Chapter XX WASTE MANAGEMENT

(1) The Commissioner shall co-ordinate with the department or such agency in collection, storing, transfer, processing and disposal of municipal solid waste in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

1. (2) The Commissioner shall co-ordinate with the department or such agency in collection, storing, transfer, processing and disposal of Construction and Demolition waste in accordance with Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016.
2. (3) The Commissioner shall ensure and maintain clean environment and involve communities in promoting home composting and other such processes at the community level.
3. (4) The Commissioner shall create public awareness through information about the need for ensuring proper waste management.

(1) Notwithstanding anything contained elsewhere in this Act, for the purposes of management and handling of municipal solid wastes and Construction and Demolition waste for development of infrastructure, if any, and for collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of such solid wastes and construction and demolition waste, user fee may be levied, at such rate as the Corporation may fix, from time to time. Such user fee shall cover the costs fully or partly, for management and handling of municipal solid wastes or construction and demolition waste development to infrastructure, if any, for collection, storage, transportation, processing and disposal thereof.

1. (2) The City Corporation is also empowered to impose penalty for violators of provisions of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 and

The Commissioner may, either on its own or through any other agency, cause the solid wastes to be disposed of at such place or places within or outside the City Corporation area, and in such manner ,as it considers suitable: Provided that the solid wastes shall not be finally disposed of in any manner which the Government may think fit to disallow.

Duty of khatadars and occupiers of premises to store solid wastes at the source of the generation.- It shall be the duty of the khatadars and the occupiers of all lands and building in the City Corporation area,–

1. (1) to have the premises swept and cleaned on a regular basis;
2. (2) to provide for separate receptacles or disposal bags for the storage of;
   • (a) organic and bio-degradable wastes;
   • (b) recyclable or non-bio-degradable wastes;
   • (c) domestic hazardous wastes so as to ensure that these different types of wastes do not get mixed;
   • (d) to keep such receptacles in good condition and order; and
   • (e) to cause all such wastes, including rubbish, any noxious or offensive matter, night soil, filth, dung, bones, ashes, carcasses of dead animals, bio-medical wastes and other polluted and obnoxious matters to be collected from their respective premises and to be deposited in community bins or receptacles at such times and in such places as the Commissioner may, by notice, specify.

(1) Bio-medical waste: It shall be the duty of the City Corporation, through an agency or by itself to implement the provisions of the rules prescribed under this Act.

1. (2) E-waste: It shall be the duty of the City Corporation, through an agency or on its own, to implement the provisions of the rules prescribed under this Act.
2. (3) Plastic waste: It shall be the duty of the City Corporation to implement the provisions of the of the rules prescribed under this Act.

Generators such as Street Vendors shall segregate the Solid Waste generated during the course of its activity such as food waste, disposable plates, cups, cans, wrappers, coconut shells, leftover food, vegetables, fruits and similar items.

1. (2) Every Occupier of any Premises who generates poultry, fish and slaughter waste as a result of any commercial activity, shall store such waste separately in a closed and hygienic condition and such waste shall not be mixed with any other category of solid waste.

(1) The Ward Committee shall organize collection of municipal solid wastes through any of the methods, like community bin collection, house-to-house collection, and collection on regular pre- informed times and schedules. (2) The Ward Committee shall devise collection of wastes from slums and squatter areas or other localities including hotels, restaurants, office complexes and commercial areas. (3) The Ward Committee shall remove at regular intervals all solid wastes so collected under sub-sections (1) and (2) for disposal on daily basis. (4) The Ward Committee shall arrange for making use of biodegradable wastes from slaughterhouses, meat and fish markets, and fruits and vegetable markets in an environmentally acceptable manner. (5) The Ward Committee shall also ensure that solid waste is collected from public spaces such as parks, markets, roads, streets, gardens and similar areas that fall within the respective ward.

1. (2) The Ward Committee shall devise collection of wastes from slums and squatter areas or other localities including hotels, restaurants, office complexes and commercial areas.
2. (3) The Ward Committee shall remove at regular intervals all solid wastes so collected under sub-sections (1) and (2) for disposal on daily basis.
3. (4) The Ward Committee shall arrange for making use of biodegradable wastes from slaughterhouses, meat and fish markets, and fruits and vegetable markets in an environmentally acceptable manner.
4. (5) The Ward Committee shall also ensure that solid waste is collected from public spaces such as parks, markets, roads, streets, gardens and

similar areas that fall within the respective ward.

1. (1) The Ward Committees established under this Act shall work with the City Corporation for proper solid waste management and sanitation work in the ward.
2. (2) The Ward Committees shall prepare Ward action plan which shall take into account consideration the Ward requirement, budgetary allocations, infrastructure requirement while aligning it with the Ward Micro Plan and other policies of the City Corporation.
3. (3) The Ward Committee shall asses the type and quantity of Solid Waste generated in the Ward, existing processing capacity, plans for additional processing and facilities.
4. (4) The requirements and targets identified in the Ward action plan shall be monitored regularly by the Ward Committee.
5. (5) In accordance with the Ward Action Plan, the Ward Committees shall assess the type and quantity of waste generated, manner of waste collection and waste processing and such other facilities that may help in proper waste management in their respective wards.
6. (6) The Ward Plan shall take into consideration the various categories of waste, collection points and vehicles for waste collection and such other information as is required for the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
7. (7) Such a plan shall be regularly monitored and reviewed under the aegis of the Commissioner and he may appoint such other officers on his behalf to carry out the said review.
8. (8) The Commissioner or the officer appointed on his behalf shall have

the authority to inspect and shall prepare a report in this regard which is to be reviewed by the City Corporation. For the purpose of inspection, the officer shall have the right to enter any place, at all reasonable times, for the purposes of complying with the Ward action plan.

1. (9) The Ward Committee shall deliberate on the action taken by the City Corporation and take necessary steps that are required to comply with the recommendations set out in such report.
2. (10) The Ward Committee shall formulate a committee that shall comprise of concerned citizens in each ward to survey and provide regular reports for monitoring cleanliness, collection of solid waste and to participate in the organisation of cleanliness drives or awareness campaigns in their Ward.
3. (11) There shall be periodic meetings of the said committee with the Ward committee to ensure the implementation of redressal of issues highlighted in the reports prepared by the Waste Management Committee.

(1) The City Corporation shall create a solid waste management plan for every block in a Ward and ensure its implementation along with the Ward Committee. The Ward Micro Plan shall contain the collection times for different categories of Solid Waste, details of the collection vehicles and points, Block-wise map of the Ward, roads or streets for street sweeping, manpower and other information required for effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management as may be considered appropriate by City Corporation. (2) The Ward Committee shall conduct regular checks in various parts of the Wards and other places of collection, transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste within its territorial limits to supervise compliance of various provisions of Solid waste management Rules and this Act. (3) The Commissioner may authorize officers who shall monitor and review the implementation of the Ward micro plan and prepare Ward action report on a monthly basis for onward submission to the Commissioner of the City Corporation. (4) Such an officer shall have the right to enter, at all reasonable times,, with such assistance as he considers necessary, any place for the purpose of ,- (a) performing any of the functions entrusted to him by the City Corporation; or (b) determine compliance of the provisions of this Act. (5) The Commissioner shall publicise the manner of segregation through the media, signs, advertisement, leaflets, announcement on radio and televisions, newspapers and through any other appropriate means, so that all citizens are made aware about the duties of citizens and the City Corporation in relation to segregation, recycling, littering, nuisance, penalties and fines.

sweeping, manpower and other information required for effective implementation of the Solid Waste Management as may be considered appropriate by City Corporation.

1. (2) The Ward Committee shall conduct regular checks in various parts of the Wards and other places of collection, transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste within its territorial limits to supervise compliance of various provisions of Solid waste management Rules and this Act.
2. (3) The Commissioner may authorize officers who shall monitor and review the implementation of the Ward micro plan and prepare Ward action report on a monthly basis for onward submission to the Commissioner of the City Corporation.
3. (4) Such an officer shall have the right to enter, at all reasonable times,, with such assistance as he considers necessary, any place for the purpose of ,-
   • (a) performing any of the functions entrusted to him by the City Corporation; or
   • (b) determine compliance of the provisions of this Act.
4. (5) The Commissioner shall publicise the manner of segregation

in relation to segregation, recycling, littering, nuisance, penalties and fines.

The Commissioner shall undertake training to educate its staff, informal waste pickers or collectors on collecting and transporting of Solid Waste in a segregated manner and processing the Solid Waste in a manner set out in the Solid Waste Management Rules and under this Act.

The Commissioner shall make efforts to minimise and reduce the generation of Solid Waste by discouraging the production, sale and consumption of products containing unnecessary packaging material, disposable products through awareness programs and provision of incentives.

1. (1) Whosoever contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the Waste Management rules or bye-laws shall be punished with a fine of not more than rupees two lakhs as determined by such applicable rules or byelaws.
2. (2) The Commissioner shall also take appropriate action including the imposition of penalties initiation of disciplinary action against those employees who fail to discharge their functions in accordance with the Act or through any Rules or Byelaws that may be issued for this purpose.

Waste generated during public gatherings.- (1) Every person who organizes an event or gathering of more than hundred people at any licensed place shall ensure the segregation of solid waste in such manner as may be prescribed.

1. (2) Each person shall also ensure that cleanliness of the area after the event where the Solid waste is segregated, collected and processed in accordance with the law as prescribed.
2. (3) The procedure for managing waste generated during public gatherings shall be prescribed by byelaws thereunder. CHAPTER – XXI NUISANCE