Religious\nand historical importance may be notified by the respective State government\nfrom time to time and every domestic, institutional, commercial, and any other\nnon-residential solid waste generator situated in the areas.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\nDuties <\/h3>\n\n\n\n
Duties of waste generators<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n- Any person generating waste is required to\nsegregate waste into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, and household hazardous\nwaste at the source. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Any sanitary waste including diapers and\nsanitary pads is required to be secured into the pouches or wrapping material\nprovided by manufacturers and disposed of in the bins labelled\nnon-biodegradable. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The waste that is generated out of Construction\nand demolition is required to be treated and discarded separately in accordance\nwith Waste Management Rules 2016 for building and demolition. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Further, the waste that is generated from gardens\nor horticulture is also required to be treated separately and disposed of as\nper the rules. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Waste generators should stop the practise of\nburying, burning, or throwing the solid waste generated in public area, on\nstreets, drains, or water bodies.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The waste generators are required to pay fees\naccording to the rules for Solid waste management <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In case of a gathering of more than 100 people,\nthe person is required to take a permit at least three days before the event,\nand the waste management including segregation and handling in this event will\nbe monitored by the organizer. No such event or gathering will be allowed\nwithout a proper permit from authorities<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- All the street vendors are required to keep\nstorage containers to properly dispose of the waste generated such as wasted\nfood, disposable cutleries, cans, cups, coconut shells, vegetables, wrappers,\nfruits, etc. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Duties of the Central Pollution Control Board<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- For proper execution of Solid Waste management\nrules as well as compliance with the standards set by the authorities there\nneeds to be harmonisation between The Central Pollution Control Board and The\nState Pollution Control Board. Along with this, the analysation and inspection of\nthe rules for groundwater, air, and noise pollution, in respect to solid waste\nprocessing and disposal facilities shall be done.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The Central Pollution Control Board is also\nresponsible to review the proposal on the new technology that is used for\nprocessing, recycling, and treatment adopted by State Pollution Control\nBoard\/Pollution Control Committee. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Further, The Central Pollution Control Board is\nalso required to prepare an annual report on the implementation of Solid Waste\nmanagement rules and submit it to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and\nclimate change. This annual report is also needed to be published in the public\ndomain. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- For various facilities handling more than 5\ntonnes of solid waste each day, publish recommendations for the management of\nbuffer zones excluding any residential, industrial, or other building operation\nfrom the outer border of waste treatment and disposal facilities.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In order to help local authorities follow the\nlegislation and assist States or Union Territories with the interstate movement\nof waste, instructions on the environmental elements of the treatment and\ndisposal of solid waste must be periodically published. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Criteria for setting up treatment facility under Solid Waste management\nrules 2016<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- The deapartment related to land allocation must give appropriate land that is required for construction of the solid waste management (processing and treatment) plants.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The facility operator is required to obtain appropriate authorization and is responsible for the envirnmentally sustainable operations and procedure of solid waste in the facilities by SPCB\/PCC (the State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- An annual report is required to be submitted to the State Pollution Control Board and Local Authority by 30th April by the operator of the solid waste collection and treatment facility.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n
<\/span>Process for acquiring authorisation under Solid Waste Management Rules<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n- In order to obtain authorisation under the rules,\nevery village panchayat and local authority of census towns should file an\napplication under Form 1 for setting up waste processing, treatment, or\ndisposal facility. The documents that are required if the waste is exceeding\nfive metric tonnes per day: –\n
\n- Project report on solid waste management <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Documents relating to land ownership for solid\nwaste processing site<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Municipal Solid Waste Annual Report of the\npreceding year <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Authorisation or work order issued to the\noperator of the solid waste processing facility (in case the site is being\noperated by the private operator).<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Technical details of waste to energy plant or\nrecycling plant<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Permit from District level site selection\ncommittee<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- After the application is completed and documents\nare submitted the state pollution control board shall examine the proposal for\nauthorisation. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- The State Pollution Control Board should issue\nauthorisation within sixty days under Form 2 to village panchayat and local\nauthorities operating waste processing, treatment, or disposal facility. <\/li>\n\n\n\n
- In case of cancellation of authorisation because\nof failure of the facility to fulfil the conditions stipulated under the rules the\nlocal body or operator should be given proper notice.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n