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regulation relevant to the waste management ‘market’, i.e., permitting/ 3.1
licensing requirements for waste handling, storage, treatment and
final disposal; and recycled materials standards; facilities standards,
including pollution control technologies.
The regulatory framework in this sector encompasses the Municipal
Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000; the Bio-Medical
Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998; the Plastic Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2011; E-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules 2011, etc. The Government has recently circulated
the draft for Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015, Bio-medical Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2015, E-Waste (management)
Rules 2015, and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015, and is currently
gathering comments from the different stakeholders. The Municipal
Solid Wastes Rules puts the onus on municipal authorities to manage
and develop any infrastructure for collection, storage, segregation,
transportation, processing, and disposal of municipal solid wastes.
It lays stress on the adoption of suitable technology or a combination of
such technologies to make use of wastes so as to minimize burden on
landfill, with also has an emphasis on recycling with respect to mixed
waste, containing recoverable resources and incineration with or
without energy recovery including pelletization for processing wastes
in specific cases. The municipal authority or the operator of a facility,
wishing to use other state-of-the-art technologies, has to approach the
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to get the standards laid down
before applying for grant of authorization. The Plastic Waste Rules,
on the other hand, places an emphasis on recycling and composting
with adherence to certain standards as well as the adoption of suitable
technology in fields, such as road construction, co-incineration, etc.,
which encourages the use of plastic waste and adheres to prescribed
standards, including pollution norms. An important aspect of the
Bio-Medical Waste Rules is the laying down of standards for
incinerators, including operating standards (for enhanced combustion
efficiency), and emission standards with a focus on suitably designed
pollution control devices to achieve the prescribed emission limits.
The Government has also launched the ambitious Swachh Bharat
Programme at multiple levels in order to address the issue of sanitation
and solid waste management. The prohibition of employment as
manual scavengers also creates an enabling framework to deploy
suitable technologies in order to prevent human interventions.
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licensing requirements for waste handling, storage, treatment and
final disposal; and recycled materials standards; facilities standards,
including pollution control technologies.
The regulatory framework in this sector encompasses the Municipal
Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000; the Bio-Medical
Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 1998; the Plastic Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2011; E-waste (Management and
Handling) Rules 2011, etc. The Government has recently circulated
the draft for Solid Waste Management Rules, 2015, Bio-medical Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules, 2015, E-Waste (management)
Rules 2015, and Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2015, and is currently
gathering comments from the different stakeholders. The Municipal
Solid Wastes Rules puts the onus on municipal authorities to manage
and develop any infrastructure for collection, storage, segregation,
transportation, processing, and disposal of municipal solid wastes.
It lays stress on the adoption of suitable technology or a combination of
such technologies to make use of wastes so as to minimize burden on
landfill, with also has an emphasis on recycling with respect to mixed
waste, containing recoverable resources and incineration with or
without energy recovery including pelletization for processing wastes
in specific cases. The municipal authority or the operator of a facility,
wishing to use other state-of-the-art technologies, has to approach the
Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) to get the standards laid down
before applying for grant of authorization. The Plastic Waste Rules,
on the other hand, places an emphasis on recycling and composting
with adherence to certain standards as well as the adoption of suitable
technology in fields, such as road construction, co-incineration, etc.,
which encourages the use of plastic waste and adheres to prescribed
standards, including pollution norms. An important aspect of the
Bio-Medical Waste Rules is the laying down of standards for
incinerators, including operating standards (for enhanced combustion
efficiency), and emission standards with a focus on suitably designed
pollution control devices to achieve the prescribed emission limits.
The Government has also launched the ambitious Swachh Bharat
Programme at multiple levels in order to address the issue of sanitation
and solid waste management. The prohibition of employment as
manual scavengers also creates an enabling framework to deploy
suitable technologies in order to prevent human interventions.
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