As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
- Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
- The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
- The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
- It is mandatory on the part of the waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.
Explanation
Statement (b) is incorrect
- The Solid Waste Management Rules 2016 (SWMR) were notified in April 2016 to lay a solid framework for scientific waste management across urban settlements.
- The 2016 Rules supersede the Municipal Solid Waste Rules, 2000 and expand the ambit of application to every urban local body, including outgrowths in urban agglomerations, census towns, notified areas, notified industrial townships, areas under the control of Indian Railways, airports, airbases, Ports and harbours, defence establishments, special economic zones, State and Central government organisations, places of pilgrims, religious and historical importance as may be notified by respective State government from time to time and to every domestic, institutional, commercial and any other non residential solid waste generator situated in the areas except industrial waste, hazardous waste, hazardous chemicals, bio medical wastes, e-waste, lead acid batteries and radio-active waste, that are covered under separate rules framed under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986.
Statement (a) is incorrect
- They put the onus of segregation on the waste generator and require segregation into 6 categories – biodegradable, non-biodegradable, domestic-hazardous, sanitary, construction-demolition and horticulture.
Statement (c) is correct
- The SWM Rules 2016 provide for detailed criteria for setting‐up solid waste processing and treatment facility, solid waste management in hilly areas, for waste to energy process, for Sanitary Landfills, for site selection, development of facilities at the sanitary landfills, specifications for land filling operations and closure on completion of landfilling, pollution prevention, Closure and Rehabilitation of Old Dumps etc.
Statement (d) is incorrect
- While the Rules promote decentralised waste management and support local processing, they do not explicitly prohibit the movement of waste generated in one district to another district.
