Ways to handle garbage crisis
The new rules now cover areas beyond municipal areas to include census towns, urban agglomerations, industrial areas, religious centers, and areas under the control of the railways and defence. No person will be allowed to throw, or burn, or bury solid waste generated by them on the streets, in open public spaces, outside his premises or in drains.
2) Solid waste will now need to be sorted into wet waste which consists of biodegradable waste, dry waste which includes plastic, paper, metal and wood among others and domestic hazardous waste which includes diapers, napkins and medical waste. This will then be handed over to the local body for processing.
3) The local authorities are responsible for the development of infrastructure for collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste.
4) Waste processing facilities will have to be set up by all local bodies having a population of a 1 million or more within two years. In case of census towns with a population below 1 million, the setting up of common or stand-alone sanitary landfills will have to be completed in three years.
5) Residents’ welfare associations and gated communities larger than 5000 sq. meters will have to mandatorily segregate waste. New townships and group housing societies will have to develop in-house waste handling and processing facilities.
6) Bio-degradable waste should be processed, treated and disposed of through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. Residual waste can then be handed over to the local authorities.
7) Waste generators will be liable to pay ‘user fees’ & ‘spot fines’ to local authorities for littering and non-segregation.
8) Bulk generators of garbage including hotels, institutes and events will be directly responsible for the waste they generate and will have to partner with local bodies to properly dispose of garbage.
9) The new rules also require developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), industrial estates and industrial parks to earmark at least 5% of the total area of the plot to build and maintain a recovery and recycling facility.
10) Manufacturers of disposable products like tin, glass, plastics will need to provide financial assistance to local authorities for the establishment of a waste-management system. If their products are in a non-biodegradable packaging, they will need to take steps to collect it once a product is sold.
2) Solid waste will now need to be sorted into wet waste which consists of biodegradable waste, dry waste which includes plastic, paper, metal and wood among others and domestic hazardous waste which includes diapers, napkins and medical waste. This will then be handed over to the local body for processing.
3) The local authorities are responsible for the development of infrastructure for collection, storage, segregation, transportation, processing and disposal of solid waste.
4) Waste processing facilities will have to be set up by all local bodies having a population of a 1 million or more within two years. In case of census towns with a population below 1 million, the setting up of common or stand-alone sanitary landfills will have to be completed in three years.
5) Residents’ welfare associations and gated communities larger than 5000 sq. meters will have to mandatorily segregate waste. New townships and group housing societies will have to develop in-house waste handling and processing facilities.
6) Bio-degradable waste should be processed, treated and disposed of through composting or bio-methanation within the premises as far as possible. Residual waste can then be handed over to the local authorities.
7) Waste generators will be liable to pay ‘user fees’ & ‘spot fines’ to local authorities for littering and non-segregation.
8) Bulk generators of garbage including hotels, institutes and events will be directly responsible for the waste they generate and will have to partner with local bodies to properly dispose of garbage.
9) The new rules also require developers of Special Economic Zones (SEZs), industrial estates and industrial parks to earmark at least 5% of the total area of the plot to build and maintain a recovery and recycling facility.
10) Manufacturers of disposable products like tin, glass, plastics will need to provide financial assistance to local authorities for the establishment of a waste-management system. If their products are in a non-biodegradable packaging, they will need to take steps to collect it once a product is sold.
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Are bhai pehle dusbins to laga do sbhi galiyon ke bahar. Logon ko door door tak dustbin nahin milte isliye woh kuda jalaa dete hain.. Itni si baat samajh nahin aati kya?
Sep 03
Not so long ago I posted the concept of WASTEMAREC on the same group page . Can be initiated again if administration and residents show interest .
Aug 30
(1) Each and every citizens must be aware between"Good" and "bad". (2) All the housing societies are to be hold responsible for the unwanted Practices" . (3) As per point no 7 , heavy fine must be imposed on the problem creators (4) The use of plastic bag, tharmocoa pot/thali are to be banned. (5) Not to throw any thing directly to the nulla .
Aug 29
All the ways to handle garbage crisis are good but then they need to be impemented rigorously and penalty should be taken, which is not found in our country.
Aug 29
Way to go! But very difficult to implement. Only a public-private partnership modality can make it happen. The onus of segregating cannot be put on individuals alone. There maybe sickness in families or aged people living alone, it will be next to impossible to make them carry out such activities. Also students staying alone and couples working odd hours will not be able to comply even though they may genuinely believe in the ideology. Therefore plenty of scope for errors which can be avoided if the execution is closely monitored by individuals appointed by the public-private partnership firm. An MOU should be signed with the resident welfare association or owners to utilize the premises for greening activities and waste segregation within the premises. A terrace garden set up will solve many problems of transporting degradable waste and make it easy to recycle within the premises. Also penalizing offenders will not serve any purpose and only give rise to one more avenue for corruption. One has to frame rules which are practical to follow by ONE AND ALL!
Aug 28
