Ministry of Environment and Forests
Notification
New Delhi, the 25th September, 2000
S.O. 908(E).- Whereas the draft of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1999 were published under the notification of the Government of India in the Ministry of Environment and Forests number S.O. 783(E), dated, the 27th September, 1999 in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of the same date inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification are made available to the public;
And whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 5th October, 1999;
And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government;
Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by section 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to regulate the management and handling of the municipal solid wastes, namely :-
1. Short title and commencement .--
2. Application .-- These rules shall apply to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes .
3. Definitions.-- In these rules, unless the context otherwise requires ,--
4. Responsibility of municipal authority .-
(4) The municipal authority shall furnish its annual report in Form-II,-
with a copy to the State Board or the Committee on or before the 30th day of June every year.
5. Responsibility of the State Government and the Union territory Administrations .--
(1) The Secretary-incharge of the Department of Urban Development of the concerned State or the Union territory, as the case may be, shall have the overall responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of these rules in the metropolitan cities.
(2) The District Magistrate or the Deputy Commissioner of the concerned district shall have the overall responsibility for the enforcement of the provisions of these rules within the territorial limits of their jurisdiction.
6. Responsibility of the Central Pollution Control Board and the State Board or the Committees .
(5) The Central Pollution Control Board shall co-ordinate with the State Boards and the Committees with particular reference to implementation and review of standards and guidelines and compilation of monitoring data.
7. Management of municipal solid wastes .--
(2) The waste processing and disposal facilities to be set up by the municipal authority on their own or through an operator of a facility shall meet the specifications and standards as specified in Schedules III and IV.
8. Annual Reports .
9. Accident Reporting .-- When an accident occurs at any municipal solid wastes collection, segregation, storage, processing, treatment and disposal facility or landfill site or during the transportation of such wastes, the municipal authority shall forthwith report the accident in Form-V to the Secretary in-charge of the Urban Development Department in metropolitan cities, and to District Collector or Deputy Commissioner in all other cases.
Schedule I
[see rules4(2) and (3)]
Implementation Schedule
Serial No. |
Compliance Criteria |
Schedule |
1. |
Setting up of waste processing and disposal facilities |
By 31.12.2003 or earlier |
2. |
Monitoring the performance of waste processing and disposal facilities |
Once in six months |
3. |
Improvement of existing landfill sites as per provisions of these rules |
By 31.12.2001 or earlier |
4. |
Identification of landfill sites for future use and making site (s) ready for operation |
By 31.12.2002 or earlier |
Schedule -II
[see rules 6(1) and (3), 7(1)]
Management of Municipal Solid Wastes
S.no |
Parameters |
Compliance criteria |
1. |
Collection of municipal solid wastes |
1. Littering of municipal solid waste shall be prohibited in cities, towns and in urban areas notified by the State Governments. To prohibit littering and facilitate compliance, the following steps shall be taken by the municipal authority, namely :-
2. The municipal authority shall notify waste collection schedule and the likely method to be adopted for public benefit in a city or town.
3. It shall be the responsibility of generator of wastes to avoid littering and ensure delivery of wastes in accordance with the collection and segregation system to be notified by the municipal authority as per para 1(2) of this Schedule. |
2. |
Segregation of municipal solid wastes |
In order to encourage the citizens, municipal authority shall organise awareness programmes for segregation of wastes and shall promote recycling or reuse of segregated materials. The municipal authority shall undertake phased programme to ensure community participation in waste segregation. For this purpose, regular meetings at quarterly intervals shall be arranged by the municipal authorities with representatives of local resident welfare associations and non-governmental organizations. |
3. |
Storage of municipal solid wastes |
Municipal authorities shall establish and maintain storage facilities in such a manner as they do not create unhygienic and insanitary conditions around it. Following criteria shall be taken into account while establishing and maintaining storage facilities, namely :-
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4. |
Transportation of municipal solid wastes |
Vehicles used for transportation of wastes shall be covered. Waste should not be visible to public, nor exposed to open environment preventing their scattering. The following criteria shall be met, namely:-
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5. |
Processing of municipal solid wastes |
Municipal authorities shall adopt suitable technology or combination of such technologies to make use of wastes so as to minimize burden on landfill. Following criteria shall be adopted, namely:- (i) The biodegradable wastes shall be processed by composting, vermicomposting, anaerobic digestion or any other appropriate biological processing for stabilization of wastes. It shall be ensured that compost or any other end product shall comply with standards as specified in Schedule-IV;
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6. |
Disposal of municipal solid wastes |
Land filling shall be restricted to non-biodegradable, inert waste and other waste that are not suitable either for recycling or for biological processing. Land filling shall also be carried out for residues of waste processing facilities as well as pre-processing rejects from waste processing facilities. Land filling of mixed waste shall be avoided unless the same is found unsuitable for waste processing. Under unavoidable circumstances or till installation of alternate facilities, land-filling shall be done following proper norms. Landfill sites shall meet the specifications as given in Schedule III. |
Schedule III
[see rules 6(1) and (3), 7(2)]
Specifications for Landfill Sites
Site Selection
Facilities at the Site
Specifications for land filling
Pollution prevention
22. In order to prevent pollution problems from landfill operations, the following provisions shall be made, namely :-
Water Quality Monitoring
S.No. |
Parameters |
IS 10500: 1991 Desirable limit ( mg/l except for pH) |
1. |
Arsenic |
0.05 |
2. |
Cadmium |
0.01 |
3 |
Chromium |
0.05 |
4. |
Copper |
0.05 |
5. |
Cyanide |
0.05 |
6. |
Lead |
0.05 |
7. |
Mercury |
0.001 |
8. |
Nickel |
- |
9. |
Nitrate as NO3 |
45.0 |
10 |
PH |
6.5-8.5 |
11. |
Iron |
0.3 |
12. |
Total hardness (as CaCO3) |
300.0 |
13. |
Chlorides |
250 |
14. |
Dissolved solids |
500 |
15. |
Phenolic compounds (as C6H5OH) |
0.001 |
16. |
Zinc |
5.0 |
17. |
Sulphate (as SO4) |
200 |
Ambient Air Quality Monitoring
S.No. |
Parameters |
Acceptable levels |
(i) |
Sulphur dioxide |
120 m g/m3 ( 24 hours) |
(ii) |
Suspended Particulate Matter |
500 m g/m3 (24 hours) |
(iii) |
Methane |
Not to exceed 25 per cent of the lower explosive limit (equivalent to 650 mg/m3 ) |
(iv) |
Ammonia daily average |
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(Sample duration 24 hrs) |
0.4 mg/m3 (400 m g/m3) |
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(v) |
Carbon monoxide |
1 hour average : 2 mg/m3 8 hour average : 1 mg/m3 |
29. The ambient air quality monitoring shall be carried out by the concerned authority as per the following schedule, namely:-
(a) Six times in a year for cities having population of more than fifty lakhs;
(b) Four times in a year for cities having population between ten and fifty lakhs;
(c) Two times in a year for town or cities having population between one and ten lakhs.
Plantation at Landfill Site
30. A vegetative cover shall be provided over the completed site in accordance with the and following specifications, namely :-
(a) Selection of locally adopted non-edible perennial plants that are resistant to drought and extreme temperatures shall be allowed to grow;
(b) The plants grown be such that their roots do not penetrate more than 30 cms. This condition shall apply till the landfill is stabilised;
(c) Selected plants shall have ability to thrive on low-nutrient soil with minimum nutrient addition;
(d) Plantation to be made in sufficient density to minimize soil erosion.
Closure of Landfill Site and Post-care
31. The post-closure care of landfill site shall be conducted for at least fifteen years and long term monitoring or care plan shall consist of the following, namely :-
(a) Maintaining the integrity and effectiveness of final cover, making repairs and preventing run-on and run-off from eroding or otherwise damaging the final cover;
(b) Monitoring leachate collection system in accordance with the requirement;
(c) Monitoring of ground water in accordance with requirements and maintaining ground water quality;
(d) Maintaining and operating the landfill gas collection system to meet the standards.
32. Use of closed landfill sites after fifteen years of post-closure monitoring can be considered for human settlement or otherwise only after ensuring that gaseous and leachate analysis comply with the specified standards.
Special provisions for hilly areas
33. Cities and towns located on hills shall have location-specific methods evolved for final disposal of solid wastes by the municipal authority with the approval of the concerned State Board or the Committee. The municipal authority shall set up processing facilities for utilization of biodegradable organic wastes. The inert and non-biodegradable waste shall be used for building roads or filling-up of appropriate areas on hills. Because of constraints in finding adequate land in hilly areas, wastes not suitable for road-laying or filling up shall be disposed of in specially designed landfills.
Schedule IV
[see rules 6(1) and (3), 7(2)]
Standards for Composting, Treated Leachates and Incineration
Parameters |
Concentration not to exceed * (mg/kg dry basis , except pH value and C/N ratio) |
Arsenic |
10.00 |
Cadmium |
5.00 |
Chromium |
50.00 |
Copper |
300.00 |
Lead |
100.00 |
Mercury |
0.15 |
Nickel |
50.00 |
Zinc |
1000.00 |
C/N ratio |
20-40 |
PH |
5.5-8.5 |
* Compost (final product) exceeding the above stated concentration limits shall not be used for food crops. However, it may be utilized for purposes other than growing food crops.
4. The disposal of treated leachates shall follow the following standards, namely:-
S.No |
Parameter |
Standards ( Mode of Disposal ) |
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Inland surface water |
Public sewers |
Land disposal |
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1. |
Suspended solids, mg/l, max |
100 |
600 |
200 |
2. |
Dissolved solids (inorganic) mg/l, max. |
2100 |
2100 |
2100 |
3 |
PH value |
5.5 to 9.0 |
5.5 to 9.0 |
5.5 to 9.0 |
4 |
Ammonical nitrogen (as N), mg/l, max. |
50 |
50 |
- |
5 |
Total Kjeldahl nitrogen (as N), mg/l, max. |
100 |
- |
- |
6 |
Biochemical oxygen demand ( 3 days at 270 C) max.(mg/l) |
30 |
350 |
100 |
7 |
Chemical oxygen demand, mg/l, max. |
250 |
- |
- |
8 |
Arsenic (as As), mg/l, max |
0.2 |
0.2 |
0.2 |
9 |
Mercury (as Hg), mg/l, max |
0.01 |
0.01 |
- |
10 |
Lead (as Pb), mg/l, max |
0.1 |
1.0 |
- |
11 |
Cadmium (as Cd), mg/l, max |
2.0 |
1.0 |
- |
12 |
Total Chromium (as Cr), mg/l, max. |
2.0 |
2.0 |
- |
13 |
Copper (as Cu), mg/l, max. |
3.0 |
3.0 |
- |
14 |
Zinc (as Zn), mg/l, max. |
5.0 |
15 |
- |
15 |
Nickel (as Ni), mg/l, max |
3.0 |
3.0 |
- |
16 |
Cyanide (as CN), mg/l, max. |
0.2 |
2.0 |
0.2 |
17 |
Chloride (as Cl), mg/l, max. |
1000 |
1000 |
600 |
18 |
Fluoride (as F), mg/l, max |
2.0 |
1.5 |
- |
19 |
Phenolic compounds (as C6H5OH) mg/l, max. |
1.0 |
5.0 |
- |
Note : While discharging treated leachates into inland surface waters, quantity of leachates being discharged and the quantity of dilution water available in the receiving water body shall be given due consideration.
The incinerators shall meet the following operating and emission standards, namely:-
(1) The combustion efficiency (CE) shall be at least 99.00%.
(2) The combustion efficiency is computed as follows :
%CO2 C.E. = ------------------------ x 100 %CO2 + %CO
Parameters Concentration mg/Nm3 at (12% CO2 correction) (1) Particulate matter 150 (2) Nitrogen Oxides 450 (3) HCl 50 (4) Minimum stack height shall be 30 metres above ground. (5) Volatile organic compounds in ash shall not be more than 0.01%.
Note :
Form I
[see rules 4(2) & 6(2)]
Application for obtaining authorization
To,
The Member Secretary
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1. |
Name of the municipal authority/Name of the agency appointed by the municipal authority |
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2. |
Correspondence address Telephone No. Fax No. |
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3. |
Nodal Officer & designation(Officer authorised by the municipal authority or agency responsible for operation of processing or disposal facility) |
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4. |
Authorization applied for (Please tick mark) |
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(a) Setting up & operation of waste rocessing facility (b)Setting up & operation of disposal facility |
5. |
Detailed proposal of waste processing/disposal facility (to be attached ) to include |
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5.1 |
Processing of Waste
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5.2 |
Disposal of Waste
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Date |
Signature of Nodal Officer |
Form - II
[See rule 4(4)]
Format of Annual Report to be submitted by the Municipal Authority
Telephone No. : .
Fax :
1. Quantity and composition of solid wastes
(i) Total quantity of wastes generated per day
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(ii) Total quantity of wastes collected per day
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(iii)Total quantity of wastes processed for :
(iv) Total quantity of waste disposed by landfilling: .
(f) Whether equipment like Bulldozer, Compacters etc.available. (Please specify) :---------------------------------- -----------------------------------
2. Storage facilities
(i) Area covered for collection of wastes |
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(ii) no. of houses covered |
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(iii)Whether house-to-house collection is practised (if yes, whether done by Municipality or through Private Agency or Non-Governmental Organisation) |
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(iv) Bins |
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--------------------------------------- Specifications Existing Proposed (Shape & Size) Numbers for future --------------------------------------- |
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(c) Containers (Capacity) |
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(v)Whether all bins/collection spots are attended for daily lifting of garbage |
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Yes/No |
(vi)Whether lifting of garbage from dustbins is manual or mechanical i.e. for example by using of front-end loaders (Please tick mark) |
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Manual/Loader/Others, please specify |
3. Transportation
Existing number |
Actually Required/Proposed |
(i) Truck :
(ii) Truck-Tipper :
(iii) Tractor-Trailer :
(iv) Refuse-collector :
(v) Dumper-placers :
(vi) Animal Cart :
(vii) Tricycle :
(viii) Others (please specify) :
4. Whether any proposal has been made to improve solid wastes management practices
Waste Utilisation Technology |
Proposals |
Steps taken (Quantity to be processed) |
[ If yes, how many cases registered & settled during last three years (give year-wise details)]
and what steps have been taken to check disposal of their wastes :
Signature of Municipal Commissioner
Dated :
Form III
[See-rule 6(2)]
Format for Issue of Authorisation
File No.: _________________
Date:____________________
To,
_____________________
_____________________
_________________________
Ref: Your application number _____________________dt. ____________
The ________________State Pollution Control Board/Pollution Control Committee after examining the proposal hereby authorises_________________having their administrative office at _______________________________________to set up and operate waste processing/waste disposal facility at_________________on the terms and conditions (including the standards to comply) attached to this authorization letter.
(Member Secretary)
State Pollution Control Board/
Pollution Control Committee
Date :
Place :
Form - IV
[see rule 8(1)]
Format of Annual Review Report to be submitted by the State Pollution Control Board/Committees to the Central Pollution Control Board
To,
The Chairman,
Central Pollution Control Board,
(Ministry of Environment and Forests )
Government of India,
Parivesh Bhawan, East Arjun Nagar,
DELHI- 110 0032.
1. |
Name of the State/Union territory |
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2. |
Name & address of the State Pollution Control |
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3. |
Board/Pollution Control Committee Number of municipal authorities responsible for management of municipal solid wastes in the State/Union territory under these rules |
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4. |
A Summary Statement on progress made by municipal authorities in respect of implementation of Schedule I [rule 4(3)] |
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Please attach as Annexure-I |
5. |
A Summary Statement on progress made by municipal authorities in respect of implementation of Schedule II [rules 6(1) and (3), 7(1)] |
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Please attach as Annexure-II |
6. |
A Summary Statement on progress made by municipal authorities in respect of implementation of Schedule III [rules 6(1) and (3), 7(2)] |
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Please attach as Annexure-III |
7. |
A summary statement on progress made by municipal authorities in respect of implementation of Schedule IV [rules 6(1) and (3), 7(2)] |
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Please attach as Annexure-IV |
Date: _______________ Place : ________________ |
Chairman or the Member Secretary State Pollution Control Board/ Pollution Control Committee |
Form - V
[see rule 9]
Accident reporting
1. |
Date and time of accident |
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2. |
Sequence of events leading to accident |
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3. |
The waste involved in accident |
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4. |
Assessment of the effects of the accidents on human health and the environment |
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5. |
Emergency measures taken |
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6. |
Steps taken to alleviate the effects of accidents |
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7. |
Steps taken to prevent the recurrence of such an accident |
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Date : |
Signature : |
Place : |
Designation : |
V. Rajagopalan, Jt. Secy.
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