New Rules Of Waste Management In Patna From April 1, Now Garbage Will Have To Be Divided Into 4 Categories; Penalty Will Be Imposed On Negligence

New rules for waste management in Patna from April 1

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Jagran correspondent, Patna. From April 1, household waste will have to be sorted into four categories. Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 are going to be implemented in all municipal bodies. Under the new rule, it has been made mandatory to segregate waste at the source level into four categories: wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste.

The rules also implement the polluter pays principle, under which fines will be charged as environmental compensation from those negligent in waste management. Provision has been made for strict action in case of work without registration, wrong reporting, submission of fake documents or violation of rules.

About 1,100 tons of garbage in the city every day

Implementing this is no less than a challenge for the Municipal Corporation. About 1,100 tonnes of garbage is generated in the city every day. For this, the corporation will not only have to strengthen its system but will also have to make people aware.

With the implementation of new rules, the responsibility of common citizens has also increased. The system can be fully implemented only with the coordination of the corporation and the citizens.

Provision of additional fee or penalty for sending mixed waste

Municipal Commissioner Yashpal Meena said that the aim of the new rules is to make waste management in urban areas scientific, effective and environment friendly. The Municipal Corporation is fully committed to their strict and effective implementation. Segregation has been made mandatory at the source itself.

Big institutions, apartments, hotels and government offices will have to make arrangements for processing of waste at their own level. Wherever possible, on-site composting or biomethanation of wet waste will be mandatory. Provision has been made for additional fee or penalty for sending mixed waste.

40 percent of total waste is domestic

At present, about 1100 tonnes of waste is generated every day in six zones, 60 percent of which is wet and 40 percent is dry. The share of sanitary waste is one percent and the amount of special care category waste is estimated between 0.5 to 1.5 percent, which is currently included in the dry waste category only.

About 40 percent of the total waste is domestic, while the remaining comes from commercial, institutional and construction activities. Municipal Corporation's solid waste management expert Arvind Kumar said that at present the door-to-door garbage collection system is implemented in almost all 75 wards of the capital, the efficiency of which is more than 93 percent.

This is how waste will be disposed in the new system

In the new solid waste management rules, separation of solid waste into four parts at source has been made mandatory. The wet waste includes kitchen waste, vegetables, fruit peels, meat, flowers etc., which will be processed by composting or bio-methanation at the nearest facility.

Dry waste includes plastics, paper, metals, glass, wood and rubber, etc., which will be taken to material recovery facilities for sorting and recycling. Sanitary waste includes used diapers, sanitary pads, tampons and condoms, etc., which will be safely wrapped and stored separately.

Special care waste includes paint cans, bulbs, mercury thermometers and medicines etc., which will be collected by authorized agencies or deposited at designated collection centres.

Two additional boxes being installed in closed tipper

At present door-to-door garbage collection is being done through 327 close tippers. Two additional boxes are being installed in these vehicles for sanitary and special care waste. The process of purchasing 150 more close tippers is also underway.

Four colored dustbins will be used

Green bin - wet waste

blue dustbin - dry waste

black dustbin - sanitary waste

Red Bin - Special Care Trash