Duties of the Authority

(1) It shall be the duty and responsibility of the Authority to make arrangements for the collection and disposal of all solid waste within a service area in accordance with this Act or any regulations made there under. (2) In the exercise of its functions under this Act, the Authority may, with the approval of the Minister, engage the services of a contractor (whether a person or a body corporate) to provide an efficient solid waste collection service within the (3) The solid waste collection service will be provided in service areas at least twice per week on days which will be notified from time to time by the Authority. (4) The Authority shall devise ways and means for the more efficient collection and disposal of solid waste employing modern methods and techniques and exploring the possibility of recycling the waste materials. (5) It shall be the responsibility of contractors to remove and dispose of all construction waste material resulting from new construction or other works on or at any premises. (6) In the event a contractor fails to remove construction waste material when required to do so by the Authority, the Authority may remove such materials and recover the cost of such removal from the contractor.