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MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT, FOREST AND CLIMATE CHANGE
NOTIFICATION
New Delhi, the 8th April, 2016
S.O. 1357(E).— Whereas the draft of the Solid Waste Management Rul es, 2015 were published under the
notification of the Government of India in the Mini stry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change numb er G.S.R. 451
(E), dated the 3 rd June, 2015 in the Gazette of India, part II, Secti on3, sub- section (i) of the same date inviting obj ections
or suggestions from the persons likely to be affect ed thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixt y days from the
publication of the said notification on the Solid W aste Management Rules, 2015 in supersession of the Municipal Solid
Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000;
And whereas, copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 3
rd June, 2015;
And whereas, the objections or comments received w ithin the stipulated period were duly considered by the
Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferre d by sections 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Prote ction) Act,
1986 (29 of 1986) and in supersession of the Munici pal Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 20 00, except as
respect things done or omitted to be done before su ch supersession, the Central Government hereby make s the following
rules for management of Solid Waste, namely:-
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1. Short title and commencement.-
(1) These rules may be called the Solid Waste Mana gement Rules, 2016.
(2) They shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette.
2. Application.- These rules shall apply to every urban local body, outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census
towns as declared by the Registrar General and Cen sus Commissioner of India, notified areas, notified industrial
townships, areas under the control of Indian Railwa ys, airports, airbases, Ports and harbours, defence establishments,
special economic zones, State and Central governmen t organisations, places of pilgrims, religious and historical
importance as may be notified by respective State g overnment from time to time and to every domestic, institutional,
commercial and any other non residential solid was te generator situated in the areas except industria l waste, hazardous
waste, hazardous chemicals, bio medical wastes, e-w aste, lead acid batteries and radio-active waste, t hat are covered
under separate rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 .
3. Definitions – (1) In these rules, unless the context otherwise re quires,- (1) “aerobic composting” means a
controlled process involving microbial decomposition of organic matter in the presence of oxygen;
2. “anaerobic digestion" means a controlled process involving microbial dec omposition of organic matter in
absence of oxygen;
3. "authorisation" means the permission given by the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control
Committee, as the case may be, to the operator of a facility or urban local suthority, or any other ag ency
responsible for processing and disposal of solid waste;
4. “biodegradable waste " means any organic material that can be degraded b y micro-organisms into simpler
stable compounds;
5. "bio-methanation" means a process which entails enzymatic decomposit ion of the organic matter by microbial
action to produce methane rich biogas;
6. “brand owner” means a person or company who sells any commodit y under a registered brand label.
7. “ buffer zone ” means zone of no development to be maintained around solid waste processing and disposal
facility, exceeding 5 TPD of installed capacity. Th is will be maintained within total and area allotte d for the
solid waste processing and disposal facility.
8. “bulk waste generator” means and includes buildings occupied by the Centra l government departments or
undertakings, State government departments or under takings, local bodies, public sector undertakings o r private
companies, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, coll eges, universities, other educational institutions, hostels,
hotels, commercial establishments, markets, places of worship, stadia and sports complexes having an a verage
waste generation rate exceeding 100kg per day ;
9. "bye-laws" means regulatory framework notified by local body, census town and notified area townships for
facilitating the implementation of these rules effectively in their jurisdiction .
10. “census town” means an urban area as defined by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India;
11. “combustible waste” means non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, non-reusab le, non hazardous solid waste
having minimum calorific value exceeding 1500 kcal/ kg and excluding chlorinated materials like plastic , wood
pulp, etc ;
12. "composting" means a controlled process involving microbial decomposition of organic matter;
13. “ contractor ” means a person or firm that undertakes a contract to provide materials or labour to perform a
service or do a job for service providing authority;
14. “co-processing” means use of non-biodegradable and non recyclable solid waste having calorific value
exceeding 1500k/cal as raw material or as a source of energy or both to replace or supplement the natu ral
mineral resources and fossil fuels in industrial processes;
15. “decentralised processing” means establishment of dispersed facilities for max imizing the processing of bio-
degradable waste and recovery of recyclables closes t to the source of generation so as to minimize
transportation of waste for processing or disposal;
16. "disposal" means the final and safe disposal of post processed residual solid waste and inert street sweepings
and silt from surface drains on land as specified i n Schedule I to prevent contamination of ground wat er, surface
water, ambient air and attraction of animals or birds;
17. “domestic hazardous waste” means discarded paint drums, pesticide cans, CFL bu lbs, tube lights, expired
medicines, broken mercury thermometers, used batter ies, used needles and syringes and contaminated gau ge,
etc., generated at the household level;
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18. "door to door collection" m eans collection of solid waste from the door step o f households, shops,
commercial establishments , offices , institutional or any other non residential premises and includ es collection
of such waste from entry gate or a designated loca tion on the ground floor in a housing society , mul ti storied
building or apartments , large residential, commercial or institutional complex or premises; .
19. “dry waste” means waste other than bio-degradable waste and ine rt street sweepings and includes recyclable
and non recyclable waste, combustible waste and sanitary napkin and diapers, etc;
20. “dump sites” means a land utilised by local body for disposal o f solid waste without following the principles
of sanitary land filling;
21. “extended producer responsibility” (EPR) means responsibility of any producer of packaging products such
as plastic, tin, glass and corrugated boxes, etc., for environmentally sound management, till end-of-l ife of the
packaging products;
22. “facility” means any establishment wherein the solid waste man agement processes namely segregation,
recovery, storage, collection, recycling, processin g, treatment or safe disposal are carried out;
23. "fine" means penalty imposed on waste generators or operators o f waste processing and disposal facilities
under the bye-laws for non-compliance of the directions contained in these rules and/or bye- laws
24. "Form" means a F8orm appended to these rules;
25. “handling” includes all activities relating to sorting, segre gation, material recovery, collection, secondary
storage, shredding, baling, crushing, loading, unloading, transportation, processing and disposal of s olid wastes;
26. “inerts” means wastes which are not bio-degradable, recyclab le or combustible street sweeping or dust and silt
removed from the surface drains;
27. “incineration” means an engineered process involving burning or co mbustion of solid waste to thermally
degrade waste materials at high temperatures;
28. “informal waste collector” includes individuals, associations or waste trader s who are involved in sorting, sale
and purchase of recyclable materials;
29. "leachate" means the liquid that seeps through solid waste or other medium and has extracts of dissolved or
suspended material from it;
30. " local body” for the purpose of these rules means and includes t he municipal corporation, nagar nigam,
municipal council, nagarpalika, nagar Palikaparisha d, municipal board, nagar panchayat and town pancha yat,
census towns, notified areas and notified industria l townships with whatever name they are called in d ifferent
States and union territories in India;
31. “ materials recovery facility” (MRF) means a facility where non-compostable solid wast e can be temporarily
stored by the local body or any other entity mentio ned in rule 2 or any person or agency authorised by any of
them to facilitate segregation, sorting and recove ry of recyclables from various components of waste by
authorised informal sector of waste pickers, inform al recyclers or any other work force engaged by the local
body or entity mentioned in rule 2for the purpose b efore the waste is delivered or taken up for its pr ocessing or
disposal;
32. “non-biodegradable waste” means any waste that cannot be degraded by micro or ganisms into simpler stable
compounds;
33. "operator of a facility" means a person or entity, who owns or operates a facility for handling solid waste
which includes the local body and any other entity or agency appointed by the local body;
34. primary collection" means collecting, lifting and removal of segregate d solid waste from source of its
generation including households, shops, offices and any other non-residential premises or from any col lection
points or any other location specified by the local body;
35. "processing" means any scientific process by which segregated s olid waste is handled for the purpose of reuse,
recycling or transformation into new products ;
36. "recycling " means the process of transforming segregated non- biodegradable solid waste into new material or
product or as raw material for producing new produ cts which may or may not be similar to the original
products;
37. “redevelopment” means rebuilding of old residential or commercial buildings at the same site, where the
existing buildings and other infrastructures have become dilapidated;
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38. "refused derived fuel "(RDF) means fuel derived from combustible waste fr action of solid waste like plastic,
wood, pulp or organic waste, other than chlorinated materials, in the form of pellets or fluff produce d by drying,
shredding, dehydrating and compacting of solid waste ;
39. “ residual solid waste” means and includes the waste and rejects from the solid waste processing facilities
which are not suitable for recycling or further processing;
40. "sanitary land filling " means the final and safe disposal of residual solid waste and inert wastes on land in a
facility designed with protective measures against pollution of ground water, surface water and fugiti ve air dust,
wind-blown litter, bad odour, fire hazard, animal m enace, bird menace, pests or rodents, greenhouse ga s
emissions, persistent organic pollutants slope instability and erosion;
41. “sanitary waste” means wastes comprising of used diapers, sanitary towels or napkins, tampons, condoms,
incontinence sheets and any other similar waste;
42. "Schedule" means the Schedule appended to these rules;
43. "secondary storage " means the temporary containment of solid waste af ter collection at secondary waste
storage depots or MRFs or bins for onward transportation of the waste to the processing or disposal facility;
44. "segregation" means sorting and separate storage of various comp onents of solid waste namely biodegradable
wastes including agriculture and dairy waste, non b iodegradable wastes including recyclable waste, n on-
recyclable combustible waste, sanitary waste and n on recyclable inert waste, domestic hazardous waste s, and
construction and demolition wastes;
45. “service provider” means an authority providing public utility servic es like water, sewerage, electricity,
telephone, roads, drainage, etc;
46. "solid waste" means and includes solid or semi-solid domestic wa ste, sanitary waste, commercial waste,
institutional waste, catering and market waste and other non residential wastes, street sweepings, sil t removed or
collected from the surface drains, horticulture was te, agriculture and dairy waste, treated bio-medica l waste
excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste and e -waste, battery waste, radio-active waste generated in the
area under the local authorities and other entities mentioned in rule 2;
47. “sorting” means separating various components and categories of recyclables such as paper, plastic, card-
boards, metal, glass, etc., from mixed waste as may be appropriate to facilitate recycling;
48. “stabilising” means the biological decomposition of biodegrada ble wastes to a stable state where it generates
no leachate or offensive odours and is fit for application to farm land ,soil erosion control and soil remediation;
49. “street vendor” means any person engaged in vending of articles, go ods, wares, food items or merchandise of
everyday use or offering services to the general pu blic, in a street, lane, side walk, footpath, pavem ent, public
park or any other public place or private area, fro m a temporary built up structure or by moving from place to
place and includes hawker, peddler, squatter and al l other synonymous terms which may be local or regi on
specific; and the words “street vending” with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, sh all be
construed accordingly;
50. “tipping fee” means a fee or support price determined by the loca l authorities or any state agency authorised by
the State government to be paid to the concessionai re or operator of waste processing facility or for disposal of
residual solid waste at the landfill;
51. “transfer station” means a facility created to receive solid waste fro m collection areas and transport in bulk in
covered vehicles or containers to waste processing and, or, disposal facilities;
52. "transportation" means conveyance of solid waste, either treated, p artly treated or untreated from a location to
another location in an environmentally sound manne r through specially designed and covered transport system
so as to prevent the foul odour, littering and unsightly conditions;
53. “treatment” means the method, technique or process designed to modify physical, chemical or biological
characteristics or composition of any waste so as to reduce its volume and potential to cause harm;
54. “user fee” means a fee imposed by the local body and any enti ty mentioned in rule 2 on the waste generator to
cover full or part cost of providing solid waste collection, transportation, processing and disposal s ervices.
55. "vermi composting" means the process of conversion of bio-degradable w aste into compost using earth
worms;
56. “ waste generator ” means and includes every person or group of perso ns, every residential premises and non
residential establishments including Indian Railways, defense establishments, which generate solid waste;
57. “waste hierarchy” means the priority order in which the solid waste i s to should be managed by giving
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emphasis to prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling , recovery and disposal, with prevention being the most
preferred option and the disposal at the landfill being the least;
58. “waste picker” means a person or groups of persons informally eng aged in collection and recovery of reusable
and recyclable solid waste from the source of waste generation the streets, bins, material recovery fa cilities,
processing and waste disposal facilities for sale t o recyclers directly or through intermediaries to e arn their
livelihood.
(2) Words and expressions used herein but not defi ned, but defined in the Environment (Protection) Ac t, 1986, the
Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 19 74, Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Ces s Act, 1977 and
the Air (prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 shall have the same meaning as assigned to the m in the
respective Acts.
4 Duties of waste generators.- (1) Every waste generator shall,-
(a) segregate and store the waste generated by the m in three separate streams namely bio-degradable, non bio-
degradable and domestic hazardous wastes in suitabl e bins and handover segregated wastes to authorised waste pickers
or waste collectors as per the direction or notification by the local authorities from time to time;
(b) wrap securely the used sanitary waste like dia pers, sanitary pads etc., in the pouches provided b y the
manufacturers or brand owners of these products or in a suitable wrapping material as instructed by th e local authorities
and shall place the same in the bin meant for dry waste or non- bio-degradable waste;
(c) store separately construction and demolition w aste, as and when generated, in his own premises an d shall
dispose off as per the Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016; and
(d) store horticulture waste and garden waste gene rated from his premises separately in his own prem ises and
dispose of as per the directions of the local body from time to time.
(2) No waste generator shall throw , burn or burry the solid waste generated by him, on streets, open public spaces
outside his premises or in the drain or water bodies.
(3) All waste generators shall pay such user fee f or solid waste management, as specified in the bye -laws of the
local bodies.
(4) No person shall organise an event or gathering of more than one hundred persons at any unlicensed place
without intimating the local body, at least three w orking days in advance and such person or the organ iser of such event
shall ensure segregation of waste at source and han ding over of segregated waste to waste collector or agency as
specified by the local body.
(5) Every street vendor shall keep suitable contai ners for storage of waste generated during the cour se of his activity
such as food waste, disposable plates, cups, cans, wrappers, coconut shells, leftover food, vegetables , fruits, etc., and
shall deposit such waste at waste storage depot or container or vehicle as notified by the local bod y .
(6) All resident welfare and market association s shall, within one year from the date of notificat ion of these rules and
in partnership with the local body ensure segregat ion of waste at source by the generators as prescr ibed in these rules,
facilitate collection of segregated waste in separ ate streams, handover recyclable material to either the authorised waste
pickers or the authorised recyclers. The bio-degra dable waste shall be processed, treated and dispose d off through
composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. The residual waste shall be giv en to the waste
collectors or agency as directed by the local body.
(7) All gated communities and institutions with mo re than 5,000 sqm area shall, within one year from the date of
notification of these rules and in partnership wi th the local body, ensure segregation of waste at source by the
generators as prescribed in these rules, facilitat e collection of segregated waste in separate strea ms, handover recyclable
material to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorizsd recyclers. The bio-degradable waste shall be processed,
treated and disposed off through composting or bio- methanation within the premises as far as possible. The residual
waste shall be given to the waste collectors or agency as directed by the local body.
(8) All hotels and restaurants shall, within one y ear from the date of notification of these rules an d in partnership
with the local body ensure segregation of waste at source as prescribed in these rules, facilitate collection of segregated
waste in separate streams, handover recyclable mate rial to either the authorised waste pickers or the authorised recyclers.
The bio-degradable waste shall be processed, treate d and disposed off through composting or bio-methan ation within the
premises as far as possible. The residual waste sha ll be given to the waste collectors or agency as di rected by the local
body.
5. Duties of Ministry of Environment, Forest and C limate Change.- (1) The Ministry of Environment, Forest
and Climate Change shall be responsible for over a ll monitoring the implementation of these rules in the country. It
shall constitute a Central Monitoring Committee un der the Chairmanship of Secretary, Ministry of Envi ronment, Forest
and Climate Change comprising officer not below the rank of Joint Secretary or Advisor from the following namely,-
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1) Ministry of Urban Development
2) Ministry of Rural Development
3) Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
4) Ministry of Agriculture
5) Central Pollution Control Board
6) Three State Pollution Control Boards or Polluti on Control Committees by rotation
7) Urban Development Departments of three State G overnments by rotation
8) Rural Development Departments from two State Go vernments by rotation
9) Three Urban Local bodies by rotation
10) Two census towns by rotation
11) FICCI, CII
12) Two subject experts
2. This Central Monitoring Committee shall meet at least once in a year to monitor and review the impl ementation
of these rules. The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change may co-opt other experts, if ne eded. The
Committee shall be renewed every three years.
6. Duties of Ministry of Urban Development.- (1) The Ministry of Urban Development shall coordin ate with
State Governments and Union territory Administrations to,-
(a) take periodic review of the measures taken by the states and local bodies for improving solid was te management
practices and execution of solid waste management p rojects funded by the Ministry and external agencie s at least once in
a year and give advice on taking corrective measures;
(b) formulate national policy and strategy on soli d waste management including policy on waste to ene rgy in
consultation with stakeholders within six months from the date of notification of these rules;
(c) facilitate States and Union Territories in fo rmulation of state policy and strategy on solid ma nagement based
on national solid waste management policy and national urban sanitation policy;
(d) promote research and development in solid wast e management sector and disseminate information to States and
local bodies;
(e) undertake training and capacity building of lo cal bodies and other stakeholders;and
(f) provide technical guidelines and project finan ce to states, Union territories and local bodies o n solid waste
management to facilitate meeting timelines and stan dards.
7. Duties of Department of Fertilisers, Ministry o f Chemicals and Fertilisers.- (1) The Department of
Fertilisers through appropriate mechanisms shall,-
(a) provide market development assistance on city compost; and
(b) ensure promotion of co-marketing of compost wi th chemical fertilisers in the ratio of 3 to 4 bags : 6 to 7 bags by
the fertiliser companies to the extent compost is made availablefor marketing to the companies.
8. Duties of Ministry of Agriculture, Govern ment of India.- The Ministry of Agriculture through appropriate
mechanisms shall,-
(a) provide flexibility in Fertiliser Control Order for manufacturing and sale of compost;
(b) propagate utlisation of compost on farm land;
(c) set up laboratories to test quality of compost produced by local authorities or their authorised agencies; and
(d) issue suitable guidelines for maintaining the quali ty of compost and ratio of use of compost visa-a-vi s chemical
fertilizers while applying compost to farmland.
9. Duties of the Ministry of Power.- The Ministry of Power through appropriate mechanisms shall,-
(a) decide tariff or charges for the power generat ed from the waste to energy plants based on solid waste.
(b) compulsory purchase power generated from such waste to energy plants by distribution company.
10. Duties of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources- The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy
Sources through appropriate mechanisms shall,-
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(a) facilitate infrastructure creation for waste t o energy plants; and
(b) provide appropriate subsidy or incentives for such waste to energy plants.
11. Duties of the Secretary–in-charge, Urban Develo pment in the States and Union territories.- (1) The
Secretary, Urban Development Department in the Stat e or Union territory through the Commissioner or Di rector of
Municipal Administration or Director of local bodies shall,-
(a) prepare a state policy and solid waste managem ent strategy for the state or the union territory i n consultation
with stakeholders including representative of waste pickers , self help group and similar groups working in the f ield of
waste management consistent with these rules, natio nal policy on solid waste management and national u rban sanitation
policy of the ministry of urban development, in a p eriod not later than one year from the date of noti fication of these
rules;
(b) while preparing State policy and strategy on s olid waste management, lay emphasis on waste reduct ion, reuse,
recycling, recovery and optimum utilisation of vari ous components of solid waste to ensure minimisatio n of waste going
to the landfill and minimise impact of solid waste on human health and environment;
(c) state policies and strategies should acknowledge th e primary role played by the informal sector of was te pickers,
waste collectors and recycling industry in reducing waste and provide broad guidelines regarding int egration of waste
picker or informal waste collectors in the waste management system.
(d) ensure implementation of provisions of these ru les by all local authorities;
(e) direct the town planning department of the Sta te to ensure that master plan of every city in the State or Union
territory provisions for setting up of solid waste processing and disposal facilities except for the c ities who are members
of common waste processing facility or regional sanitary landfill for a group of cities; and
(f) ensure identification and allocation of suitab le land to the local bodies within one year for set ting up of
processing and disposal facilities for solid wastes and incorporate them in the master plans (land use plan) of the State or
as the case may be, cities through metropolitan and district planning committees or town and country p lanning
department;
(h) direct the town planning department of the Sta te and local bodies to ensure that a separate space for segregation,
storage, decentralised processing of solid waste is demarcated in the development plan for group housi ng or commercial,
institutional or any other non-residential complex exceeding 200 dwelling or having a plot area exceed ing 5,000 square
meters;
(i) direct the developers of Special Economic Zone , Industrial Estate, Industrial Park to earmark at least five
percent of the total area of the plot or minimum five plots or sheds for recovery and recycling facility.
(j) facilitate establishment of common regional sa nitary land fill for a group of cities and towns fa lling within a
distance of 50 km (or more) from the regional facil ity on a cost sharing basis and ensure professional management of
such sanitary landfills;
(k) arrange for capacity building of local bodies in managing solid waste, segregation and transporta tion or
processing of such waste at source;
(l) notify buffer zone for the solid waste proces sing and disposal facilities of more than five tons per day in
consultation with the State Pollution Control Board; and
(m) start a scheme on registration of waste pickers and waste dealers.
12. Duties of District Magistrate or District Colle ctor or Deputy Commissioner.- The District Magistrate or
District Collector or as the case may be , the Deputy Commissioner shall, -
(a) facilitate identification and allocation of su itable land as per clause (f) of rules 11 for setti ng up solid waste
processing and disposal facilities to local authori ties in his district in close coordination with th e Secretary-in-charge of
State Urban Development Department within one year from the date of notification of these rules;
(b) review the performance of local bodies, at lea st once in a quarter on waste segregation, processi ng, treatment
and disposal and take corrective measures in consul tation with the Commissioner or Director of Municip al
Administration or Director of local bodies and secretary-in-charge of the State Urban Development.
13. Duties of the Secretary–in-charge of Village Pa nchayats or Rural Development Department in the Sta te
and Union territory.- (1) The Secretary–in-charge of Village Panchayats o r Rural Development Department in the State
and Union territory shall have the same duties as the Secretary–in-charge, Urban Development in the S tates and Union
territories, for the areas which are covered under these rules and are under their jurisdictions.
14. Duties of Central Pollution Control Board.- The Central Pollution Control Board shall, -
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(a) co-ordinate with the State Pollution Control B oards and the Pollution Control Committees for impl ementation
of these rules and adherence to the prescribed standards by local authorities;
(b) formulate the standards for ground water, am bient air, noise pollution, leachate in respect of all solid waste
processing and disposal facilities;
(c) review environmental standards and norms presc ribed for solid waste processing facilities or tre atment
technologies and update them as and when required;
(d) review through State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees, at least once in a year, the
implementation of prescribed environmental standard s for solid waste processing facilities or treatme nt technologies and
compile the data monitored by them;
(e) review the proposals of State Pollution Contro l Boards or Pollution Control Committees on use of any new
technologies for processing, recycling and treatmen t of solid waste and prescribe performance standar ds, emission
norms for the same within 6 months;
(f) monitor through State Pollution Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees the implementation of these
rules by local bodies;
(g) prepare an annual report on implementation of these rules on the basis of reports received from S tate Pollution
Control Boards and Committees and submit to the Min istry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and the report
shall also be put in public domain;
(h) publish guidelines for maintaining buffer zone restricting any residential, commercial or any oth er construction
activity from the outer boundary of the waste proce ssing and disposal facilities for different sizes o f facilities handling
more than five tons per day of solid waste;
(i) publish guidelines, from time to time, on envi ronmental aspects of processing and disposal of sol id waste to
enable local bodies to comply with the provisions of these rules; and
(j) provide guidance to States or Union territorie s on inter-state movement of waste.
15. Duties and responsibilities of local authoriti es and village Panchayats of census towns and urban
agglomerations.- The local authorities and Panchayats shall,-
(a) prepare a solid waste management plan as per s tate policy and strategy on solid waste management within six
months from the date of notification of state polic y and strategy and submit a copy to respective depa rtments of State
Government or Union territory Administration or age ncy authorised by the State Government or Union ter ritory
Administration;
(b) arrange for door to door collection of segrega ted solid waste from all households including slums and informal
settlements, commercial, institutional and other no n residential premises. From multi-storage buildin gs, large
commercial complexes, malls, housing complexes, etc ., this may be collected from the entry gate or an y other
designated location;
(c) establish a system to recognise organisations of waste pickers or informal waste collectors and promote and
establish a system for integration of these authori sed waste-pickers and waste collectors to facilita te their participation in
solid waste management including door to door collection of waste;
(d) facilitate formation of Self Help Groups, pro vide identity cards and thereafter encourage integr ation in solid
waste management including door to door collection of waste;
(e) frame bye-laws incorporating the provisions of these rules within one year from the date of notif ication of these
rules and ensure timely implementation;
(f) prescribe from time to time user fee as deemed appropriate and collect the fee from the waste gen erators on its
own or through authorised agency;
(g) direct waste generators not to litter i.e throw or dispose of any waste such as paper, water bott les, liquor bottles,
soft drink canes, tetra packs, fruit peel, wrappers , etc., or burn or burry waste on streets, open p ublic spaces, drains,
waste bodies and to segregate the waste at source as prescribed under these rules and hand over the segregated waste to
authorised the waste pickers or waste collectors authorised by the local body;
(h) setup material recovery facilities or secondar y storage facilities with sufficient space for sor ting of recyclable
materials to enable informal or authorised waste pi ckers and waste collectors to separate recyclables from the waste and
provide easy access to waste pickers and recyclers for collection of segregated recyclable waste such as paper, plastic,
metal, glass, textile from the source of generation or from material recovery facilities; Bins for sto rage of bio-degradable
wastes shall be painted green, those for storage of recyclable wastes shall be printed white and those for storage of other
wastes shall be printed black;
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(i) establish waste deposition centres for domesti c hazardous waste and give direction for waste gene rators to
deposit domestic hazardous wastes at this centre fo r its safe disposal. Such facility shall be establi shed in a city or town
in a manner that one centre is set up for the area of twenty square kilometers or part thereof and not ify the timings of
receiving domestic hazardous waste at such centres;
(j) ensure safe storage and transportation of the domestic hazardous waste to the hazardous waste dis posal facility
or as may be directed by the State Pollution Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee;
(k) direct street sweepers not to burn tree leaves collected from street sweeping and store them sep arately and
handover to the waste collectors or agency authorised by local body;
(l) provide training on solid waste management to waste-pickers and waste collectors;
(m) collect waste from vegetable, fruit, flower, meat, poultry and fish market on day to da y basis and promote
setting up of decentralised compost plant or bio-me thanation plant at suitable locations in the market s or in the vicinity of
markets ensuring hygienic conditions;
(n) collect separately waste from sweeping of stree ts, lanes and by-lanes daily, or on alternate days or twice a week
depending on the density of population, commercial activity and local situation;
(o) set up covered secondary storage facility for t emporary storage of street sweepings and silt remov ed from
surface drains in cases where direct collection of such waste into transport vehicles is not convenien t. Waste so collected
shall be collected and disposed of at regular inter vals as decided by the local body;
(p) collect horticulture, parks and garden waste s eparately and process in the parks and gardens, a s far as possible;
(q) transport segregated bio-degradable waste to the processing facilities like compost plant, bio-m ethanation plant
or any such facility. Preference shall be given for on site processing of such waste;
(r) transport non-bio-degradable waste to the resp ective processing facility or material recovery fac ilities or
secondary storage facility;
(s) transport construction and demolition waste as per the provisions of the Construction and Demolit ion Waste
management Rules, 2016;
(t) involve communities in waste management and pr omotion of home composting, bio-gas generation,
decentralised processing of waste at community leve l subject to control of odour and maintenance of hy gienic conditions
around the facility;
(u) phase out the use of chemical fertilizer in tw o years and use compost in all parks, gardens maint ained by the
local body and wherever possible in other places un der its jurisdiction. Incentives may be provided to recycling
initiatives by informal waste recycling sector.
(v) facilitate construction, operation and mainten ance of solid waste processing facilities and assoc iated
infrastructure on their own or with private sector participation or through any agency for optimum uti lisation of various
components of solid waste adopting suitable technol ogy including the following technologies and adheri ng to the
guidelines issued by the Ministry of Urban Developm ent from time to time and standards prescribed by t he Central
Pollution Control Board. Preference shall be given to decentralised processing to minimize transporta tion cost and
environmental impacts such as-
a) bio-methanation, microbial composting, vermi-compos ting, anaerobic digestion or any other appropriate
processing for bio-stabilisation of biodegradable wastes;
b) waste to energy processes including refused derived fuel for combustible fraction of waste or supply as
feedstock to solid waste based power plants or cement kilns;
(w) undertake on their own or through any other ag ency construction, operation and maintenance of san itary landfill
and associated infrastructure as per Schedule 1 for disposal of residual wastes in a manner prescribed under these rules;
(x) make adequate provision of funds for capital i nvestments as well as operation and maintenance of solid waste
management services in the annual budget ensuring t hat funds for discretionary functions of the local body have been
allocated only after meeting the requirement of nec essary funds for solid waste management and other o bligatory
functions of the local body as per these rules;
(y) make an application in Form-I for grant of aut horisation for setting up waste processing, treatme nt or disposal
facility, if the volume of waste is exceeding five metric tones per day including sanitary landfills f rom the State Pollution
Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be;
(z) submit application for renewal of authorisatio n at least sixty days before the expiry of the vali dity of
authorisation;
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(za) prepare and submit annual report in Form IV o n or before the 30 th April of the succeeding year to the
Commissioner or Director, Municipal Administration or designated Officer;
(zb) the annual report shall then be sent to the Se cretary -in-Charge of the State Urban Development D epartment or
village panchayat or rural development department a nd to the respective State Pollution Control Board or Pollution
Control Committee by the 31 st May of every year;
(zc) educate workers including contract workers an d supervisors for door to door collection of segreg ated waste and
transporting the unmixed waste during primary and secondary transportation to processing or disposal facility;
(zd) ensure that the operator of a facility provid es personal protection equipment including uniform, fluorescent
jacket, hand gloves, raincoats, appropriate foot we ar and masks to all workers handling solid waste an d the same are used
by the workforce;
(ze) ensure that provisions for setting up of cent ers for collection, segregation and storage of segr egated wastes, are
incorporated in building plan while granting approval of building plan of a group housing society or m arket complex; and
(zf) frame bye-laws and prescribe criteria for lev ying of spot fine for persons who litters or fail s to comply with the
provisions of these rules and delegate powers to officers or local bodies to levy spot fines as per the bye laws framed; and
(zg) create public awareness through information, education and communication campaign and educate th e waste
generators on the following; namely:-
(i) not to litter;
(ii) minimise generation of waste;
(iii) reuse the waste to the extent possible;
(iv) practice segregation of waste into bio–degrada ble, non-biodegradable (recyclable and combustible) ,
sanitary waste and domestic hazardous wastes at source;
(v) practice home composting, vermi-composting, bio -gas generation or community level composting;
(vi) wrap securely used sanitary waste as and when generated in the pouches provided by the brand owne rs
or a suitable wrapping as prescribed by the local b ody and place the same in the bin meant for non-
biodegradable waste;
(vii) storage of segregated waste at source in different bins;
(viii) handover segregated waste to waste pickers, waste collectors, recyclers or waste collection age ncies;
(ix) pay monthly user fee or charges to waste coll ectors or local bodies or any other person authoris ed by
the local body for sustainability of solid waste management.
(zh) stop land filling or dumping of mixed waste s oon after the timeline as specified in rule 23 for setting up and
operationalisation of sanitary landfill is over;
(zi) allow only the non-usable, non-recyclable, no n-biodegradable, non-combustible and non-reactive i nert waste
and pre-processing rejects and residues from waste processing facilities to go to sanitary landfill an d the sanitary landfill
sites shall meet the specifications as given in Sch edule–I, however, every effort shall be made to rec ycle or reuse the
rejects to achieve the desired objective of zero waste going to landfill;
(zj) investigate and analyse all old open dumpsite s and existing operational dumpsites for their pote ntial of bio-
mining and bio-remediation and wheresoever feasible, take necessary actions to bio-mine or bio-remedia te the sites;
(zk) in absence of the potential of bio-mining an d bio-remediation of dumpsite, it shall be scientifically capped as per
landfill capping norms to prevent further damage to the environment.
16. Duties of State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee.- (1) The State Pollution Control Board
or Pollution Control Committee shall,-
(a) enforce these rules in their State through local bo dies in their respective jurisdiction and review
implementation of these rules at least twice a year in close coordination with concerned Directorate o f
Municipal Administration or Secretary-in-charge of State Urban Development Department;
(b) monitor environmental standards and adherence to co nditions as specified under the Schedule I and Sche dule II
for waste processing and disposal sites;
(c) examine the proposal for authorisation and make suc h inquiries as deemed fit, after the receipt of the application
for the same in Form I from the local body or any other agency authorised by the local body;
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(d) while examining the proposal for authorisation, th e requirement of consents under respective enactmen ts and
views of other agencies like the State Urban Develo pment Department, the Town and Country Planning
Department, District Planning Committee or Metropol itan Area Planning Committee, as may be applicable,
Airport or Airbase Authority, the Ground Water Boar d, Railways, power distribution companies, highway
department and other relevant agencies shall be ta ken into consideration and they shall be given fou r weeks
time to give their views, if any;
(e) issue authorisation within a period of sixty days i n Form II to the local body or an operator of a fac ility or any
other agency authorised by local body stipulating compliance criteria and environmental standards as specified
in Schedules I and II including other conditions, as may be necessary;
(f) synchronise the validity of said authorisation wit h the validity of the consents;
(g) suspend or cancel the authorization issued under cl ause (a) any time, if the local body or operator o f the
facility fails to operate the facility as per the conditions stipulated:
provided that no such authorization shall be suspe nded or cancelled without giving notice to the loc al body or
operator, as the case may be; and
(h) on receipt of application for renewal, renew the au thorisation for next five years, after examining ev ery
application on merit and subject to the condition t hat the operator of the facility has fulfilled all the provisions of
the rules, standards or conditions specified in the authorisation, consents or environment clearance.
(2) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall, after giving reasonable o pportunity of
being heard to the applicant and for reasons thereof to be recorded in writing, refuse to grant or renew an authorisation.
(3) In case of new technologies, where no standard s have been prescribed by the Central Pollution Con trol Board,
State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, shall approach Centr al Pollution
Control Board for getting standards specified.
(4) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollu tion Control Committee, as the case may be, shall m onitor the
compliance of the standards as prescribed or laid d own and treatment technology as approved and the co nditions
stipulated in the authorisation and the standards s pecified in Schedules I and II under these rules as and when deemed
appropriate but not less than once in a year.
(5) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollu tion Control Committee may give directions to loca l bodies for
safe handling and disposal of domestic hazardous wa ste deposited by the waste generators at hazardous waste deposition
facilities.
(6) The State Pollution Control Board or the Pollu tion Control Committee shall regulate Inter-State m ovement of
waste.
17. Duty of manufacturers or brand owners of dispo sable products and sanitary napkins and diapers.- ( 1)
All manufacturers of disposable products such as ti n, glass, plastics packaging, etc., or brand owners who introduce such
products in the market shall provide necessary fin ancial assistance to local authorities for establi shment of waste
management system.
(2) All such brand owners who sell or market their products in such packaging material which are non-
biodegradable shall put in place a system to collect back the packaging waste generated due to their production.
(3) Manufacturers or brand owners or marketing com panies of sanitary napkins and diapers shall explor e the
possibility of using all recyclable materials in th eir products or they shall provide a pouch or wrapp er for disposal of each
napkin or diapers along with the packet of their sanitary products.
(4) All such manufacturers, brand owners or market ing companies shall educate the masses for wrapping and
disposal of their products.
18. Duties of the industrial units located within one hundred km from the refused derived fuel and wa ste to
energy plants based on solid waste- All industrial units using fuel and located within one hundred km from a solid
waste based refused derived fuel plant shall make a rrangements within six months from the date of noti fication of these
rules to replace at least five percent of their fuel requirement by refused derived fuel so produced.
19. Criteria for Duties regarding setting-up soli d waste processing and treatment facility.- (1) The department
in- charge of the allocation of land assignment sh all be responsible for providing suitable land for setting up of the solid
waste processing and treatment facilitie s and notify such sites by the State Government or Union territory
Administration.
(2) The operator of the facility shall design and set up the facility as per the technical guidelines issued by the
Central Pollution Control Board in this regard from time to time and the manual on solid waste managem ent prepared by
the Ministry of Urban Development.
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(3) The operator of the facility shall obtain neces sary approvals from the State Pollution Control Boa rd or Pollution
Control Committee.
(4) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee shall monitor the environment sta ndards of
the operation of the solid waste processing and treatment facilities.
(5) The operator of the facility shall be responsib le for the safe and environmentally sound operation s of the solid
waste processing and or treatment facilities as per the guidelines issued by the Central Polluti on Control Board from time
to time and the Manual on Municipal Solid Waste Man agement published by the Ministry of Urban Developm ent and
updated from time to time.
(6) The operator of the solid waste processing and treatment facility shall submit annual report in Fo rm III each
year by 30 th April to the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Committee and concerned local body.
20. Criteria and actions to be taken for solid was te management in hilly areas.- In the hilly areas, the duties and
responsibilities of the local authorities shall be the same as mentioned in rule 15 with additional clauses as under:
(a) Construction of landfill on the hill shall be avoi ded. A transfer station at a suitable enclosed loca tion shall be
setup to collect residual waste from the processing facility and inert waste. A suitable land shall be identified in
the plain areas down the hill within 25 kilometers for setting up sanitary landfill. The residual wast e from the
transfer station shall be disposed of at this sanitary landfill.
(b) In case of non-availability of such land, efforts s hall be made to set up regional sanitary landfill f or the inert and
residual waste.
(c) Local body shall frame Bye-laws and prohibit citize n from littering wastes on the streets and give str ict direction
to the tourists not to dispose any waste such as pa per, water bottles, liquor bottles, soft drink cane s, tetra packs,
any other plastic or paper waste on the streets or down the hills and instead direct to deposit such w aste in the
litter bins that shall be placed by the local body at all tourist destinations.
(d) Local body shall arrange to convey the provisions of solid waste management under the bye-laws to all tourists
visiting the hilly areas at the entry point in the town as well as through the hotels, guest houses or like where
they stay and by putting suitable hoardings at tourist destinations.
(e) Local body may levy solid waste management charge from the tourist at the entry point to make the sol id waste
management services sustainable.
(f) The department in- charge of the allocation of land assignment shall identify and allot suitable space on the hills
for setting up decentralised waste processing facil ities. Local body shall set up such facilities. Ste p garden
system may be adopted for optimum utilisation of hill space.
21. Criteria for waste to energy process.- (1) Non recyclable waste having calorific value of 1500 K/cal/kg or more
shall not be disposed of on landfills and shall onl y be utilised for generating energy either or thro ugh refuse derived fuel
or by giving away as feed stock for preparing refuse derived fuel.
(2) High calorific wastes shall be used for co-pro cessing in cement or thermal power plants.
(3) The local body or an operator of facility or a n agency designated by them proposing to set up was te to energy
plant of more than five tones per day processing ca pacity shall submit an application in Form-I to the State Pollution
Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, as the case may be, for authorisation.
(4) The State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee, on receiving such application f or setting
up waste to energy facility, shall examine the same and grant permission within sixty days.
22. Time frame for implementation.- Necessary infrastructure for implementation of thes e rules shall be created
by the local bodies and other concerned authorities , as the case may be, on their own, by directly or engaging agencies
within the time frame specified below:
Sl. No. Activity Time limit from
the date of
notification of
rules
1. identification of suitable sites for setting up solid waste processing facilities 1 year
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2. identification of suitable sites for setting up common regional sanitary landfill facilities
for suitable clusters of local authorities under 0 .5 million population and for setting
up common regional sanitary landfill facilities or stand alone sanitary landfil l facilities by
all local authorities having a population of 0.5 million or more .
1 year
3. procurement of suitable sites for setting up solid waste processing facility and sani tary
landfill facilities
2 years
4. enforcing waste generators to practice segregation of bio degradable, recyclable,
combustible, sanitary waste domestic hazardous and inert solid wastes at source ,
2 years
5. Ensure door to door collection of segregated waste and its transportation in
covered vehicles to processing or disposal facilities.
2 years
6. ensure separate storage, collection and transportat ion of construction and demolition
wastes
2 years
7. sett ing up solid waste processing facilities by all local bodies having 100000 or more
population
2 years
8. Setting up solid waste processing facilities by loc al bodies and census towns
below 100000 population.
3 years
9 setting up common or stand alone sanitary landfills by or for all local bodies having 0.5
million or more population for the disposal of only such residual wastes from the
processing facilities as well as untreatable inert wastes as permitted under the Rules
3 years
10. setting up common or regional sanitary landfills by all local bodies and census towns
under 0.5 million population for the disposal of permitted waste under the rules
3years
11. bio-remediation or capping of old and abandoned dump sites 5years
23. State Level Advisory Body. – (1) Every Department in-charge of local bodies of t he concerned State
Government or Union territory administration shall constitute a State Level Advisory Body within six m onths from the
date of notification of these rules comprising the following members, namely:-
Sl. No Designation Member
1. Secretary, Department of Urban Development orLocal self
government department of the State
Chairperson, ex -
officio
2. One representative of Panchayats or Rural developme nt
Department not below the rank of Joint Secretary to State
Government
Member, ex-officio
3. one representative of Revenue Department of State Government Member,ex -officio
4. One representative from Ministry of Environmen t, Forest and
Climate Change Government of India
Member, ex -officio
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5. One representative from Ministry of Urban Developme nt,
Government of India
Member, ex-officio
6. One representative from Ministry of Rural Developme nt,
Government of India
Member, ex-officio
7. One representative from the Central Pollution Contr ol Board Member, ex -officio
8. One representative from the State Pollution Contro l Board or
Pollution Control Committee
Member, ex-officio
9. One representative from Indian Institute of Technol ogy o r National
Institute of Technology
Member,Ex -officio
10. Chief town planner of the state Member
11. Three representatives from the local bodies by rotation Member
12. Two representatives from census towns or urban aggl omerations
by rotation.
Member
13. One representative from reputed Non-Governmental Or ganisation
or Civil Society working for the waste pickers or i nformal recycler
or solid waste management
Member
14. One representative from a body representing Industr ies at the State
or Central level
Member
15. one representative from waste recycling industry member
16. Two subject experts Member
17. Co-opt one representative each from agriculture dep artment, and
labour department of State Government.
Member
(2) The State Level Advisory Body shall meet at le ast one in every six months to review the matters related to
implementation of these rules, state policy and str ategy on solid waste management and give advice to state government
for taking measures that are necessary for expeditious and appropriate implementation of these rules.
(3) The copies of the review report shall be forwa rded to the State Pollution Control Board or Pollut ion Control
Committee for necessary action.
24. Annual report.- (1) The operator of facility shall submit the annual report to the local body in Form-III on or before
th day of April every year.
(2) The local body shall submit its annual report in Form-IV to State P Control Board or P Committee and the
Secretary-in-Charge of the Department of Urban Deve lopment of the concerned State or Union Territory i n case of
metropolitan city and to the Director of Municipal Administration or Commissioner of Municipal Adminis tration or
Officer in -Charge of Urban local bodies in the sta te in case of all other local bodies of state on or before the 30 th day of
June every year
(3) Each State Pollution Control Board or Pollutio n Control Committee as the case may be, shall prepa re and
submit the consolidated annual report to the Centra l Pollution Control Board and Ministry of Urban Dev elopment on the
implementation of these rules and action taken agai nst non complying local body by the 31
st day of July of each year in
Form-V.
(4) The Central Pollution Control Board shall prep are a consolidated annual review report on the stat us of
implementation of these rules by local bodies in th e country and forward the same to the Ministry of U rban Development
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and Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Cha nge, along with its recommendations before the 31 st day of August
each year.
(5) The annual report shall be reviewed by the Min istry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change dur ing the
meeting of Central Monitoring Committee.
25. Accident reporting- In case of an accident at any solid waste processing or treatm ent or disposal facility or landfill
site, the Officer- in- charge of the facility shall report to the local body in Form-VI and the local body shall review and
issue instructions if any, to the in- charge of the facility.
SCHEDULE I
Specifications for Sanitary Landfills
(A) Criteria for site selection.-
(i) The department in the business allocation of land a ssignment shall provide suitable site for setting u p of the
solid waste processing and treatment facilities and notify such sites.
(ii) The sanitary landfill site shall be planned, design ed and developed with proper documentation of const ruction
plan as well as a closure planin a phased manner. I n case a new landfill facility is being established adjoining an
existing landfill site, the closure plan of existing landfill should form a part of the proposal of such new landfill.
(iii) The landfill sites shall be selected to make use of nearby wastes processing facilities. Otherwise, wa stes
processing facility shall be planned as an integral part of the landfill site.
(iv) Landfill sites shall be set up as per the guideline s of the Ministry of Urban Development, Government of India
and Central Pollution Control Board.
(v) The existing landfill sites which are in use for mo re than five years shall be improved in accordance with the
specifications given in this Schedule.
(vi) The landfill site shall be large enough to last for at least 20-25 years and shall develop ‘landfill c ells’ in a phased
manner to avoid water logging and misuse.
(vii) The landfill site shall be 100 meter away from rive r, 200 meter from a pond, 200 meter from Highways,
Habitations, Public Parks and water supply wells an d 20 km away from Airports or Airbase. However in a
special case, landfill site may be set up within a distance of 10 and 20 km away from the Airport/Airb ase after
obtaining no objection certificate from the civil a viation authority/ Air force as the case may be. Th e Landfill
site shall not be permitted within the flood plains as recorded for the last 100 years, zone of coasta l regulation,
wetland, Critical habitat areas, sensitive eco-fragile areas..
(viii) The sites for landfill and processing and disposal of solid waste shall be incorporated in the Town Pl anning
Department’s land-use plans.
(ix) A buffer zone of no development shall be maintaine d around solid waste processing and disposal facil ity,
exceeding five Tonnes per day of installed capacity . This will be maintained within the total area of the solid
waste processing and disposal facility. The buffer zone shall be prescribed on case to case basis by t he local
body in consultation with concerned State Pollution Control Board.
(x) The biomedical waste shall be disposed of in accord ance with the Bio-medical Waste Management Rules, 2 016,
as amended from time to time . The hazardous waste shall be managed in accordance with the Hazardous a nd
Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement ) Rules, 2016, as amended from time to time. The E-
waste shall be managed in accordance with the e-Was te (Management ) Rules, 2016 as amended from time t o
time.
(xi) Temporary storage facility for solid waste shall be established in each landfill site to accommodate t he waste in
case of non- operation of waste processing and during emergency or natural calamities.
(B) Criteria for development of facilities at the sanitary landfills.-
(i) Landfill site shall be fenced or hedged and provide d with proper gate to monitor incoming vehicles, to prevent
entry of unauthorised persons and stray animals
(ii) The approach and / internal roads shall be concrete d or paved so as to avoid generation of dust partic les due to
vehicular movement and shall be so designed to ens ure free movement of vehicles and other machinery.
(iii) The landfill site shall have waste inspection facil ity to monitor waste brought in for landfilling h, office facility
for record keeping and shelter for keeping equipmen t and machinery including pollution monitoring equi pment.
The operator of the facility shall maintain record of waste received, processed and disposed.
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(iv) Provisions like weigh bridge to measure quantity of waste brought at landfill site, fire protection eq uipment and
other facilities as may be required shall be provided.
(v) Utilities such as drinking water and sanitary facil ities (preferably washing/bathing facilities for wo rkers) and
lighting arrangements for easy landfill operations during night hours shall be provided.
(vi) Safety provisions including health inspections of workers at landfill sites shall be carried out made.
(vii) Provisions for parking, cleaning, washing of transp ort vehicles carrying solid waste shall be provided . The
wastewater so generated shall be treated to meet the prescribed standards.
(C) Criteria for specifications for land filling o perations and closure on completion of land filling.-
(i) Waste for land filling shall be compacted in thin l ayers using heavy compactors to achieve high densit y of the
waste. In high rainfall areas where heavy compactors cannot be used, alternative measures shall be adopted.
(ii) Till the time waste processing facilities for compo sting or recycling or energy recovery are set up, t he waste
shall be sent to the sanitary landfill. The landfil l cell shall be covered at the end of each working day with
minimum 10 cm of soil, inert debris or construction material..
(iii) Prior to the commencement of monsoon season, an int ermediate cover of 40-65 cm thickness of soil shall be
placed on the landfill with proper compaction and g rading to prevent infiltration during monsoon. Prop er
drainage shall be constructed to divert run-off awa y from the active cell of the landfill.
(iv) After completion of landfill, a final cover shall be designed to minimise infiltration and erosion. T he final cover
shall meet the following specifications, namely :--
a) The final cover shall have a barrier soil layer com prising of 60 cm of clay or amended soil with perme ability
coefficient less than 1 x 10 -7 cm/sec.
b) On top of the barrier soil layer, there shall be a drainage layer of 15 cm.
c) On top of the drainage layer, there shall be a vege tative layer of 45 cm to support natural plant grow th and to
minimise erosion.
(D) Criteria for pollution prevention.- In order to prevent pollution from landfill operati ons, the following provisions
shall be made, namely:-
(i) The storm water drain shall be designed and constru cted in such a way that the surface runoff water is diverted
from the landfilling site and leachates from solid waste locations do not get mixed with the surface r unoff water.
Provisions for diversion of storm water discharge d rains shall be made to minimise leachate generation and
prevent pollution of surface water and also for avoiding flooding and creation of marshy conditions.
(ii) Non-permeable lining system at the base and walls o f waste disposal area. For landfill receiving resid ues of
waste processing facilities or mixed waste or waste having contamination of hazardous materials (such as
aerosols, bleaches, polishes, batteries, waste oils , paint products and pesticides) shall have liner o f composite
barrier of 1.5 mm thick high density polyethylene ( HDPE) geo-membrane or geo-synthetic liners, or equi valent,
overlying 90 cm of soil (clay or amended soil) havi ng permeability coefficient not greater than 1 x 10 -7 cm/sec.
The highest level of water table shall be at least two meter below the base of clay or amended soil ba rrier layer
provided at the bottom of landfills.
(iii) Provisions for management of leachates including it s collection and treatment shall be made. The treat ed
leachate shall be recycled or utilized as permitted , otherwise shall be released into the sewerage lin e, after
meeting the standards specified in Schedule- II .. In no case, leachate shall be released into open environment.
(iv) Arrangement shall be made to prevent leachate runof f from landfill area entering any drain, stream, ri ver, lake
or pond. In case of mixing of runoff water with lea chate or solid waste, the entire mixed water shall be treated
by the concern authority.
(E) Criteria for water quality monitoring.-
(i) Before establishing any landfill site, baseline dat a of ground water quality in the area shall be coll ected and kept
in record for future reference. The ground water qu ality within 50 meter of the periphery of landfill site shall be
periodically monitored covering different seasons i n a year that is, summer, monsoon and post-monsoon period
to ensure that the ground water is not contaminated.
(ii) Usage of groundwater in and around landfill sites f or any purpose (including drinking and irrigation) shall be
considered only after ensuring its quality. The fol lowing specifications for drinking water quality sh all apply for
monitoring purpose, namely :-
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S. No. Parameters IS 10500:2012, Edition 2.2(2003-09)
Desirable limit (mg/l except for pH)
Arsenic 0.01
Cadmium 0.01
Chromium(as Cr 6+ ) 0.05
Copper 0.05
Cyanide 0.05
Lead 0.05
Mercury 0.001
Nickel -
Nitrate as NO 3 45.0
Iron 0.3
Total hardness (as CaCO 3) 300.0
Chlorides 250
Dissolved solids 500
Phenolic compounds (as
C6H5OH)
Zinc 5.0
Sulphate (as SO 4) 200
(F) Criteria for ambient air quality monitoring.-
(i) Landfill gas control system including gas collectio n system shall be installed at landfill site to min imize odour,
prevent off-site migration of gases, to protect veg etation planted on the rehabilitated landfill surfa ce. For
enhancing landfill gas recovery, use of geomembrane s in cover systems along with gas collection wells should
be considered.
(ii) The concentration of methane gas generated at landf ill site shall not exceed 25 per cent of the lower explosive
limit (LEL).
(iii) The landfill gas from the collection facility at a landfill site shall be utilized for either direct t hermal applications
or power generation, as per viability. Otherwise, l andfill gas shall be burnt (flared) and shall not b e allowed to
escape directly to the atmosphere or for illegal ta pping. Passive venting shall be allowed in case if its utilisation
or flaring is not possible.
(iv) Ambient air quality at the landfill site and at the vicinity shall be regularly monitored. Ambient air quality shall
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meet the standards prescribed by the Central Pollution Control Board for Industrial area.
G. Criteria for plantation at landfill Site.- A vegetative cover shall be provided over the compl eted site in accordance
with the following specifications, namely:-
(a) Locally adopted non-edible perennial plants that ar e resistant to drought and extreme temperatures sha ll be
planted;
(b) The selection of plants should be of such variety t hat their roots do not penetrate more than 30 cms. This
condition shall apply till the landfill is stabilized;
(c) Selected plants shall have ability to thrive on low-nutrient soil with minimum nutrient addition;
(d) Plantation to be made in sufficient density to minimise soil erosion.
(e) Green belts shall be developed all around the bound ary of the landfill in consultation with State Poll ution
Control Boards or Pollution Control Committees .
H. Criteria for post-care of landfill site.- (1) The post-closure care of landfill site shall be con ducted for at least fifteen
years and long term monitoring or care plan shall consist of the following, namely :-‘
(a) Maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of fina l cover, making repairs and preventing run-on and r un-off
from eroding or otherwise damaging the final cover;
(b) Monitoring leachate collection system in accordance with the requirement;
(c) Monitoring of ground water in and around landfill;
(d) Maintaining and operating the landfill gas collecti on system to meet the standards.
(2) Use of closed landfill sites after fifteen yea rs of post-closure monitoring can be considered for human settlement
or otherwise only after ensuring that gaseous emission and leachate quality analysis complies with the specified standards
and the soil stability is ensured.
I. Criteria for special provisions for hilly areas.- Cities and towns located on hills shall have locati on-specific
methods evolved for final disposal of solid waste b y the local body with the approval of the concerned State Pollution
Control Board or the Pollution Control Committee. T he local body shall set up processing facilities fo r utilisation of
biodegradable organic waste. The non-biodegradable recyclable materials shall be stored and sent for r ecycling
periodically. The inert and non-biodegradable waste shall be used for building roads or filling-up of appropriate areas on
hills. In case of constraints in finding adequate land in hilly areas, waste not suitable for road-la ying or filling up shall be
disposed of in regional landfills in plain areas.
J. Closure and Rehabilitation of Old Dumps- Solid waste dumps which have reached their full cap acity or those which
will not receive additional waste after setting up of new and properly designed landfills should be c losed and
rehabilitated by examining the following options:
(i) Reduction of waste by bio mining and waste pro cessing followed by placement of residues in new
landfills or capping as in (ii) below.
(i). Capping with solid waste cover or solid waste cover enhanced with geomembrane to enable collect ion
and flaring / utilisation of greenhouse gases.
(iii) Capping as in (ii) above with additional mea sures (in alluvial and other coarse grained soils) such as
cut-off walls and extraction wells for pumping and treating contaminated ground water.
(iv) Any other method suitable for reducing enviro nmental impact to acceptable level.
SCHEDULE II
Standards of processing and treatment of solid waste
A. Standards for composting.- The waste processing facilities shall include compo sting as one of the technologies for
processing of bio degradable waste. In order to pre vent pollution from compost plant, the following sh all be
complied with namely :-
(a) The incoming organic waste at site shall be stored properly prior to further processing. To the extent possible,
the waste storage area should be covered. If, such storage is done in an open area, it shall be provid ed with
impermeable base with facility for collection of le achate and surface water run-off into lined drains leading to a
leachate treatment and disposal facility;
(b) Necessary precaution shall be taken to minimise nui sance of odour, flies, rodents, bird menace and fire hazard;
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(c) In case of breakdown or maintenance of plant, waste intake shall be stopped and arrangements be worked out
for diversion of waste to the temporary processing site or temporary landfill sites which will be agai n
reprocessed when plant is in order;
(d) Pre-process and post-process rejects shall be remov ed from the processing facility on regular basis an d shall not
be allowed to pile at the site. Recyclables shall b e routed through appropriate vendors. The non-recyc lable high
calorific fractions to be segregated and sent to wa ste to energy or for RDF production, co-processing in cement
plants or to thermal power plants. Only rejects from all processes shall be sent for sanitary landfill site(s).
(e) The windrow area shall be provided with impermeable base. Such a base shall be made of concrete or
compacted clay of 50 cm thick having permeability c oefficient less than 10 –7 cm/sec. The base shall be provided
with 1 to 2 per cent slope and circled by lined drains for collection of leachate or surface run-off;
(f) Ambient air quality monitoring shall be regularly c arried out. Odurnuisance at down-wind direction on the
boundary of processing plant shall also be checked regularly.
(g) Leachate shall be re-circulated in compost plant for moisture maintenance.
(h) The end product compost shall meet the standards pr escribed under Fertilizer Control Order notified f rom time
to time.
(i) In order to ensure safe application of compost, the following specifications for compost quality shall be met,
namely:-
Parameters Organic Compost
Phosphate Rich
Organic Manure
Arsenic (mg/Kg) 10.00 10.00
Cadmium (mg/Kg) 5.00 5.00
Chromium (mg/Kg) 50.00 50.00
Copper (mg/Kg) 300.00 300.00
Mercury (mg/Kg) 0.15 0.15
Nickel (mg/Kg) 50.00 50.00
C/N ratio <20 Less than 20:1
pH 6.5 -7.5 (1:5 solution) maximum 6.7
Moisture, percent by weight,
maximum
Bulk density (g/cm 3) <1.0 Less than 1.6
Total Organic Carbon, per cent by
weight, minimum
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Total Nitrogen (as N), per cent by
weight, minimum
Total Phosphate (as P 205) percent by
weight, minimum
Total Potassium (as K 20), percent by
weight, minimum
Colour Dark brown to black -
Odour Absence of foul Odor -
Particle size Minimum 90% material should pass
through 4.0 mm IS sieve
Minimum 90% material should pass
through 4.0 mm IS sieve
Conductivity (as dsm-1), not more
than
* Compost (final product) exceeding the above state d concentration limits shall not be used for food c rops. However, it
may be utilized for purposes other than growing food crops.
B. Standards for treated leachates.- The disposal of treated leachates shall meet the following standards, namely:-
S. No Parameter
Standards
( Mode of Disposal )
Inland surface
water Public sewers Land disposal
1. Suspended solids, mg/l, max 100 600 200
2. Dissolved solids (inorganic) mg/l, max. 2100 2100 2100
3 pH value 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0 5.5 to 9.0
4 Ammonical nitr ogen (as N), mg/l, max. 50 50 -
5 Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (as N), mg/l, max. 100 - -
6 Biochemical oxygen demand (3 days at 27 0 C)
7 Chemical oxygen demand, mg/l, max. 250 - -
8 Arsenic (as As), mg/l, max 0.2 0.2 0.2
9 Mercury (as Hg), mg/l, max 0.01 0.01 -
10 Lead (as Pb), mg/l, max 0.1 1.0 -
11 Cadmium (as Cd), mg/l, max 2.0 1.0 -
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12 Total Chromium (as Cr), mg/l, max. 2.0 2.0 -
13 Copper (as Cu), mg/l, max. 3.0 3.0 -
14 Zinc (as Zn), mg/l, max. 5.0 15 -
15 Nickel (as Ni), mg/l, max 3.0 3.0 -
16 Cyanide (as CN), mg/l, max. 0.2 2.0 0.2
17 Chloride (as Cl), mg/l, max. 1000 1000 600
18 Fluoride (as F), mg/l, max 2.0 1.5 -
19 Phenolic compounds (as C 6H5OH) mg/l, max. 1.0 5.0 -
Note : While discharging treated leachates into inl and surface waters, quantity of leachates being dis charged and the
quantity of dilution water available in the receiving water body shall be given due consideration.
C. Standards for incineration: The Emission from incinerators /thermal technologie s in Solid Waste
treatment/disposal facility shall meet the following standards, namely:-
Parameter Emission standard
Particulates 50 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
HCl 50 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
SO2 200 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
CO 100 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
50 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to daily average value
Total Organic Carbon 20 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
HF 4 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
NOx (NO and NO2 expressed
as NO2 )
400 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to half hourly average value
Total dioxins and furans 0.1 ng TEQ/Nm 3 Standard refers to 6 -8 hours sampling. Please refer
guidelines for 17 concerned congeners for toxic
equivalence values to arrive at total toxic
equivalence.
Cd + Th + their compounds 0.05 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to sampling time anywhere
between 30 minutes and 8 hours.
Hg and its compounds 0.05 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to sam pling time anywhere
between 30 minutes and 8 hours.
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Sb + As + Pb + Cr + Co + Cu
+ Mn + Ni + V + their
compounds
0.5 mg/Nm 3 Standard refers to sampling time anywhere
between 30 minutes and 8 hours.
Note. - All values corrected to 11% oxygen on a dry basis.
Note:
(a) Suitably designed pollution control devices shall b e installed or retrofitted with the incinerator to
achieve the above emission limits..
(b) Waste to be incinerated shall not be chemically treated with any chlorinated disinfectants.
(c) Incineration of chlorinated plastics shall be phased out within two years.
(d) if the concentation of toxic metals in incineratio n ash exceeds the limits specified in the Hazardous Waste
(Management, Handling and Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2008, as amended from time to time, the ash
shall be sent to the hazardous waste treatment, storage and disposal fcaility.
(e) Only low sulphur fuel like LDO, LSHS, Diesel , bio-mass, coal, LNG, CNG, RDF and bio-gas shall
be used as fuel in the incinerator.
(f) The CO2 concentration in tail gas shall not be more than 7%.
(g) All the facilities in twin chamber incinerators sha ll be designed to achieve a minimum temperature of
0C in secondary combustion chamber and with a gas re sidence time in secondary combustion chamber not
less than 2 (two) seconds.
(h) Incineration plants shall be operated (combustion c hambers) with such temperature, retention time
and turbulence, as to achieve total Organic Carbon (TOC) content in the slag and bottom ash less than 3%, or
the loss on ignition is less than 5% of the dry weight.
(i) Odour from sites shall be managed as per guidelines of CPCB issued from time to time
FORM – I
Application for obtaining authorisation under solid waste management rules
for processing/recycling/treatment and disposal of solid waste
The Member Secretary,
State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee,
I/We hereby apply for authorisation under the Soli d Waste Management Rules, 2016 for processing,
recycling, treatment and disposal of solid waste.
1. Name of the local body/agency appointed by them/ operator of facility
2. Correspondence address
Telephone No.
Fax No. ,e-mail:
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3. Nodal Officer & designation(Officer authorised by the local body or
agency responsible for operation of processing/ treatment or disposal
facility)
4. Authorisation required for setting up and operation of the facility
(Please tick mark)
waste processing
recycling
treatment
disposal at landfill
5. Attach copies of the Documents
Site clearance (local body)
Proof of Environmental Clearance
Consent for establishment
Agreement between municipal authority and operatin g agency
Investment on the project and expected return
6. Processing/recycling/treatment of solid waste
(i) Total Quantity of waste to be processed per day
Quantity of waste to be recycled
Quantity of waste to be treated
Quantity of waste to be disposed into landfill
(ii)Utilisation programme for waste processed (Product utilisation)
(iii)Methodology for disposal (attach details)
Quantity of leachate
Treatment technology for leachate
(iv)Measures to be taken for prevention and control of environmental
pollution
(v)Measures to be taken for safety of workers working in the plant
(vi)Details on solid waste processing/recycling/ treatment/disposal
facility (to be attached)
7. Disposal of solid waste
Number of sites identified
Quantity of waste to be disposed per day
Details of methodology or criteria followed for site selection (attach)
Details of existing site under operation
Methodology and operational details of landfilling
Measures taken to check environmental pollution
8 Any other information.
Date: Signature:
Place: Designation
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Form- II
[see rule 16 (1) (e) ]
Format for issue of authorisation
Authorisation No____________
Ref: Your application number _____________________d t. ____________
The ________________State Pollution Control Board/P ollution Control Committee after examining the prop osal hereby
authorises_________________ having administrative o ffice at _______________________________________to set up
and operate waste processing/recycling/ treatment/disposal facility at________________________________
The authorisation is hereby granted to operate the facility for processing, recycling, treatment and disposal of solid waste.
The authorisation is subject to the terms and condi tions stated below and such conditions as may be ot herwise specified
in these rules and the standards laid down in Schedules I and II under these rules.
The _________________State Pollution Control Board/ Pollution Control Committees of the UT may, at
any time, revoke any of the conditions applicable under the authorisation and shall communicate the same in writing.
Any violation of the provision of the Solid Waste M anagement Rules, 2016will attract the penal provisi on of the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986).
(Member Secretary)
State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Com mittee of the UT
(Signature and designation)
Date:
Place:
Form – III
[see rule 19 (6), 24 (1) ]
Format of annual report to be submitted by the oper ator of facility to the local body
1 Name of the City/Town and State
2 Population
3 Area in sq. kilometers
4 Name & Address of the local body
Telephone No.
Fax No.
E-mail:
5 Name and address of operator of the facility
6 Name of officer in -charge of the faci lity
Phone No:
Fax No:
E-mail:
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7 Number of households in the city/town ,
Number of non-residential premises in the city
Number of election/ administrative wards in the city/town
8 Quantity of Solid waste
Estimated Quantity of solid waste generat ed in the local body area
per day in metric tones
Quantity of solid waste collected per day /tpd
Per capita waste collected per day /gm/day
Quantity of solid waste processed /tpd
Quantity of solid waste disposed at landfill /tpd
9 Status of Solid Waste Management (SWM) service
Segregation and storage of waste at source
Whether solid waste is stored at source in domestic /commercial/
institutional bins If yes,
Percentage of households practice storage of waste at source in
domestic bins
Percentage of non-residential premises practice sto rage of waste
at source in commercial /institutional bins
Percentage of households dispose of throw solid was te on the
streets
Percentage of non-residential premises dispose of throw solid
waste on the streets
Whether solid waste is stored at source in a segregated form
If yes, Percentage of premises segregating the waste at source
Yes/No
Yes/No
Door to Door Collection of solid waste
Whether door to door collection (D2D) of solid wast e is being
done in the city/town
Yes/No
if yes
Number of wards covered in D2D collection of waste
No. of households covered
No. of non-residential premises including commercia l
establishments ,hotels, restaurants educational in stitutions/
offices etc covered
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Percentage of residential and non-residential premi ses covered in
door to door collection through :
Motorized vehicle
Containerized tricycle/handcart
Other device
If not, method of primary collection adopted
Sweeping of stre ets
Length of roads, streets, lanes, bye-lanes in the c ity that need to
be cleaned
Frequency of street sweepings and percentage of pop ulation
covered
Tools used
Manual sweeping
Mechanical sweeping
Whether long handle broom used by sanitation workers
Whether each sanitation worker is given handcart/tr icycle for
collection of waste
Whether handcart / tricycle is containerized
Whether the collection tool synchronizes with colle ction/ waste
storage containers utilized
frequency Daily Alternate
days
Twice
week
Occasionally
population
covered
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
. Secondary Waste Storage facilities
No. and type of waste storage depots in the city/town
Open waste storage sites
Masonry bins
Cement concrete cylinder bins
Dhalao/covered rooms/space
Covered metal/plastic containers
Upto 1.1 m 3 bins
2 to 5 m 3 bins
Above 5m 3 containers
Bin-less city
No. Capacity in m 3
Bin/ population ratio
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Ward wise details of waste storage depots (attach) :
Ward No:
Area:
Population:
No. of bins placed
Total volume of bins placed
Total storage capacity of waste storage facilities in cubic meters
Total waste actually stored at the waste storage depots daily
Give frequency of collection of waste from the depots
Number of bins cleared
Frequency No. of bins
Daily
Alternate day
Twice a week
Once a week
Occasionally
Whether storage depots have facility for storage of segregated
waste in green, blue and black bins
Yes/ No
(if yes, add details)
No. of green bins:
No. of blue bins:
No. of black bins:
Whether lifting of solid waste from storage depots is manual or
mechanical. Give percentage
(%) of Manual Lifting
of SOLID WASTE
(%) of Mechanical
lifting
If mechanical – specify the method used front-end loaders/ Top loaders
Whether solid waste is lifted from door to door and transported to
treatment plant directly in a segregated form
Yes/ No
(if yes, specify)
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Waste Transportation per day
Type and Number of vehicles used (pl tick or add)
No. Trips made
waste
transported
Animal cart
Tractors
Non tipping Truck
Tipping Truck
Dumper Placers
Refuse collectors
Compactors
Others
JCB/loader
Frequency of transportation of waste Frequency (%) of waste transported
Daily
Alternate day
Twice a week
Once a week
Occasionally
Quantity of waste transported each day /tpd
Percentage of total waste transported daily %
Waste Treatment Technologies used
Whether solid waste is processed Yes/No
If yes, Quantity of waste processed daily /tpd
Land(s) available with the local body for waste pro cessing (in
Hectares)
Land currently utilized for waste processing
Solid waste processing facilities in operation
Solid waste processing faciliti es under construction
Distance of processing facilities from city/town boundary
Details of technologies adopted
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Composting , Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold
Qty. of residual waste landfilled
vermi composting Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold
Quantity of residual waste landfilled
Bio-methanation Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold
Quantity of residual waste landfilled
Refuse Derived Fuel Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold Quantity of residual waste
landfilled
Waste to Energy technology
such as incineration, gasification, pyrolysis or an y other
technology ( give detail)
Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold Quantity of residual waste
landfilled
Co-processing Qty. raw material processed
Combustible waste supplied to cement plant
Combustible waste supplied to solid waste based power plants
Others Qty.
Solid waste disposal fac ilities
No. of dumpsites sites available with the local body
No. of sanitary landfill sites available with the local body
Area of each such sites available for waste disposal
Area of land currently used for waste disposal
Distance of dumpsite/landfill facility from city/town kms
Distance from the nearest habitation kms
Distance from water body kms
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Distance from state/national highway kms
Distance from Airport kms
Distance from important religious places or historical monument kms
Whether it falls in flood prone area Yes/No
Whether it falls in earthquake fault line area Yes/No
Quantity of waste landfilled each day tpd
Whether landfill site is fenced Yes / No
Whether Lighting facility is available on site Yes / No
Whether Weigh bridge facility available Yes / No
Vehicles and equipments used at landfill (specify) Bulldozer, Compacters etc. available
Manpower deployed at landfill site Yes/No (if yes, attach details)
Whether covering is done on daily basis Yes/No
If not, Frequency of covering the waste deposited at the landfill
Cover material used
Whether adequate covering material is available Yes/No
Provisions for gas venting provided Yes/No, (if yes, attach technical data sheet)
Provision for leachat e collection Yes/No, (if yes, attach technical data sheet)
10 Whether an Action Plan has been prepared for improv ing solid
waste management practices in the city
Yes/No
(if Yes attach Action Plan details)
11 What separate provisions are made for :
Dairy related activities :
Slaughter houses waste :
C&D waste (construction debris) :
Attach details on Proposals,
Steps taken,
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
12 Details of Post Closure Plan Attach Plan
13 How many slums are identified and whether these are provided
with Solid Waste Management facilities :
Yes/ No
(if Yes, attach details)
14 Give details of manpower deployed for collection in cluding street
sweeping, secondary storage, transportation, proces sing and
disposal of waste
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15 Mention briefly, the difficult ies being experienced by the local
body in complying with provisions of these rules
16 Mention briefly, if any innovative idea is impleme nted to tackle a
problem related to solid waste, which could be repl icated by other
local bodies.
Signature of Operator
Dated :
Place:
Form – IV
[see rules 15(za), 24(2)]
Format for annual report on solid waste management to be submitted by the local body
CALENDAR
YEAR:
DATE OF SUBMISSION OF REPORT:
1 Name of the City/Town and State
2 Population
3 Area in sq. kilometers
4 Name & Address of local body
Telephone No.
Fax No.
E-mail:
5 Name of officer in-charge dealing with solid waste management (SOLID
WASTEM)Phone No:
Fax No:
E-mail:
6 Number of households in the city/town
Number of non-residential premises in the city
Number of election/ administrative wards in the cit y/town
7 Quantity of Solid waste (solid waste)
Estimated Quantity of solid waste generated in the local body area per day in metric
tones
Quantity of solid waste collected per day /tpd
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Per capita waste collected per day /gm/day
Quantity of solid waste processed /tpd
Quantity of solid waste disposed at dumpsite/ landfill /tpd
8 Status of Solid Waste Management service
Segregation and storage of waste at source
Whether SOLID WASTE is stored at source in domestic /commercial/ institutional
bins, If yes,
Percentage of households practice storage of waste at source in domestic bins
Percentage of non-residential premises practice storage of waste at source in
commercial /institutional bins
Percentage of households dispose or throw solid waste on the streets
Percentage of non-residential premises dispose of throw solid waste on the streets
Whether solid waste is stored at source in a segregated form, If yes,
Percentage of premises segregating the waste at source
Yes/No
Yes/No
Door to Door Collection of solid waste
Whether door to door collection (D2D) of solid waste is being done in the city/town Yes/No
if yes
Number of wards covered in D2D collection of waste
No. of households covered
No. of non-residential premises including commercial establishments ,hotels,
restaurants educational institutions/ offices etc covered
Percentage of residential and non -residential premises covered i n door to door
collection through :
Motorized vehicle
Containerized tricycle/handcart
Other device
If not, method of primary collection adopted
Sweeping of streets
Length of roads, streets, lanes, bye-lanes in the city that need to be cleaned km
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Frequency of street sweepings and percentage of
population covered
frequency Daily Alternate
days
Twice
a week
Occasionally
population
covered
Tools used
Manual sweeping
Mechanical sweeping
Whether long handle broom used by sanitation
workers
Whether each sanitation worker is given
handcart/tricycle for collection of waste
Whether handcart / tricycle is containerized
Whether the collection tool synchronizes with
collection/ waste storage containers utilized
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
. Secondary Waste Storage facilities
No. and type of waste storage depots in the
city/town
Open waste storage sites
Masonry bins
Cement concrete cylinder bins
Dhalao/covered rooms/space
Covered metal/plastic containers
Upto 1.1 m3 bins
2 to 5 m3 bins
Above 5m3 containers
Bin-less city
No. Capacity in m 3
Bin/ population ratio
Ward wise details of waste storage depots (attach) :
Ward No:
Area:
Population:
No. of bins placed
Total volume of bins placed
Total storage capacity of waste storage facilities in
cubic meters
Total waste actually stored at the waste storage
depots daily
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Give frequency of collection of waste from the
depots
Number of bins cleared
Frequency No. of bins
Daily
Alternat e day
Twice a week
Once a week
Occasionally
Whether storage depots have facility for storage
of segregated waste in green, blue and black bins
Yes/ No
(if yes, add details)
No. of green bins:
No. of blue bins:
No. of black bins:
Whether lifting of solid waste from storage depots
is manual or mechanical. Give percentage
(%) of Manual Lifting of solid waste
(%) of Mechanical lifting
If mechanical – specify the method used front-end loaders/ Top loaders
Whether solid waste is lift ed from door to door and
transported to treatment plant directly in a
segregated form
Yes/ No
(if yes, specify)
Waste transportation per day
Type and Number of vehicles used
No. Trips made waste
transported
Animal cart
Tractors
Non tipping Truck
Tipping Truck
Dumper Placers
Refuse collectors
Compactors
Others
JCB/loader
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Frequency of transportation of waste Frequency (%) of waste transported
Daily
Alternate day
Twice a week
Once a week
Occasionally
Quantity of waste transported each day /tpd
Percentage of total waste transported daily %
Waste Treatment Technologies used
Whether solid waste is processed
Yes/No
If yes, Quantity of waste processed daily /tpd
Whether treatment is done by local body or
through an agency
Land(s) available with the local body for waste
processing (in Hectares)
Land currently utilized for waste processing
Solid waste processing facilities in operation
Solid waste processing facilities under construction
Distance of proces sing facilities from city/town
boundary
Details of technologies adopted
Composting , Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold
Quantity of residual waste landfilled
Vermi composting Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold
Quantity of residual waste landfilled
Bio-methanation Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold
Quantity of residual waste landfilled
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Refuse Derived Fuel Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold Quantity of residual waste landfilled
Waste to Energy technology
such as incineration, gasification, pyrolysis or any
other technology ( give detail)
Qty. raw material processed
Qty. final product produced
Qty. sold Quantity of residual waste landfilled
Co-processing Qty. raw material processed
Combustible waste supplied to cement plant
Combustible waste supplied to solid waste based
power plants
Others Qty.
Solid waste disposal facilities
No. of dumpsites sites avai lable with the local
body
No. of sanitary landfill sites available with the
local body
Area of each such sites available for waste disposal
Area of land currently used for waste disposal
Distance of dumpsite/landfill facility from
city/town
Distance from the nearest habitation kms
Distance from water body kms
Distance from state/national highway kms
Distance from Airport kms
Distance from important religious places or
historical monument
Whether it falls in flood prone area Yes/No
Whether it falls in earthquake fault line area Yes/No
Quantity of waste landfilled each day tpd
Whether landfill site is fenced Yes / No
Whether Lighting facility is available on site Yes / No
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Whether Weigh bridge facility available Yes / No
Vehicles and equipments used at landfill (specify) Bulldozer, Compacters etc. available
Manpower deployed at landfill site Yes/No
(if yes, attach details)
Whether covering is done on daily basis Yes/No
If not, Frequency of covering the waste deposited
at the landfill
Cover material used
Whether adequate covering material is available Yes/No
Provisions for gas venting provided Yes/No
(if yes, attach technical data sheet)
Provision for leachate collection Yes/No
(if yes, attach technical data sheet)
9 Whether an Action Plan has been prepared for
improving solid waste management practices in the
city
Yes/No
(if Yes attach Action Plan details)
10 What separate provisions are made for :
Dairy related activities :
Slaughter houses waste :
C&D waste (construction debris) :
Attach details on Proposals,Steps taken,
Yes/No
Yes/No
Yes/No
11 Details of Post Closure Plan Attach Plan
12 How many slums are identified and whether these
are provided with Solid Waste Management
facilities :
Yes/ No
(if Yes, attach details)
13 Give details of:
Local body’s own manpower deployed for
collection including street sweeping, secondary
storage, transportation, processing and disposal of
waste
14 Give details of:
Contractor/ concessionaire’s manpower deployed
for collection including street sweeping, secondary
storage, transportation, processing and disposal of
waste
15 Mention briefly, the difficulties being experienced
by the local body in complying with provisions of
these rules
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16 Mention briefly, if any innovative idea is
implemented to tackle a problem related to solid
waste, which could be replicated by other local
bodies
Signature of CEO/Municipal Commissioner/
Executive Officer/Chief Officer
Date:
Place:
Form – V
[see rule 24(3)]
Format of annual report to be submitted by the stat e pollution control board or pollution control committee
committees to the central pollution control board
PART A
The Chairman
Central Pollution Control Board
Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar
DELHI- 110 0032
1. Name of the State/Union territory :
2. Name & address of the State Pollution Control :
3. Number of local bodies responsible for management o f
solid waste in the State/Union territory under these rules
4. No. of authorisation appl ication Received :
5. A Summary Statement on progress made by local body
in respect of solid waste management
: Please attach as Annexure -I
6. A Summary Statement on progress made by local bodie s
in respect of waste collection, segregation,
transportation and disposal
: Please attach as Annexure -II
7. A summary statement on progress made by local bodie s
in respect of implementation of Schedule II
: Please attach as Annexure-III
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Chairman or the Member Secretary
State Pollution Control Board/
Pollution Control Committee
PART B
Towns/cities
Total number of towns/cities
Total number of ULBs
Number of class I & class II cities/towns
Authorisation status (names/number)
Number of applications received
Number of authorisations granted
Authorisations under scrutiny
SOLID WASTE Generation status
Solid waste generation in the state (TPD)
collected
treated
landfilled
Compliance to Schedule I of SW Rules (Number/names of towns/capacity)
Good practices in cities/towns
House-to-house collection
Segregation
Storage
Covered transportation
Processing of SW (Number/names of towns/capacity)
Solid Waste processing facilities setup:
Sl. No. Composting Vermi -composting Biogas RDF/Pelletization
Processing facility operational:
Sl. No. Composting Vermi-composting Biogas RDF/Pelletization
Processing facility under installation/planned:
Sl. No. Composting Vermi -composting Biogas RDF/Pelletisation
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Waste-to-Energy Plants: (Number/names of towns/capa city)
Sl. No. Plant Lo cation Status of operation Power generation (MW) Remarks
Disposal of solid waste (number/names of towns/capa city):
Landfill sites identified
Landfill constructed
Landfill under construction
Landfill in operation
Landfill exhausted
Landfilled capped
Solid Waste Dumpsites (number/names of towns/capaci ty):
Total number of existing dumpsites
Dumpsites reclaimed/capped
Dumpsites converted to sanitary landfill
Monitoring at Waste processing/Landfills sites
Sl. No. Name of
facilities
Ambient air Groundwater Leachate quality Compost quality VOCs
Status of Action Plan prepared by Municipalities
Total number of municipalities:
Number of Action Plan submitted:
Form – VI
[see rule 25]
Accident Reporting
1. Date and time of accident :
2. Sequence of events leading to accident :
3. The waste involved in accident :
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4. Assessment of the effects of the accidents on human health
and the environment
5. Emergency measures taken :
6. Steps taken to alleviate the effects of accidents :
7. Steps taken to prevent the recurrence of such an accident :
Date: …………… Signature:…….…………………
Place: …………… Designation: ……………………
BISHWANATH SINHA, Jt. Secy.
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