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GOVERNMENT OF PUDUCHERRY

YANAM MUNICIPALITY

No. 8631/B1/YM/PWMRA/2022.

Yanam, dated 29th July 2022.

NOTIFICATION

[Under Section 447 (2) of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973]

In exercise of the powers conferred by section 443 of the

Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 (No. 9 of 1973) read with sub-section

(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 following proposed Bye-laws

incorporating the provisions of the said rules was published as Draft

Bye-laws in the Extraordinary Gazette [Part-II] No. 11 of the Government

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of Puducherry on 17-01-1974 for information of all persons likely to be

affected thereby and notice was given that the said Bye-laws shall be

taken into consideration after the expiration 30 (thirty) days from the

date of publication in the Official Gazette.

2. Objections/suggestions were received within the aforesaid

stipulated period.

3. The objections/suggestions so received have been placed

before the Designated Officer who has been appointed by the

Government under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 109 of the

Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973 (vide G.O. Ms. No. 22, dated

14-11-2014 of the Local Administration Department) to exercise all the

powers and to perform all the functions of Yanam Municipal Council for

consideration.

4. The Designated Officer has considered the objections/

suggestions so received and has decided to adopt the draft Bye-laws

as final.

5. In exercise of the powers conferred upon by sub-section (1) of

section 501 of the Puducherry Municipalities Act, 1973, the Government

has authorized the Secretary to Government (Local Administration) to

approve and confirm the Bye-laws of Municipal Councils – vide G.O.

Ms. No. 292, dated 06-10-1976 of the Local Administration Department.

6. The Secretary to Government (Local Administration) has

approved and confirmed the following Bye-laws – vide G.O. Ms. No. 34,

dated 01-07-2022 of the Local Administration Secretariat.

7. The following Bye-laws as approved and confirmed by the

Secretary to Government (Local Administration) are hereby published

in the Puducherry State Gazette for information of the public as required

under section 447 (2) of the Puducherry Municipalities Act,1973.

8. These Bye-laws will come into effect after 15 (fifteen) days from

the date of publication in the Official Gazette.

M.T. RAMALINGESWARA RAO,

Commissioner.

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BYE-LAWS FOR PLASTIC WASTE MANAGEMENT

(AMENDMENT), 2021

1. Short title and commencement.— (a) These Bye-laws may be

called “Bye-laws for Plastic Waste Management (Amendment), 2021.

(b) These Bye-laws (Amendment) shall apply to all the areas

situated within the territorial limit of Yanam Municipality.

2. Application.— (a) These Bye-laws (Amendment) shall apply to

every plastic waste generator, manufacturer, importers, brand owner,

plastic waste processor (recycler, co-processor, etc.,) and producer,

shopkeeper and street vendors.

(b) 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 (Amendment), 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;

commodity under a registered brand label;

(d) “carry bags” means, 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 CO .

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;

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(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” mean, energy recovery from waste that

in 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” mean, the responsibility

of a producer for the environmentally sound management of the product

until the end of its life;

(k) “food-stuffs” means, ready to eat food products, fast food,

processed or cooked food in liquid, powder, solid or semi-solid form;

(l) “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;

(n) “institutional waste generator” mean 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” mean, 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, metalized layers or aluminium

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

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(q) “non-woven plastic bag” means, Non-woven bag made up

of plastic sheet or web structured fabric of entangled plastic fibers of

filaments (and by performing films) bonded together by mechanical or

thermal or chemical means and the “non-woven fabric” means a flat or

tufted porous sheet that is made directly from plastic fibres, molten

plastic or plastic films;

(r) “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;

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

plastic;

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

after their intended use is over;

(u) “Plastic waste processing” means, any process by which

plastic waste is handled for the purpose of reuse, recycling, co-proces

sing or transformation into new products;

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

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

(w) “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;

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

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

products;

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

Pollution Control Committee;

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

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

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

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

(7 of 2014):

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(ab) “single use plastic commodity” mean, a plastic item intended

to be used once for the same purpose before being disposed of or

recycled;

(ac) “Thermoset Plastic” means, a plastic which becomes

irreversibly rigid when heated and hence, cannot be remoulded into

desired shape;

(ad) “Thermoplastic” means, a plastic which soften on heating

and can be moulded into desired shape;

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

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

waste;

(af) “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;

(ag) “waste management” means, the collection, storage, dis

transportation, reduction, reuse, recovery, recycling, composting or

disposal of plastic waste in an environmentally safe manner;

(ah) “waste pickers” mean, individuals or agencies, groups of

individuals voluntarily engaged or authorised for picking of recyclable

plastic waste.

4. Conditions.—(1)

The

manufacture,

import,

stocking,

distribution, sale and use of plastic sheets or like, or cover made of

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

following conditions, namely:-

(a) Irrespective of any micron in thickness, the following single

use plastics items shall not be manufactured, supplied, sold, stocked,

distributed, used and transported;

(i) Polythene/Plastic/Polypropylene carry bags;

(ii) Polythene/Plastic/Styrofoam (Thermocol) cups;

(iii) Polythene/Plastic/Styrofoam (Thermocol) plates;

(iv) Plastic sheet pouches used for cooked wrapping;

(v) Plastic sheets used for spreading on dining table;

(vi) Water pouches;

(vii) Plastic straws;

(viii) Plastic flags.

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(b) Non-woven plastic carry bag shall not be less that 60 gram

per square metre (GSM) with effect from the Bye-law (Amendment);

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;

(d) 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;

(e) Sachets using plastic material shall not be used for storing,

packing or selling gutkha, tobacco and pan masala;

(f) 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;

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

bags and commodities 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 or commodities or both shall obtain a certificate from the Central

Pollution Control Board before marketing or selling; and

(h) 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.

(i) Any condition stipulated/directions issued by the Government

of Puducherry with regard to Plastic Waste Management and notified

in the Gazette of Puducherry shall be implemented by Yanam Municipality

in its jurisdiction with effect from the date of such notification.

(j) products made of recycled plastic used for storing,

dispensing, or packaging ready to eat or drink food stuff shall be seventy

five (75) microns in thickness with effect from the date of publishing

this Bye-law (Amendment) and one hundred and twenty (120) microns

in thickness with effect from the 31st December, 2022 and shall be subject

to the notification of appropriate standards and regulation under the

Food Safety and Standards Act, 2006 (34 of 2006) by the Food Safety

and Standards Authority of India;”.

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(2) The manufacture, import, stocking, distribution, sale and

use of following single use plastic, including polystyrene and

expanded polystyrene, commodities shall be prohibited with effect from

1st July, 2022.

(a) ear buds with plastic sticks, plastic stick for balloons,

candy sticks, ice cream sticks, polystyrene (Thermocol) for

decoration;

(b) plates, cups, glasses cutlery such as forks, spoons,

knives, straws, trays, wrapping or packing films around sweet

boxes, invitation cards and cigarette packets, plastics or PVC

banners less than 100 microns, stirrer;

(3) The provision of sub-rule (2) (b) shall not be apply to

commodities made of compostable plastics.

(4) Any notification prohibiting the manufacture, import,

stocking, distributing, sale and use of plastic sheets or like, or cover

made of plastic sheets and multi-layered packing and single-use plastic,

including polystyrene and expanded polystyrene, commodities, issued

after this notification, shall come into force after the expiry of ten years,

from the date of its publication;”

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

shall be done as hereunder.

(i) 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.

(ii) 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.

(iii) Thermo set plastic waste shall be processed and disposed

of as per the guidelines issued from time to time by the Central Pollution

Control Board.

(iv) 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 Municipality.— (a) Yanam Municipality

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 the provisions of these rules, as amended,

are adhered to;

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

during this process;

(iv) ensuring channelization of recyclable plastic waste fraction

to authorised/registered recyclers;

(v) ensuring processing and disposal on non-recyclable

fraction of plastic waste in accordance with the Guidelines

issued by the Central Pollution Control Board;

(vi) creating awareness among all stakeholders about their

responsibilities;

(vii) engaging civil societies or groups working with waste

pickers; and

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

place.

(b) This Municipality 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 o[ waste generator.— (a) Yanam Municipality

hereby specifies the following responsibilities for waste generators:

(i) 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;

(ii) 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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(b) All institutional generators of plastic waste shall segregate

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

Waste Management Rules, 2016;

may be specified in Local Administration Department’s Memorandum

vide No. 1516 /LAD/PPS(1)/2016, dated 07-02-2020 such as waste

collection or operation of the facility thereof, etc.’,

(d) 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 Yanam Municipal 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, 2021 (Amendment)

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 as per

guidelines issued under these rules from time to time.

(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 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 six months from the date of notification of these rules and

implement with next six months 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 one years’ time.

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

of final publication of Plastic Waste Management Rules, (Amendment)

2021 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, (Amendment) 2021 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 late/link.— (a) Each plastic packaging and multi-

layered packaging shall have the following information printed in

English, namely,-

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

of multi-layered packaging, excluding multi-layered packaging used for

imported goods; and

(ii) Name and Certificate Number of producer [Bye-laws 4 (1) (g)]

in case of carry bags made from compostable plastic. 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.—(a) 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.

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(b) 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, restriction or prohibition on use of plastic sheets

and multi-layered packaging.

duly authorized by him in this behalf may conduct raids/inspect, seize

and seal the premises which is manufacturing, selling, stocking and

using banned plastic materials. Also the vehicles transporting such

banned plastic materials shall also be seized by the Commissioner and

lodge complaint for filing First Information Report at respective area

Police Station. Violators are liable to pay spot fine mentioned at Table-I.

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 or Central Pollution

Control Board 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 manufacture 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.

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

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

plastic sheet or multi-layered packaging, which are not manufactured

and labelled or marked, as prescribed in these Bye-laws (Amendment).

Carry bags of any plastic material irrespective of any micron in thickness

shall not be stacked, stored, used, supplied, distributed and transported.

(b) Every retailers or street vendors selling or providing

commodities in plastic 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.— (a) 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 (Amendment), 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.

(b) This Municipality 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 Municipal Trade Licence.— Municipal 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

(Amendment). In addition to penalties and further actions specified in

these Bye-laws (Amendment).

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

for prosecution under section 15 of the Environmental Protection

Act, 1986.

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

contravenes any of the provision of these Bye-laws (Amendment) shall

be punishable with fine specified in that behalf in column No. (3) of the

Table-I appended to these Bye-laws (Amendment) 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-I for every day during which such contravention or failure

continues after imposition of fine for the first such contravention or

failure.

SCHEDULE – I

(See bye-laws 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 - of degree of disintegration of plastic

materials under defined composting conditions in a pilot - scale

test.

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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.

FORM – I

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[See bye-laws 14(1)]

FORMAT OF 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

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9. Attach status of compliance to environmental :

conditions, if any specified during grant of

Consent or registration.

Place:

Date :

Signature of Operator.

FORM – II

[See bye-laws 14(2)]

FORMAT OF 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 numbers of the wards in the area under :

jurisdiction.

6. Total numbers 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 land fill :

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:

Date :

Municipal Commissioner.

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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

10,000

50,000

plastics

which

have

been

prohibited by the Plastic Waste

Management Bye-laws (Amendment),

2021.

Using prohibited carry bags for storing,

500

5,000

carrying,

dispensing,

packaging

goods or any other items.

Throwing any plastic material in public

500

5,000

or private places or streets, or drains

or water bodies within this municipal

area.

Sale or use of carry bags.

1,000

10,000

Selling or providing commodities to

consumers in carry bags or plastic

sheets or multilayered packaging

which are NOT MARKED AND

LABELLED as per norms prescribed

Plastic

Waste

Management

Bye-laws, 2021.

(a) Failure to fix label containing

1,000

5,000

name, registration number of

manufacturer and thickness in

case of carry bag and as

“Recyclable” or “compostable”

printed in English.

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(b) Failure to fix label containing

500

5,000

Name, Registration number of

manufacturer and thickness in

case of Multilayered packaging

a n d

a s

“ R e c y c l a b l e ”

o r

“Compostable” printed in English.

500

5,000

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

500

5,000

(b) Individuals in public places

1,000

10,000

5,000

50,000

For not cleaning-up after public

5,000

50,000

gathering/event

which

involves

service of food stuff in plastic or

multilayered 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 Municipal

Council subsequently based on the occurrence and necessity.

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

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(1)

(2)

(3)

(4)

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