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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

KOTTUCHERRY COMMUNE PANCHAYAT, KARAIKAL

No. 1926/KCP/Rev/2019-20.

Kottucherry, the 26th November 2019.

NOTIFICATION

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 443 of the

Puducherry Village and Commune Panchayat Act, 1973 (No. 10 of 1973),

read with sub-rule (4) of rule 6 of the Plastic Waste Management Rules,

2016 notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate

Change, Government of India on 18th March, 2016 in the Extraordinary

Gazette (Part-II) No. 178 of the Government of India. The Draft Bye-Laws

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were published in the Official Gazette (part-II) No.44, dated 30-06-2019

inviting objections or suggestions from the persons likely to be affected

thereby within 30 (thirty ) days from the date of publication in the Official

Gazette.

2. And whereas, no objections or suggestions were received from

the any person in respect of the said Bye-laws within the stipulated

period.

3. Now, therefore, the Kotrucherry Commune Panchayat Council

hereby publish the Bye-laws for “Plastic Waste Management 2019” for

information and compliance of the general public.

N. SELVAM,

Commissioner.

BYE-LAWS

1. Short title, extent and commencement.—(1) These Bye-laws may

be called the “Bye-laws for Plastic Waste Management, 2019”.

(2) These Bye-laws shall apply to all the areas situated within

the territorial limit of Kottucherry Commune Panchayat.

2. Application.—(1) These Bye-laws shall apply to every plastic

waste generator, manufacturer, importers and producers, shopkeepers and

street vendors.

(2) Conditions prescribed under Bye-law (4) shall not apply to

the export oriented units or units in special economic zones, notified by

the Central Government, manufacturing their products against an order

for export:

Provided that this exemption shall not apply to units engaged in

packaging of gutkha, tobacco and pan masala and also to any surplus

or rejects, left over products and the like.

3. Definitions.—In these Bye-laws, unless the context otherwise

requires:–

(a) “Act” means, the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986);

(b) “alternate use” means, use of a material for a purpose other

than for which it was conceived, which is beneficial because it promotes

resource efficiency;

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commodity under a registered brand label;

(d) “carry bags” mean, bags made from plastic material or

compostable plastic material used for the purpose of carrying or

dispensing commodities which have a self-carrying feature, but, do not

include bags that constitute or form an integral part of the packaging in

which goods are sealed prior to use;

(e) “commodity” means, tangible item that may be bought or

sold and includes all marketable goods or wares;

(f) “compostable plastics” mean, plastic that undergoes

degradation by biological processes during composting to yield CO2,

water, inorganic compounds and biomass at a rate consistent with other

known compostable materials, excluding conventional petro-based

plastics and does not leave visible, distinguishable or toxic residue;

(g) “consent” means, the consent to establish and operate

from the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee granted under the

Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974), and

the Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 (14 of 1981);

(h) “disintegration” means, the physical breakdown of a material

into very small fragments;

(i) “energy recovery” means, energy recovery from waste that

is conversion of waste material into useable heat, electricity or fuel

through a variety of processes including combustion, gasification,

pyrolisation, anaerobic digestion and land fill gas recovery;

(j) “extended producer’s responsibility” means, the responsibility

of a producer for the environmentally sound management of the product

until the end of its life;

(k) “foodstuffs” mean, ready to eat food products, fast food,

processed or cooked food in liquid, powder, solid or semisolid form;

(1) “facility” means, the premises used for collection, storage,

recycling, processing and disposal of plastic waste;

(m) “importer” means, a person who imports or intends to

import and holds an Importer-Exporter Code Number, unless otherwise

specifically exempted;

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(n) “institutional waste generator” means and includes occupier

of the institutional buildings such as building occupied by Central

Government Departments, State Government Departments, Public or

Private Sector Companies, Hospitals, Schools, Colleges, Universities or

other places of Education, Organisation, Academy, Hotels, Restaurants,

Malls and Shopping Complexes;

(o) “manufacturer” means and include a person or unit or

agency engaged in production of plastic raw material to be used as raw

material by the producer;

(p) “multi-layered packaging” means, any material used or to

be used for packaging and having at least one layer of plastic as the

main ingredients in combination with one or more layers of materials

such as paper, paper board, polymeric materials, metalised layers or

aluminium foil, either in the form of a laminate or co-extruded structure;

(q) “plastic” means, material which contains as an essential

ingredient a high polymer such as polyethylene terephthalate, high

density polyethylene, vinyl, low density polyethylene, polypropylene,

polystyrene resins, multi-materials like acrylonitrile butadiene styrene,

polyphenylene oxide, polycarbonate, polybutylene terephthalate;

(r) “plastic sheet” means, plastic sheet is the sheet made of plastic;

(s) “plastic waste” means, any plastic discarded after use or

after their intended use is over;

(t) “prescribed authority” means, the authorities specified in

Bye-laws 11(1) and 11(2);

(u) “producer” means, persons engaged in manufacture or

import of carry bags or multi-layered packaging or plastic sheets or like,

and includes industries or individuals using plastic sheets or like or

covers made of plastic sheets or multi-layered packaging for packaging

or wrapping the commodity;

(v) “recycling” means, the process of transforming segregated

plastic waste into a new product or raw material for producing new

products;

(w) “registration” means, registration with the Puducherry

Pollution Control Committee;

(x) “rule” means, the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016;

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(y) “street vendor” shall have the same meaning as assigned

to it in clause(l) of sub-section (1) of section 2 of the Street Vendors

(Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014

(7 of 2014);

(z) “virgin plastic” means, plastic material which has not been

subjected to use earlier and has also not been blended with scrap or

waste;

(aa) “waste generator” means and includes every person or

group of persons or institution, residential and commercial

establishments including Indian Railways, Airport, Port and Harbour and

Defence establishments which generate plastic waste;

(ab) “waste management” means, the collection, storage,

transportation reduction, reuse, recovery, recycling, composting or

disposal of plastic waste in an environmentally safe manner;

(ac) “waste pickers” means, individuals or agencies, groups of

individuals voluntarily engaged or authorised for picking of recyclable

plastic waste.

4. Conditions.—The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution,

sale and use of carry bags, plastic sheets or like, or cover made of plastic

sheet and multi-layered packaging, shall be subject to the following

conditions, namely:–

(a) carry bags and plastic packaging shall either be in natural

shade which is without any added pigments or made using only those

pigments and colorants which are in conformity with Indian Standard :

IS 9833 : 1981 titled as “List of pigments and colorants for use in plastics

in contact with foodstuffs, pharmaceuticals and drinking water”, as

amended from time to time;

(b) carry bags made of recycled plastic or products made of

recycled plastic shall not be used for storing, carrying, dispensing or

packaging ready to eat or drink foodstuff;

less than 50 (fifty) microns in thickness;

(d) plastic sheet or like, which is not an integral part of multi-

layered packaging and cover made of plastic sheet used for packaging,

wrapping the commodity shall not be less than 50 (fifty) microns in

thickness except where the thickness of such plastic sheets impair the

functionality of the product;

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(e) the manufacturer shall not sell or provide or arrange plastic

to be used as raw material to a producer, not having valid registration

from the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee;

(f) sachets using plastic material shall not be used for storing,

packing or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala;

(g) recycling of plastic waste shall conform to the Indian

Standard : IS 14534 : 1998 titled as Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics,

as amended from time to time;

(h) The provision of thickness shall not be applicable to carry

bags made up of compostable plastic. Carry bags made from compostable

plastics shall conform to the Indian Standard : IS 17088 : 2008 titled as

Specifications for Compostable Plastics, as amended from time to time.

The manufacturers or sellers of compostable plastic carry bags shall

obtain a certificate from the Central Pollution Control Board before

marketing or selling; and

(i) Plastic material, in any form including Vinyl Acetate - Maleic

Acid - Vinyl Chloride Copolymer, shall not be used in any package for

packaging gutkha, pan masala and tobacco in all forms.

5. Plastic Waste Management.—(1) The Plastic Waste Management

shall be done as hereunder–

(a) Plastic waste, which can be recycled, shall be channelized

to registered plastic waste recycler and recycling of plastic shall

conform to the Indian Standard : IS 14534 : 1998 titled as Guidelines

for Recycling of Plastics, as amended from time to time.

(b) plastic waste shall be used (preferably the plastic waste

which cannot be further recycled) for road construction as per

Indian Road Congress Guidelines or energy recovery or waste to

oil, etc. The standards and pollution control norms specified by

the prescribed authority for these technologies shall be complied

with.

of as per the Guidelines issued from time to time by the Central

Pollution Control Board.

(d) The inert from recycling or processing facilities of plastic

waste shall be disposed of in compliance with the Solid Waste

Management Rules, 2016 or as amended from time to time.

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6. Responsibility of the Commune Panchayat.—(1) The Commune

Panchayat shall set up, operate and coordinate the waste management

system for performing associated functions, namely:–

(i) ensuring safe collection, segregation, storage, transportation,

processing and disposal of plastic waste;

(ii) ensuring that no damage is caused to the environment

during this process;

(iii) ensuring channelization of recyclable plastic waste fraction

to recyclers;

(iv) ensuring processing and disposal on non-recyclable fraction

of plastic waste in accordance with the Guidelines issued by the

Central Pollution Control Board;

(v) creating awareness among all stakeholders about their

responsibilities;

(vi) engaging civil societies or groups working with waste

pickers; and

(vii) ensuring that open burning of plastic waste does not take

place.

(2) This Commune Panchayat may seek assistance of

manufactures of plastic carry bags, multi-layered plastic pouches or

sachets or of brand owners using such products for setting up of system

for plastic waste management.

7. Responsibility

waste

generator.—(l) The

Commune

Panchayat hereby specifies the following responsibilities for waste

generators:–

(a) shall take steps to minimize generation of plastic waste and

segregate plastic waste at source in accordance with the Solid

Waste Management Rules, 2016 or as amended from time to time.

(b) shall not litter the plastic waste and ensure segregated

storage of waste at source and handover segregated waste to urban

Local Body or Gram Panchayat or agencies appointed by them or

registered waste pickers, registered recyclers or waste collection

agencies;

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(2) All institutional generators of plastic waste shall segregate

and store the waste generated by them in accordance with the Solid

Waste Management Rules, 2016;

(3) All waste generators shall pay such user fee or charge as

may be specified under for plastic waste management such as waste

collection or operation of the facility thereof, etc.;-

Type of users

Duration

Amount

Private function

1 - 3 days

1,000

Up to 7 days

3,000

More than 7 days

10,000

Public event

1 - 3 days

5,000

3 -7 days

10,000

Wedding hall

Per event

2,000

(4) Every person responsible for organising an event in open

space, which involves service of foodstuff in plastic or multi-layered

packaging shall segregate and manage the waste generated during such

events in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

8. Responsibility of producers, importers and brand owners.—

The Kottucherry Commune Panchayat Authority in line with the Plastic

Waste Management Rules, 2016 hereby fixes the responsibility of the

producers, importers and brand owners within the jurisdiction of its

municipal area as hereunder:–

(1) The producers, within a period of six months from the date

of publication of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 shall work out

modalities for waste collection system based on Extended Producer’s

Responsibility and involving Urban Development Departments, either

individually or collectively, through their own distribution channel or

through the Local Body concerned.

(2) Primary responsibility for collection of used multi-layered

plastic sachet or pouches or packaging is of producers, importers

and brand owners who introduce the products in the market. They

must establish a system for collecting back the plastic waste generated

due to their products. This plan of collection to be submitted to

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the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee while applying for consent

to establish or operate or renewal. The Brand Owners whose consent

has been renewed before the notification of these rules shall submit

such plan within one year from the date of notification of these rules

and implement with two years thereafter.

(3) Manufacture and use of multi-layered plastic which is non-

recyclable or non-energy recoverable or with no alternate use should

be phased out in two years time.

(4) The producer, within a period of three months from the date

of final publication of Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 in the

Official Gazette shall apply to the Puducherry Pollution Control

Committee, for grant of registration.

(5) No producer shall on and after the expiry of a period of six

months from the date of final publication of Plastic Waste Management

Rules, 2016 in the Official Gazette, manufacture or use of any plastic or

multi-layered packaging for packaging of commodities without

registration from the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee.

(6) Every producer shall maintain a record of details of the

person engaged in supply of plastic used as raw material to manufacture

carry bags or plastic sheet or like or cover made of plastic sheet or multi-

layered packaging.

9. Protocols for compostable plastic materials.—Determination of

the degree of degradability and degree of disintegration of plastic

material shall be as per the protocols of the Indian Standards listed in

Schedule-I to the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

10. Marking or labelling.—(1) Each plastic carry bag and

multi-layered packaging shall have the following information printed in

English, namely,–

(a) Name, Registration Number of the manufacturer and

thickness in case of carry bag;

(b) Name and Registration Number of the manufacturer in case

of multi-layered packaging; and

bags made from compostable plastic;

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(2) Each recycled carry bag shall bear a label or a mark

“recycled” as shown below and shall conform to the Indian Standard :

IS 14534 : 1998 titled as “Guidelines for Recycling of Plastics”, as

amended from time to time;

Note : PET-Polyethylene terephthalate, HDPE-High density

polyethylene, V-Vinyl (PVC), LDPE-Low Density polyethylene,

PP-Polypropylene, PS-Polystyrene and Other means all other

resins and Multi-materials like ABS (Acrylonitrile butadiene

styrene), PPO (Polyphenylene oxide), PC (Polycarbonate),

PBT (Polybutylene terephalate), etc.

Each carry bag made from compostable plastics shall bear a label

“compostable” and shall conform to the Indian Standard : IS or

ISO 17088 : 2008 titled as Specifications for “Compostable Plastics”.

11. Prescribed authority.—(1) The Puducherry Pollution Control

Committee shall be the authority for enforcement of the provisions of

the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 relating to registration,

manufacture of plastic products and multi-layered packaging, processing

and disposal of plastic wastes.

(2) The Secretary to Government, Local Administration

Department, shall be authority for enforcement of the provisions of

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 relating to waste management

by waste generator, use of plastic sheets and multilayer packaging.

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12. Registration of producers, recyclers and manufacturers.—

(a) No person shall manufacture carry bags or recycle plastic bags or

multi-layered packaging unless the person has obtained a registration

from the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee prior to the

commencement of production.

(b) Every producer or brand-owner shall, for the purpose of

registration or renewal of registration, make an application in Form-I

appended to the Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016, to–

(i) the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution

Control Committee of the Union Territory, if, operating in one or

two States or Union Territories; or

(ii) the Central Pollution Control Board, if, operating in more

than two States or Union Territories.

to recycle or process plastic waste shall make an application to the

Puducherry Pollution Control Committee in Form-II, appended to the

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016.

(d) Every manufacturer engaged in manufacturer of plastic to

be used as raw material by the producer shall make an application to

the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee for the grant of registration

or for the renewal of registration, in Form-III, appended to the Plastic

Waste Management Rules, 2016.

13. Responsibility of Retailers and Street Vendors.—(1) Retailers

or street vendors shall not sell or provide commodities to consumer in

carry bags or plastic sheet or multi-layered packaging, which are not

manufactured and labelled or marked, as prescribed in these Bye-laws.

(2) Every retailers or street vendors selling or providing

commodities in, plastic carry bags or multi-layered packaging or plastic

sheets or like or covers made of plastic sheets which are not

manufactured or labelled or marked in accordance with these Bye-laws

shall be liable to pay such fines as specified under these Bye-laws.

14. Annual Reports.—(1) Every person engaged in recycling or

processing of plastic waste shall prepare and submit an annual report

in Form-I appended to the Bye-laws, to the Local Body concerned under

intimation to the concerned State Pollution Control Board or Pollution

Control Committee by the 30th April, of every year.

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(2) This Commune Panchayat shall prepare and submit an Annual

Report in Form-II, appended to the Bye-laws, to the Secretary in-charge

of the Local Administration Department, Puducherry, under intimation

to the Puducherry Pollution Control Committee by the 30th June, every

year.

15. Conduct of raids at suspected places.—The Commissioner or

any other Officer duly authorized by him in this behalf may conduct

raids whenever necessary at places suspected to be keeping stocks of

prohibited plastic materials and shall confiscate and seize of the materials

and action shall be initiated against the offender as per the law.

16. Cancellation of Commune Panchayat Trade Licence.—

Commune Panchayat Trade Licence shall be cancelled without any prior

notice in the event of failure to comply with or contravenes any of the

provisions of these Bye-laws in addition to penalties and further actions

specified in these Bye-laws.

17. Prosecution.—Violators of these Bye-laws shall also be liable

for prosecution under section 15 of the Environmental Protection

Act, 1986.

18. Imposition of fine.—Whoever fails to comply with or

contravenes any of the provision of these Bye-laws shall be punishable

with fine specified in that behalf in column No. (3) of the Table appended

to these Bye-laws and in the case of continuing contravention or failure

with an additional fine which may extend to the amount, if any, specified

in the column No. (4) of that Table for every day during which such

contravention or failure continues after imposition of fine for the first

such contravention or failure.

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SCHEDULE – I

(See Bye-law 9)

IS/ISO 14851 : 1999 Determination of the ultimate aerobic

biodegradability of plastic materials in an aqueous medium –

Method by measuring the oxygen demand in a closed Respirometer.

IS/ISO 14852 : 1999 Determination of the ultimate aerobic

biodegradability of plastic materials in an aqueous medium –

Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide.

IS/ISO 14853 : 2005 Plastics – Determination of the ultimate

anaerobic biodegradation of plastic materials in an aqueous

system – Method by measurement of biogas production.

IS/ISO 14855-1 : 2005 Determination of the ultimate aerobic

biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting

conditions – Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide

(Part-1 General method).

IS/ISO 14855-2 : 2007 Determination of the ultimate aerobic

biodegradability of plastic materials under controlled composting

conditions – Method by analysis of evolved carbon dioxide

(Part-2 : Gravimetric measurement of carbon dioxide evolved in a

laboratory- scale test).

IS/ISO 15985 : 2004 Plastics – Determination of the ultimate

anaerobic biodegradation and disintegration under high-solids

anaerobic digestion conditions – Methods by analysis of released

biogas.

IS/ISO 16929 : 2002 Plastics – Determination of degree of

disintegration of plastic materials under defined composting

conditions in a pilot – scale test.

IS/ISO 17556 : 2003 Plastics – Determination of ultimate aerobic

biodegradability in soil by measuring the oxygen demand in a

Respirometer or the amount of carbon dioxide evolved.

IS/ISO 20200 : 2004 Plastics – Determination of degree of

disintegration of plastic materials under simulated composting

conditions in a laboratory – scale test.

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FORM – I

[See Bye-laws 14(1)]

FORMAT FOR ANNUAL REPORT BY OPERATOR OF

PLASTIC WASTE PROCESSING OR RECYCLING FACILITY TO

THE LOCAL BODY

Period of Reporting :

1. Name and Address of operator of the facility

2. Name of officer in-charge of the facility

(Telephone/Fax/Mobile/e-mail).

3. Capacity

4. Technologies used for management of plastic

waste.

5. Quantity of plastic waste received during the :

year being reported upon along with the source.

6. Quantity of plastic waste processed (in tons)–

– Plastic waste recycled (in tons)

– Plastic waste processed (in tons)

– Used (in tons)

7. Quantity of inert or rejects sent for final :

disposal to landfill sites.

8. Details of land fill facility to which inert or

rejects were sent for final disposal–

– Address

– Telephone

9. Attach status of compliance to environmental :

conditions, if any specified during grant of

Consent or registration.

Place:

Signature of Operator.

Date :

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FORM – II

[See Bye-law 14(2)]

FORMAT FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON

PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT TO BE SUBMITTED BY

THE LOCAL BODY

Period of Reporting :

1. Name of the City or Town and State

2. Population

3. Area in square kilometers

4. Name and address of Local Body–

(a) Telephone No.

(b) Fax No.

5. Total number of the wards in the area under :

jurisdiction.

6. Total number of households in the area under :

jurisdiction.

7. Number of households covered by door to :

door collection.

8. Total number of commercial establishments

and

Institutions

the

area

under

jurisdiction–

– Commercial establishments

– Institutions

9. Number of commercial establishments and

Institutions covered by door to door

collection–

– Commercial establishments

– Institutions

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10. Summary of the mechanisms put in place for :

management of plastic waste in the area under

jurisdiction along with the details of agencies

involved in door to door collection.

11. Attach details of infrastructure put in place :

for management of plastic waste generated in

the area under jurisdiction.

12. Attach details of infrastructure required, :

if any, along with justification.

13. Quantity of Plastic Waste generated during :

the year from area under jurisdiction (in tons).

14. Quantity of Plastic Waste collected during :

the year from area under jurisdiction (in tons).

15. Quantity of plastic waste channelized for :

recycling during the year (in tons).

16. Quantity of plastic waste channelized for use :

during the year (in tons).

17. Quantity of inert or rejects sent to landfill :

sites during the year (in tons).

18. Details of each of facilities used for

processing and disposal of plastic waste.

Facility-I

(i) Name of operator

(ii) Address with telephone or mobile number :

(iii) Capacity

(iv) Technology used

(v) Registration number

(vi) Validity of Registration (up to)

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Facility-II

(i) Name of operator

(ii) Address with telephone or mobile number :

(iii) Capacity

(iv) Technology used

(v) Registration Number

(vi) Validity of Registration (up to)

19. Give details of : Local Body’s own manpower :

deployed for collection including street

sweeping, secondary storage, transportation,

processing and disposal of waste.

20. Give details of : Contractor or Concessionaire’s :

manpower deployed for collection including

street

sweeping,

secondary

storage,

transportation, processing and disposal of

waste.

21. Mention briefly : the difficulties being :

experienced by the Local Body in complying

with provisions of these rules including the

financial constrains, if any.

22. Whether an Action Plan has been prepared :

for improving solid waste management

practices in the City? If yes (attach copy).

Place: Commissioner.

Date :

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TABLE

Sl.

Description of offence

Daily fine

Fine on

No.

which may

continuous

be imposed

contravention

(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

Manufacturing or storing or selling

1,000

10,000

plastics

which

have

been

prohibited by the Plastic Waste

Management Bye-laws, 2019.

Using prohibited carry bags for storing,

100

500

carrying,

dispensing,

packaging

goods or any other items.

Throwing any plastic material in public

100

500

or private places or streets, or drains

or water bodies within this Commune

Panchayat area.

Sale or use of carry bags less than

100

1,000

50 microns thickness.

Selling or providing commodities to

500

5,000

consumers in carry bags or plastic

sheets or multi-layered packaging

which are NOT MARKED AND

LABELLED as per norms prescribed

Plastic

Waste

Management

Bye-laws, 2019.

(a) Failure to fix label containing

100

1,000

Name, Registration Number of

manufacturer and thickness in

case of carry bag and as

“Recyclable” or “Compostable”

printed in English.

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

(b) Failure to fix label containing

100

1,000

Name, Registration Number of

manufacturer and thickness in

case of multi-layered packaging and

as “Recyclable” or “Compostable”

printed in English.

100

1,000

Name and Certificate Number

[Bye-laws 4 (h)] in case of carry

bag made from compostable

plastics and as “Recyclable” or

“Compostable” printed in English.

Open burning of plastic waste in any

public place/private property/vacant

sites:

(a) Individuals within their premises

100

1,000

(b) Individuals in public places

200

5,000

1,000

10,000

For not cleaning-up after public

2,000

20,000

gathering/event

which

involves

service of foodstuff in plastic or

multi-layered packaging within 24

hours.

Note:

Any other type of violations not listed in 1 to 6, the amount of

fine for breach of Bye-laws shall be decided by the Commune

Panchayat subsequently based on the occurrence and necessity.

There will be 10% increment for every year in the prevailing rates.

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