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Regd. No. NW/CH-22

Regd. No. CHD/0092/2018-2020

EXTRAORDINARY

Published by Authority

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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB

DEPARTMENT OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT

(LOCAL GOVERNMENT-4 BRANCH)

[Punjab Municipal Bhawan, Sector 35-A, Chandigarh]

NOTIFICATION

The 21st October, 2020

GUIDELINES/ SOPs FOR DOMESTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT &

SANITARY WASTE MANAGEMENT

No.5/133/2020-2lg4/1942.-The domestic hazardous waste and sanitary waste is generated in almost

each household and it must be managed in scientific manner by the waste generators and responsible authorities

concerned to minimise the impacts on health and environment. To ensure safe disposal of domestic hazardous

and sanitary waste, these model guidelines/ SOPs have been formed and to be adopted by all Urban Local

Bodies of Punjab state with immediate effect.

Domestic Hazardous Waste (DHW): discarded paint drums, pesticide cans, CFL bulbs, tube lights, expired

medicines, broken mercury thermometers, used batteries, used needles and syringes and contaminated gauge

etc [Rule-3 (17) of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016] generated is very less fraction of municipal solid

waste but very dangerous.

Sanitary Waste (SW): wastes comprising of used diapers, sanitary towels or napkins, tampons, condoms,

incontinence sheets and any other similar waste [Rule-3 (41) of Solid Waste Management Rules 2016] ;

Waste Generator means every person or group of persons, every residential premises and non residential

establishments including Indian Railways, defence establishments, which generate solid waste Rule-3 (56) of

Solid Waste Management Rules 2016].

Waste Collector means formal and informal waste collectors involved in door to door collection of waste.

DUTIES OF WASTE GENERATORS (Rule 4 of SWM Rules 2016)

Rule 4 (1) provides the duties of every waste generator regarding management of domestic hazardous

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wastes. Every waste generator is responsible-

To segregate and store the waste generated by them in separate streams namely bio-degradable/

wet waste, non biodegradable/ dry waste and domestic hazardous waste and sanitary waste in

suitable bins and handover segregated wastes to authorised waste pickers or waste collectors as

per the direction or notification by the local authorities from time to time;

To wrap securely the used sanitary waste like diapers, sanitary pads etc., in a suitable wrapping

material as instructed by the local authorities and shall keep the same in the separate bin;

Not to mix the domestic hazardous waste/ sanitary waste with other wastes; (Mix waste, if any,

will be segregated at Material Recovery Facility or at any designated place.)

Not to throw / open dumping / burning of domestic hazardous waste/ sanitary waste in any manner.

To handover segregated domestic hazardous waste and sanitary waste to waste pickers, waste

collectors, recyclers or waste collection agencies;

To deliver the domestic hazardous waste at Material Recovery Facility or any designated place of

the ULB for its temporary storage.

The BWGs (Solid Waste) will directly deliver the domestic hazardous waste to the authorised

dismantlers/ recyclers or deliver the domestic hazardous waste/ sanitary waste at MRF/ designated

places of the ULBs at their own cost with the permission of ULB’s Authorities. The ULBs may

take user charges for usage of MRFs. BWGs will also maintain the logbook recording the quantity

of domestic hazardous waste/ sanitary waste collected/ deliver/ supplied.

Commercial entities i.e. shop keepers/ organizations/ institutions/ offices will directly dispose off

their domestic hazardous waste through authorised dismantlers/ recyclers and maintain the logbook

recording quantity of domestic hazardous waste/ sanitary waste collected/ deliver/ supplied/ disposed

off.

DUTIES OF LOCAL BODIES (Rule 15 of SWM Rules 2016)

Every Local Body is responsible:-

To establish waste deposition centres for domestic hazardous waste and give direction for waste

generators to deposit domestic hazardous wastes at this centre for its safe disposal.

To deploy waste collector for door to door collection of domestic hazardous waste/ sanitary waste

/ SWM regularly in a separate covered container installed on the waste collection vehicle and take

user charges fixed for door to door solid waste collection or authorise the informal waste collectors

for the same.

To handover the domestic hazardous waste to the authorised dismantlers/ recyclers at fixed intervals

and ensure the safe disposal of sanitary waste.

To maintain a logbook for maintaining the record of domestic hazardous waste collected and given

to the authorised dismantlers/ recyclers and also for sanitary waste.

To take penal action against the violators of throwing / open dumping and burning of domestic

hazardous waste/ sanitary waste.

To ensure that waste collectors/ workers to wear required PPE while handling domestic hazardous

waste/ sanitary waste.

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To create public awareness through information, education and communication campaign and

educate the waste generators regarding importance of health & hygiene, segregated collection.

To conduct Capacity Building programmes for stakeholders.

DUTIES OF WASTE COLLECTORS

The every waste collector (formal or informal) is responsible:-

To collect the waste door to door regularly at the fixed time as decided by the ULBs or responsible

Authority.

To collect the waste door to door in segregated manner as directed by the ULBs’ Authorities.

Not to through/ open dump/ burn the waste and deliver the waste in segregated manner (wet, dry,

domestic hazardous and sanitary waste) at MRFs or at any designated place of the ULB.

To wear personal protective safety equipments while dealing with waste.

To follow instructions of the ULBs’s Authorities time to time.

DUTIES OF MANUFACTURERS OR BRAND OWNERS OR MARKETING COMPANIES OF

SANITARY NAPKINS AND DIAPERS (Rule 17 of SWM Rules 2016)

The manufacturers or brand owners or marketing companies of sanitary napkins and diapers is

responsible:-

To explore the possibility of using all recyclable materials in their products or they shall provide a

pouch or wrapper for disposal of each napkin or diapers along with the packet of their sanitary

products.

To educate the masses for wrapping and disposal of their products.

AJOY KUMAR SINHA, IAS,

Chandigarh

Secretary to Government, Punjab,

The 8th October, 2020

Department of Local Government.

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