5.6.5 Storage, collection and transportation of waste

5.6.5.1
The Waste Act specifies general principles for the storage and transport of waste to prevent pollution of the environment and harm to health. The measures in this section include specific requirements in relation to waste collection services that need to inform the NWMS:

• Municipalities should equitably allocate waste collection services
• An obligation exists on persons receiving waste collection services to pay applicable service charges
• Municipalities can withhold provision of services where there is failure to comply with reasonable provisions (such as payment), so long as not providing the service will not pose a risk to health or the environment
• Municipalities can distinguish between different categories of users and geographical areas in terms of the services they provide
• Municipalities are obligated to provide publically accessible containers and receptacles for the collection of recyclable waste.