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  As per the rule, solid waste means Means and includes solid or semi-solid domestic waste, sanitary waste, commercial waste, institutional waste, catering and market waste and other non-residential waste, street sweeping, silt removed or collected from surface drainage, horticultural waste, agricultural waste, and dairy waste, bio-medical waste treatment excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste and e-waste, battery waste, radioactive waste generated in the area under the local authorities and other entities mentioned in rule 2 As per Solid Waste Management Rules , 2015 any individual or group of persons, residential and non-residential premises including Indian Railways, defense establishments that generate solid waste are classified as waste generators. Duties of Waste generator ➲ Every waste generator shall,- (a) Separate and store waste generated in three separate streams, namely biodegradable, non-biodegradable and domestic hazardous waste, in suitable containers and move sep

  Plastic has many uses, and due to its physical and chemical properties leads to huge commercial use and success. The indiscriminate disposal of plastic has, however, become a major environmental threat. In particular, plastic carrying bags are the main contributors to littered waste and, every year, millions of plastic bags end up in the atmosphere vis-à-vis the soil, water bodies, rivers, etc it takes an average of one thousand years to decompose completely. Therefore, the Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Regulations, 2011 were notified in 2011, which included plastic waste management, to tackle the problem of scientific plastic waste management. In violation of the earlier Plastic Waste (Management and Handling) Regulations, 2011 the government notified the  Plastic Waste Management Regulations, 2016 Objective of Extended Producer Responsibility   ➲  Increase the minimum thickness of plastic carry bags from 40 to 50 microns and specify a minimum thickness of 50 microns for p