This document provides an overview of a module on municipal solid waste management. It discusses the key Indian legislation around solid waste management, the Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016. It outlines the vision, features and structure of the revised Manual on Solid Waste Management from 2016. It also discusses the applicability and scope of the Solid Waste Management Rules of 2016 and the duties and responsibilities of various stakeholders under the rules.

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Prof. M.R.Ezhilkumar
Assistant Professor
Department of Civil Engineering
Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology
Coimbatore
ezhilkumar@skcet.ac.in
I only feel angry when I see waste.
When I see people throwing away things
we could use. – Mother Teresa
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SOLID AND HAZARDOUS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
1.7 – Legislation on Handling & Management

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☼ Overview of SWM Rule 2016 (MSWM Manual 2016)
☼ Comparison of 2016 and 2000 amendments
☼ Salient Features
☼ Applicability and Scope
☼ Duties and responsibilities of various stakeholders
1.7 – Legislation on management and handling of SW
Learning Outcomes

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Video Session 1

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Video Session 2

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 India is turning into one big garbage
dump
 Urban India is the world’s 3rd largest
garbage generator
 By 2050 waste is expected to rise to 436
million tons up
Did you know around 10 million tonnes of
garbage is generated in just the metropolitan
cities alone like Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai,
Hyderabad, Bangalore and Kolkata

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 India is turning into one big garbage dump.
 Urban India is the world’s 3rd largest garbage generator.
 By 2050 waste is expected to rise to 436 million tons up.
 As per CPCBs 2015-2016 Annual report in the year 2017, status of Indian MSWM is as follows
Generated
135198 TPD
Collected
111028 TPD
Treated
25572 TPD
Land-filled
47451 TPD
82% 23% 42%
90% of the MSW is
disposed of
unscientifically

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History
PIL was
Filed by 4 metro cities in the
Supreme Court in 1996 as a
concern on urban SWM
Supreme Court direction to
submit report of SWM to all
the states
Supreme Court Constituted
‘Burman Committee’ to
review the SWM situation &
give recommendations.
Urban Local Bodies were
given directives to
implement
the recommendation of
Burman Committee
Burman Committee
submitted report in 1999 to
the SC
Ministry of Environment and
Forests
New Delhi, the 25th September,
2000
Municipal Solid Wastes
(Management and Handling)
Rules, 2000.
Mumbai, Chennai, Calcutta and Delhi

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History
2nd October 2014
February 2013
Suppression of MSW (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000

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FEATURES OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
» Vision for Municipal Solid Waste Management for the country in line with Swachh
Bharat Mission
» Mandatory provision for a State Strategy/Policy for MSW implementation in line with
the SWM rules 2016 and the National Urban Sanitation Policy of Government of India.
» A framework for ULBs to prepare a Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan in 7
simple steps.
» An understanding of an "Integrated Solid Waste Management", as an approach.
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016

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FEATURES OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
» A wealth of practical experience gained from many ULBs as well as successful
international examples.
» The need for state and regional strategies and handholding support to local authorities
for MSWM with example from the country.
» Improved institutional approaches and planning tools to ensure implementation in
urban areas with practical examples from states.
» Reflection of new technologies and approaches available in the MSWM sector in India.
» Emerging issues and themes such as climate change, relevance of informal sector of
MSWM as well as its links to gender equity and related issues.
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016

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STRUCTURE OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016
Part I: An Overview
Provides the salient features of the MSWM Manual for decision makers, elected
representatives and bureaucrats at different levels of governance.
It provides decision makers with guidance on the key issues of MSW
management and promotes understanding of challenges and opportunities thereby
guiding them in initiating necessary processes to achieve the goals.

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STRUCTURE OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016
Part II: The Manual
This is the main body of the manual, primarily for the senior management,
financial and technical heads of department at ULB level, health officers, technical staff
and private operators.
This part comprises of seven chapters providing a detailed designs of
requirements on planning framework, adoption of several operating mechanisms and
appropriate technologies for all aspects of MSWM.

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STRUCTURE OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016
Part II: The Manual
The manual also discusses the management of domestic hazardous waste
including special waste steams which get mixed with municipal solid waste but need to
be treated separately.
This part provides a holistic approach towards technical, operational, institutional
and financial management including PPP leading to sustainable MSWM.

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STRUCTURE OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016
Part II: The Manual
Chapter 1 Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan: Stepwise Guidance
Chapter 2 Technical Aspects: Segregation, Collection, and Transportation
Chapter 3 Technical Aspects: Processing and Treatment of Municipal Solid Waste
Chapter 4 Technical Aspects: Municipal Sanitary Landfills
Chapter 5 Municipal Solid Waste Management Plan Implementation
Chapter 6 Management Aspects: Monitoring Municipal Solid Waste Management Service Provisions
Chapter 7 Management of Special Waste Including Domestic Hazardous Waste

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STRUCTURE OF REVISED MANUAL ON SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT
Overview of MSWM Manual 2016
Part III: The Compendium
Comprises of national rules and guidelines, international practices on waste
minimization, detailed designs of compost plant and landfill.
The part is mainly for the operational staff, private operators, experts and training
institutes for facilitating informed decisions.

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Overview of MSWM Manual 2016
Solid Waste Management Rules,
2016
Replacing Municipal Solid Waste
(Management & handling) Rules,
2000
Guidelines published by
1. MoUD through CPHEEO, 2016
2. Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM),
2014
National Urban Sanitation Policy
(NUSP), 2008
Policy prepared by the MoUD, 2008 Rules
for
Special
Waste
Plastic Waste Management Rules,
2011 (Revised in 2016)
Bio-Medical Waste Management
Rules, 2016
Replacing Bio-medical Waste
(Management and Handling) Rules,
1998 and amended 2003, 2011
E-Waste Management Rules, 2011
(Revised in 2016)
Battery (Management and Handling
Rules) 2001

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10 Things That You Need To Know About Solid Waste Management Rules 2016
Salient Features of SWM Rule 2016
1 Segregation Of Waste Is Important
2 Collection And Disposal Of Sanitary Napkins
3 Introduction Of New Things – User Fees And Spot Fines
4 Collect Back System For Non-biodegradable Packaging Waste
5 A Bin Is A Must For Street Vendors

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10 Things That You Need To Know About Solid Waste Management Rules 2016
Salient Features of SWM Rule 2016
6 Guidelines For The Over-growing Landfills
7 Waste Processing And Treatment Guidelines
8 Involvement of Ragpickers
9 Guidelines for Municipal authorities
10 The Process Of Monitoring

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Applicability and Scope of SWM Rules 2016

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Applicability and Scope of SWM Rules 2016

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Duties and Responsibilities of stakeholders
♠ Duties of waste generators
♠ Duties of Ministry of Urban Development
♠ Duties of Department of Fertilisers, Ministry of Chemicals and Fertilizers
♠ Duties of Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
♠ Duties of the Ministry of Power
♠ Duties of Ministry of New and Renewable Energy Sources
♠ Duties of the Secretary–incharge, Urban Development in the States and Union
Territories Duties of the Secretary–incharge of Village Panchayatsor Rural
Development Department in the State and Union Territory

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Duties and Responsibilities of stakeholders
♠ Duties of Central Pollution Control Board
♠ Duties and Responsibilities of local authorities and village Panchayats of census
towns and urban agglomerations
♠ Duties of District Magistrate or District Collector or Deputy Commissioner
♠ Duties of State Pollution Control Board or Pollution Control Committee
♠ Duty of manufacturers or Brand owners of disposable products and sanitary napkins
and diapers
♠ Duties of the industrial units located within one hundred km from the RDF and Waste
to Energy plants based on solid waste

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Duties and Responsibilities of stakeholders
It also includes,
♠ Criteria for setting up solid waste processing and treatment facility
♠ Criteria and actions to be taken for solid waste management in hilly areas
♠ Criteria for waste to energy process
♠ State Level Advisory Body
♠ Time frame for implementation
♠ Specifications for Sanitary Landfills

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Monitoring
Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC)
Responsible for Monitoring and Implementation
Central Monitoring Committee
Chairman
(Secretary of MoEFCC)
Ministry of
Urban Development
Ministry of
Rural Development
Ministry of
Chemicals and Fertilizers
Ministry of
Agriculture
Central Pollution
Control Board
Three State
Pollution Control Boards
Urban Development Departments of
three State Governments,
Rural Development Departments
from two State Governments
Three Urban
Local Bodies
Two census
towns
FICCI
CII
Two subject
experts

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Assessment Time
Review
Question Analyse and prepare a framework on how the regulatory
guidelines of Solid Waste Management rules 2016 differ from
the past Municipal Solid Waste (Management & Handling) rules
2000

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