“Smart HoHoSkips” Collection Booking
Rules for Users
- Segregate construction waste into inert and non-inert waste correctly in advance.
- * Inert construction waste includes rock, rubble, boulder, earth, soil, sand, concrete, asphalt, brick, tile, masonry or used bentonite
- * Non-inert construction waste includes bamboo, wood, plants, glass, packing waste, and other organic and metallic materials
- Put loose or fragmented construction waste in bags, which must be tied securely before using the service.
- Divide the construction waste into as many bags as possible for easy handling if it is heavy.
- Call the recycler to discuss the proper way of disposing of the construction waste if it is long or large in size.
- For each service transaction, no more than half the volume of a skip (around 40 bags or 1 tonne) is accepted.
- Show up at the collection points on time and place inert and non-inert construction waste as directed by the recycler (e.g. on weighing equipment).
- Call the recycler to change a more suitable time or location if it is unable to stop for collection at the booked time and collection point due to heavy traffic or other factors.
- Move construction waste into the vehicle in case only recycler driver is at scene and no recycler workers are present.
- If the construction waste is mixed with inert and non-inert waste, it shall be deemed as non-inert construction waste for payment. If situation allows, mixed construction waste after segregation can be charged according to the type of construction waste.
- Each premises can only use the service up to three times per month.
- The contract value of the involved project must be less than $1 million to use the service. Otherwise, the contractor is required by the law to open a billing account for the contract for disposal at government waste disposal facilities and shall dispose of the construction waste themselves.
- The recycler only accepts construction waste. If only furniture is to be disposed of, members of the public should dispose of it to the public refuse collection points managed by the Food and Environmental Hygiene Department for disposal. Details can be found here.
If the above requirements are not met, the service user may be held liable.
