MADE BY:

SRISHTI MALLICK

SYMBIOSIS LAW SCHOOL,

NOIDA
 Reuse

Reduce Recycle

RECOVER
Lying unused, unproductive, worthless,
valueless, refused or rejected.
 Solid waste means any garbage,
 refuse
 sludge from a wastewater treatment plant
 water supply treatment plant,air pollution control
facility
 other discarded materials including solid, liquid, semi-
solid, or contained gaseous material
 resultants from industrial, commercial, mining and
agricultural operations, and
 from community activities
Assortment
Processing
Recycling
 Transport
 Monitoring
the waste products.
• Insight into the national and state laws in the
country.
• To find ways in which the enormous quantity
of wastes currently disposed off on land, air
and water .
 “Responsible management of wastes
must be based on science and best
available technology and not on ideology
and economics that exclude
environmental costs and seem to be
inexpensive now, but can be very costly in
the future”
 Impact of improper management
Air, water and soil pollution.
Clogged drains.
Greenhouse gases.
Diseases like cholera and dengue.
Many health problems.
• Incineration- Burning waste or using high
temperatures to destroy it.
• Throwing garbage away- Throw trash open or
in plastic bags.
• Radioactive waste disposal- method of nuclear
or radioactive waste disposal. Finding the right
location.
• Composting- Recycling, only for 100% organic
goods.
• Bio-medical waste- Generated from health
care facilities, disposed in municipal
dumpsites.
• E-waste- Highly toxic chemicals found in the
different components of computer parts. Poor
disposal practices.
• Vellore Citizens Welfare Forum v. Union of
India .
• Accepted as part of law of the land.

'Sustainable development' means development that

meets the needs of the present without
compromising the ability of the future generations
to meet their own needs.
• Primary collection
• Transportation and storage.
• Waste disposal.
Land filling
Composting
Waste to energy.
 Legal Framework of SWM in India
• Primary responsibility and duty of the
municipal authorities.
• Governed by various Central and State
legislations as well as local acts.
• A PIL was filed in the Supreme Court (Special
Civil Application No. 888 of 1996).
• Against government of India, state
governments, and municipal authorities for
their failure to perform their duty of managing
MSW adequately.
• After consulting 300 municipalities, a report
was submitted to the SC in March 1999.
• On the basis of the report, the Supreme Court
directed the government of India, state
governments, and municipal authorities to
take the necessary actions.
• The directions were given to the Ministry of
Environment and Forests.
• Finally, in September 2000, the ministry issued
the Municipal Solid Waste (Management and
Handling) Rules 2000 under the Environment
Protection Act 1986.
 The Municipal Solid Waste (Management and
Handling) Rules 2000

• Ensures best practice by the municipalities.

• provides the infrastructure and services with
regard to collection, storage, segregation,
transport, treatment, and disposal of MSW.
• Standards for waste processing and disposal
facilities are defined in the rules.
• Enforcement and sanctioning mechanisms
remain weak.
Various Acts
• The Water (Prevention And Control Of
Pollution) Act, 1974.
• The Bio-Medical Waste (Management And
Handling) Rules, 1998
• Shimla Municipal Corporation (Sanitation &
Public Health) Bye-Laws, 2004
• Karnataka State Policy on Integrated Solid
Waste Management
• For Solid Waste Management India should
choose those options or a combination of
them, which will:

a. best address the issue of overall solid waste

management,
b. have the least/no impact on public health
and environment,
c. consume minimal resources and
d. be economically feasible.
• Strict enforcement of theexisting 200
legislations.
• A positive attitude on the part of everyone in
society, a fundamental duty enshrined in
Article 51 A (g).
• Setting up of Environment Courts with one
Judge and two technical experts from the field
of Environmental Science and Ecology.
REDUCE, REUSE, RECYLE AND RECOVER