effects in Cambodia, where children in remote villages become very ill because street hawkers sell french fries and sweet potato fries with oil that contains a lot of gutter oil.
If foreign manufacturers use the toxic gutter oil to make food products like love letters and pineappple tarts, Singaporeans who go overseas could eat them or bring them back to Singapore.
If foreign manufacturers use the toxic gutter oil to make food products like love letters and pineappple tarts, Singaporeans who go overseas could eat them or bring them back to Singapore.
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I suspect, very soon, will have gutter oil collection license. Issued by nea. Knn, anyway, they can also make money. Only licensed or certified gutter oil companies can collect gutter oil.
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