THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 2000 — THE ENVIRONMENT (PROTECTION) ACT, 1986

THE MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTES (MANAGEMENT AND HANDLING) RULES, 2000 (MINISTRY OF ENVIRONMENT & FORESTS) NOTIFICATION NEW DELHI, THE 25 TH SEPTEMBER, 2000 1 S.O.908(E).- Whereas the draft of the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 1999 were published under the notification of the Govt. of India in the Ministry of Environment & Forests, number S.O.783(E), dated, the 27 th h September, 1999 in the Gazette of India, Part II, Section 3, Sub-section (ii) of the same date inviting objections and suggestions from the persons likely to be affected thereby, before the expiry of the period of sixty days from the date on which the copies of the Gazette containing the said notification are made available to the public; And Whereas copies of the said Gazette were made available to the public on the 5 th h October, 1999; And whereas the objections and suggestions received from the public in respect of the said draft rules have been duly considered by the Central Government; Now, therefore, in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 3, 6 and 25 of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986 (29 of 1986), the Central Government hereby makes the following rules to regulate the management and handling of the municipal solid wastes, namely :- 1. SHORT TITLE AND COMMENCEMENT.- These rules may be called the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000. Save as otherwise provided in these rules, they shall come into force on the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. 2. APPLICATION .- These rules shall apply to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid wastes. 1 As published in Gazette of India, Extraordinary, Part II 3(ii), dated 25.9.2000. DEFINITIONS. – I