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Recommendations For
The Modernization Of Solid Waste Management
In Class I Cities In India : By Report Of The Committee Constituted
By
The Hon’ble Supreme Court Of India (March, 1999)
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| Stroage
Of Waste At Source |
No waste shall be thrown
the streets, footpaths, open spaces, drains or water bodies.
Waste shall be stored at the source of waste generation
in two bins/bags, one for food waste / bio-degradable waste and
another for recyclable waste such as papers, plastic, metal glass
, rags etc. (see annexure ‘a’ and ‘b’)
Waste such as used batteries, containers for chemicals
and pesticides, discarded medicines and other toxic or hazardous
household waste, if and when produced, should be kept separately
from the above two streams of waste. |
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| Segregation
Of Recyclable Waste |
| The local bodies shall direct
households, shops and establishments not to mix recyclable waste with
domestic food / bio-degradable waste and instead keep recyclable /
non- biodegradable waste in a separate bin or bag at the source of
waste generation. |
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| Primary
Collection Of Waste |
Domestic , trade and
institutional food / bio-degradable waste, shall be collected from
the doorstep or from the community bin on a daily basis.
Recyclable waste material / non bio-degradable waste
other then toxic and hazardous waste shall be collected from the
source of waste generation at the frequency and in the manner, notified
by the local body from time to time.
Domestic hazardous / toxic waste material shown
in annexure ‘b’ shall be deposited by the waste producers
in special bins that may be provided by the local body at various
places in the city for depositing such waste.
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| Sweeping
Of Streets & Public Spaces |
| All public roads, streets,
lanes and bye-lanes having habitation or commercial activity on one
or both sides of the street shall be cleaned on a daily basis, assigning
a clearly demarcated area to each sweeper and street sweepings shall
be deposited in the container placed at the temporary waste storage
depot established in the city. |
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| Provision
Of Litter Bins |
| Adequate numbers of litter
bins shall be placed in urban areas at railway stations, bus station,
market places, parks and gardens and important commercial streets
to prevent the littering of streets and public places. |
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| Temporary
waste storage depots for onward transportation of waste. |
| All open waste storage sites
should be abolished expenditiously and all dust bins made of cement
pipes, metal rings, masonary construction should also be replaced
in a phased manner by a temporary waste storage facility in the form
of a neat mobile closed. Body large container , or a parked vehicle,
for emporary storage of waste through containerised hand-carts / containerised
tricycles etc., from the door steps and / or from the community bins
for onward transportation of waste in a cost effective manner. |
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| Transportation
Of Waste |
| Transportation of waste
shall be done regularly to ensure that the containers / trolleys and
dusbin sites are cleared before they start over-flowinig. The frequency
of transportation shall be arranged accordingly. The system of transportation
of waste must synchronise with bulk storage of waste at the temporary
waste storage depots. Multiple and manual handling of waste should
be avoided. |
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| Recommended
Processing And Dispoal Options |
All organic / bio-degradable
wastes collected from households, shops, markets, hotels and other
establishements shall first be composted by following suitable methods
of composting with or without power generation as deemed appropriate.
Only rejects and domestic hazardous waste shall be carefully landfilled.
Bio medical waste shall be disposed of as per the bio-medical waste
(management and handling) rules,1998. |
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| Institutional
Aspects & Capacity Building |
| The local body shall take
adequate measures for institutional strengthening through induction
of professionals, decentralisation of administration, delegation of
powers, human resources development , private sector and ngo praticipation. |
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| ANNEXURE:
A |
| Types
Of Waste To Be Put In The Bin Meant For Food Waste & Bio-Degradable
Waste. |
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Foods waste of all kinds, cooked
and uncooked, including eggshells and bones |
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Flower and fruit waste including juice peels and
house-plant waste. |
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House sweeping (not garden sweeping or yard waste
: dispose on-site) |
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Sanitary towels |
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Disposal diapers and incontinence pads |
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Ashes |
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| ANNEXURE:
B |
| Types Of
Recyclable Wastes To Be Kept For Collection By The Informal Sector |
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Paper and plastic, all
kinds |
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Cardboard and cartons |
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Containers of all kinds excluding
those containing hazardous material |
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Packaging of all kinds |
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Glass of all kinds |
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Metals of all kinds |
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Rags, rubber, wood |
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Foils, wrappings, pouches, sachets
and tetra packs (rinsed) |
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Cassettes, computer diskettes, printer
cartridges and electronic parts |
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Discarded clothing, furniture and
equipment |
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