BBMP Draft SWM Bye-Law Final

BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP)
DRAFT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (SWM) BYE LAWS
August 2019
Notified as per Rule 15 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016

Draft Solid Waste Management (SWM) Bye-Laws, BBMP
Contents
CHAPTER I .................................................................................................................5
GENERAL ....................................................................................................................5
1. Short title and commencement ..................................................................................... 5
2. Extent of application........................................................................................................... 5
3. Definitions ............................................................................................................................... 5
CHAPTER II .............................................................................................................. 15
SEGREGATION AND PRIMARY STORAGE ............................................................... 15
4. Segregation of Solid Waste into different categories at source and storage
.................................................................................................................................................... 15
5. Responsibilities of specific categories of Waste Generators ........................... 16
CHAPTER III ............................................................................................................. 17
COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE ..................17
6. Door to Door Collection of segregated Solid Waste ............................................. 17
7. Point to Point Collection ................................................................................................. 20
8. Delivery and transportation of Solid Waste by the Waste Generators in
certain cases ..................................................................................................................................... 20
9. Collection and Transportation of C&D Waste and inert waste ....................... 21
10. Vehicles for transportation of Solid Waste.............................................................. 21
CHAPTER IV ............................................................................................................. 23
PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE .................................................... 23
11. Facilities to be provided by BBMP .............................................................................. 23
13. Layout and specifications ............................................................................................... 25
14. Other provisions relating to processing of Solid Waste .................................... 26
15. Disposal of Solid Waste .................................................................................................... 27
CHAPTER V ..............................................................................................................28
WELFARE OF POURAKARMIKAS AND INTEGRATION OF THE INFORMAL SECTOR
.................................................................................................................................. 28
16. Welfare, occupational safety and training of Pourakarmikas and other
personnel ............................................................................................................................................ 28
17. Integration of informal sector workers ..................................................................... 29
CHAPTER VI ............................................................................................................. 30
LITTERING AND PUBLIC NUISANCE ....................................................................... 30
18. Prohibition of littering and provision of community bins.- ............................ 30
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19. Prohibition of Public Nuisance...................................................................................... 31

CHAPTER VII ............................................................................................................ 31
IDENTIFICATION OF BULK WASTE GENERATORS AND THEIR DUTIES............... 31
20. Identification of a Bulk Waste Generator ................................................................ 31
21. Duties of Bulk Waste Generators ................................................................................. 32
CHAPTER VIII .......................................................................................................... 33
EVENTS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS ....................................................................... 33
22. Social gathering/events ................................................................................................... 33
23. Public gatherings and events in public places ....................................................... 33
CHAPTER IX ............................................................................................................. 34
DUTIES OF THE WARD COMMITTEES AND SHUCHI MITHRA............................... 34
24. Duties of Ward Committees ........................................................................................... 34
25. Role to be played by Shuchi Mithras ......................................................................... 35
CHAPTER X .............................................................................................................. 35
SERVICE CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE .................................... 35
26. Provisions with respect to SWM Cess and Service Charge payable to
BBMP and Empanelled Vendors................................................................................................ 35
CHAPTER XI ............................................................................................................. 37
NON-COMPLIANCE OF BYE-LAWS, SPOT FINES AND PENALTIES .........................37
27. Spot Fines .............................................................................................................................. 37
28. Penalties.................................................................................................................................. 37
29. Dumping of Solid Waste and Construction And Demolition Waste .............. 38
CHAPTER XII............................................................................................................39
OTHER RESPONSIBILTIES AND DUTIES OF BBMP ................................................ 39
30. Other Responsibilities and Duties of BBMP ............................................................ 39
CHAPTER XIII .......................................................................................................... 45
MISCELLANEOUS ..................................................................................................... 45
31. Coordination with Government bodies ..................................................................... 45
32. Review of implementation .............................................................................................. 45
33. Review of Bye-laws ............................................................................................................. 45
34. Repeal and savings ............................................................................................................. 45
SCHEDULE I ............................................................................................................. 47
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ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF BIO-DEGRADABLE WASTE, RECYCLABLE NON BIO-

DEGRADABLE WASTE, DOMESTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE BIOMEDICAL WASTE
AND BULKY WASTE ................................................................................................. 47
SCHEDULE II ............................................................................................................ 49
FORM OF ANNUAL RETURN BY A WASTE GENERATOR WHO DOES NOT USE THE
SERVICES OF BBMP AND/OR ITS AGENCY/SERVICE PROVIDER ........................ 49
SCHEDULE III........................................................................................................... 51
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFYING BULK WASTE GENERATOR ...................................... 51
SCHEDULE IV ........................................................................................................... 52
INDIVIDUAL NOTICE FORMAT ................................................................................52
SCHEDULE V ............................................................................................................ 53
SELF-DECLARATION FORMAT ................................................................................ 53
SCHEDULE VI ........................................................................................................... 54
SWM CESS AND SERVICE CHARGE ........................................................................ 54
SCHEDULE VII..........................................................................................................59
SCHEDULE OF PENALTY ......................................................................................... 59
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SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYE-LAWS

FOR THE CITY OF BENGALURU / BBMP
In exercise of the powers conferred by Sections 423, 424, 426, 431-A, 431-B of
the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 (Karnataka Act 14 of 1977)
read with clause (e), (f) and (zf) of Rule 15 of the Solid Waste Management Rules
(SWM), 2016; Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (BBMP), hereby makes the
following bye-laws for management of its Solid Waste, namely:
CHAPTER I
GENERAL
1. Short title and commencement: - (1) These bye-laws may be called the
Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike Solid Waste Management (BBMP-
SWM) Bye-laws, 2019.
(2) They shall come into force upon approval by the elected Council of Bruhat
Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike and with effect from the date of its publication
in the official gazette.
2. Extent of application: - (1) These Bye-laws shall be applicable within the

territorial jurisdiction of Bruhat Bengaluru Mahangara Palike established
under the provisions of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act, 1976
(Karnataka Act 14 of 1977) or in which these Bye-Laws as deemed to have
come into force under sub-section (1) of section 423 of the Act.
(2) These Bye-laws shall be read along with the bye-laws framed by BBMP for
management of Plastic Waste, Construction and Demolition Waste,
Biomedical Waste and E-Waste, from time to time under respective Rules.
3. Definitions: - (1) In these Bye-laws and the Schedule attached thereto, the
words and expressions used but not defined shall have the meanings
respectively assigned to them in the Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike,
unless the context otherwise requires,-
3.1 “Agency or Service Provider” means any person/ any company,

registered society, trust, partnership, limited liability partnership
and/or any other registered entity including registered organisation of
Waste Pickers and/or Waste Traders which has been appointed or
authorised by Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike (hereinafter
referred to as BBMP) to act on its behalf including an Empanelled
Vendor, for discharge of duties or functions under the SWM Rules 2016
and these Bye-laws 2019 in a manner that is in compliance with all
applicable regulations including labour law;
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3.2 “Aerobic composting” means a controlled process involving

microbiological decomposition of organic matter in the presence of
oxygen;
3.3 “Anaerobic digestion” means a controlled process involving microbial
decomposition of organic matter in the absence of oxygen.
3.4 “Authorization” means the permission given by the Karnataka State
Pollution Control Board (KSPCB), to the operator of a facility or urban
local authority, or any other agency responsible for processing and
disposal of solid waste.
3.5 “Biodegradable waste" means any organic material that can be
degraded by micro-organisms into simpler stable compounds;
3.6 "Bio-methanation" means a process which entails enzymatic
decomposition of the organic matter by microbial action to produce
methane rich biogas;
3.7 “Block” means a unit of the Ward which contains approximately seven
hundred and fifty (750) households, upto three hundred (300) small
shops and commercial establishments, streets and roads connecting
these households and establishments, which may however be adjusted
by BBMP based on per capita generation of Solid Waste and other local
conditions, to plan for and execute effective waste collection,
transportation and processing.
3.8 “Bio-medical Waste” means any waste, which is generated
(i) during the diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or
animals or in research activities pertaining thereto; or
(ii) in the production or testing of preparation(s) made from organisms
or micro-organisms or product of metabolism and biochemical
reactions intended for use in the diagnosis, immunisation or the
treatment of human beings or animals or in research activities
pertaining thereto; or
(iii) in health camps; an illustrative list as specified in Part D of
Schedule I.
3.9 “Brand owner” means a person or company who sells any commodity
under a registered brand label.
3.10 “Bulk waste generator” means and includes buildings occupied by the
Central government departments or undertakings, State government
departments or undertakings, local bodies, public sector undertakings
or private companies, hospitals, nursing homes, schools, colleges,
universities, other educational institutions, hostels, hotels, commercial
establishments, markets, places of worship, residential apartments
having more than 50 dwelling units, stadia, sports and complexes, with
an average waste generation rate exceeding 10 kg per day. However,
BBMP reserves the right to modify the threshold of waste generation for
being declared as bulk waste generator at a later point of time and also
the manner of collection of bulk waste, as notified through an official
order;
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3.11 “Bulk Garden and Horticultural Waste” means bulk waste from parks,
gardens, traffic islands, road medians and similar places including
grass and wood clippings, weeds, woody ‘brown’ carbon-rich material
such as pruning, branches, twigs, wood chipping, straw or dead leaves
and tree trimmings, which cannot be accommodated in the daily
collection system for Bio-degradable Waste;
3.12 “Bulky Waste” shall consist of Solid Waste generated by commercial

and residential Premises which, by virtue of its mass, shape, size or
quantity is, in the opinion of BBMP and/or for collection of waste,
inconvenient to be accommodated in the daily Door to Door Collection
system provided by BBMP. For example, Old mattress, old furniture or
other bulky waste. An illustrative list as specified in Part E of
Schedule I;
3.13 "Bye-laws" means the regulatory framework notified by local body,
census town and notified area townships for facilitating the
implementation of these rules effectively in their jurisdiction.
3.14 “C and D Rules” means the Construction and Demolition Waste
Management Rules, 2016 including notifications, orders and directions
issued by BBMP and/or appropriate governmental authority pursuant
to these rules;
3.15 “Construction and Demolition Waste” shall have the same meaning
as assigned under clause (c) of sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of Construction
and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016;
3.16 “CPCB” means the Central Pollution Control Board;
3.17 “Clean Area” means the public place in front and all around or
adjacent to any premises extending to the kerb side and including the
drain, foot path and kerb.
3.18 “Cleanliness Fees” means an amount to be collected by the Event
managers/ Organisers for cleaning the event site by the Agency.
3.19 “Combustible waste” means non-biodegradable, non-recyclable, non-
reusable, non-hazardous solid waste having minimum calorific value
exceeding 1500 kcal/kg and excluding chlorinated materials like
plastic, wood pulp, etc;
3.20 “Community waste storage bin” means any storage facility set up and
maintained by the Corporation collectively by owners and or/ occupiers
of one or more premises for storage of Solid Waste in a segregated
manner in the roadside/premises of any one of such owners/ occupiers
or in their common premises,
3.21 "Composting" means a controlled process involving microbial
decomposition of organic matter;
3.22 “Co-processing” means use of non-biodegradable and non recyclable
solid waste having calorific value exceeding 1500kcal/kg as raw
material or as a source of energy or both to replace or supplement the
natural mineral resources and fossil fuels in industrial processes;
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3.23 “Decentralized processing” means establishment of dispersed local

facilities for maximizing the processing of biodegradable waste and
recovery of recyclables closest to the source of generation so as to
minimize transportation of waste for processing or disposal;
3.24 "Disposal" means the final and safe disposal of post processed residual
solid waste and inert street sweepings and silt from surface drains on
land to prevent contamination of ground water, surface water, ambient
air and attraction of animals or birds;
3.25 “Domestic hazardous waste” means that waste generated at the
household level which includes discarded paint drums, pesticide cans,
CFL bulbs, tube lights, expired medicines, broken mercury
thermometers, used batteries, used needles and syringes and
contaminated gauze, etc;
3.26 "Door to door collection" means collection of solid waste from the door
step of households, shops, commercial establishments, offices,
institutional or any other non-residential premises, excluding collection
of such waste from bulk generators;
3.27 “Dry waste” means waste other than bio-degradable waste and inert
street sweepings and includes recyclable and non-recyclable waste,
combustible waste, etc;
3.28 “Dry Waste Collection Centre or DWCC” means a decentralised waste
management facility to aggregate, store, sort and handle Non-
Biodegradable Waste that is operated by BBMP and/or the
Agency/Service Provider/Wastepicker organisations/Self Help Groups
etc;
3.29 “Dump sites” means a land utilized by local body for disposal of solid
waste without following the principles of sanitary land filling;
3.30 “Event” means any gatherings for the purpose of functions,
celebrations, meetings, rallies, processions, open air theatre activities,
cinema shootings in public places;
3.31 “Extended producer responsibility” (EPR) means responsibility of
any producer of packaging products such as plastic, tin, glass and
corrugated boxes, etc., for environmentally sound management, till
end-of-life of the packaging products;
3.32 "E-waste" shall have the same meaning as assigned under clause (r) of
sub-rule (1) of rule 3 of the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016;
3.33 “Empanelled Vendor” means any company, registered society, trust,
partnership, limited liability partnership and/or registered entity
including registered organisation of Waste Pickers and/or Waste
Traders empanelled with BBMP for providing services relating to Solid
Waste management after BBMP carries out a due diligence exercise to
verify if such persons/entities have the necessary infrastructure
including approved destinations for processing of Solid Waste, to carry
out the duties or functions under the SWM Rules and these Bye-laws;
3.34 “Facility” means any establishment wherein the solid waste
management processes namely segregation, recovery, storage,
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collection, recycling, processing, treatment or safe disposal of solid

waste are carried out;
3.35 “Familiarization/warning period” means that specific period, during
which there is a relaxation in the fines for contravention of these
byelaws;
3.36 "Fine" means penalty imposed on waste generators or operators of
waste processing and disposal facilities under the bye-laws for non-
compliance of the directions contained in these rules and/or bye-laws
3.37 “Handling” includes all activities relating to sorting, segregation,
material recovery, collection, secondary storage, shredding, baling,
crushing, loading, unloading, transportation, processing and disposal
of solid wastes;
3.38 “Hazardous waste” means any waste which by reason of any of its
physical, chemical, reactive, toxic, causing danger or is likely to cause
danger to health or environment, whether alone or when in contact with
other wastes or substances and shall include wastes specifically listed
in Schedule II, of these Bye-Laws and all other hazardous wastes as
defined in the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules,
1989 as amended to date and the Hazardous and other waste
(Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
3.39 “Incineration” means an engineered process involving burning or
combustion of solid waste to thermally degrade waste materials at high
temperatures;
3.40 “Inerts” means wastes which are not bio-degradable, recyclable or
combustible such as street sweeping waste or dust and silt removed
from the surface drains or process rejects from processing of waste;
3.41 “Informal waste collector” includes individuals, associations or waste
traders who are involved in sorting, sale and purchase of recyclable
materials;
3.42 “KSPCB” means the Karnataka State Pollution Control Board;
3.43 "Leachate" means the liquid that seeps through solid waste or other
medium and has extracts of dissolved or suspended material from it;
3.44 “Litter” means all refuse and includes any other waste material which,
if thrown or deposited as prohibited under these Bye-Laws, tends to
create uncleanliness or a danger or nuisance to public health, safety or
welfare.
3.45 “Littering” means putting/throwing litter in such a location that it
falls, descends, blows, is washed, percolates or otherwise escapes or is
likely to fall, descend, blow, be washed, percolate or otherwise escape
into or onto any public place, or causing, permitting or allowing litter
to fall, descend, blow, washed, percolate or otherwise escape into or
onto any public place.
3.46 “Market Associations” means a group or association of shop owners
or shop keepers, traders, businessmen, dealers, merchants, brokers or
other Agency or Service Providers of a particular neighbourhood,
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market or locality that may or may not be registered with the Registrar
of Co-operative Societies;
3.47 “Materials Recovery Facility” (MRF) means a facility where non-
compostable solid waste can be temporarily stored by the BBMP or any
other entity mentioned in rule 2 or any person or agency authorised by
any of them to facilitate segregation, sorting and recovery of recyclables
from various components of waste by authorised informal sector of
waste pickers, informal recyclers or any other work force engaged by
the local body or entity mentioned in rule 2 for the purpose before the
waste is delivered or taken up for its processing or final disposal;
3.48 “Neighbourhood” means a clearly defined locality, with reference to its
physical layout, character or inhabitants;
3.49 “New construction” means all buildings under construction within the
limits of the BBMP;
3.50 “Non-biodegradable waste” means any waste that cannot be degraded
by micro organisms into simpler stable compounds;
3.51 “Nuisance” includes any act, omission, place or thing which comes or
is likely to cause injury, danger, annoyance or offence to the sense of
sight, smelling or hearing or which is or may be dangerous to life or
injurious to health or property.
3.52 “Nuisance Detectors” (NDs) means those employees of the BBMP who
are appointed by the Commissioner to detect the acts of Public
nuisance, etc or those technological interventions which also detect
acts of Public Nuisance.
3.53 “Occupier” means and includes,-
any Person who is paying or is liable to pay to the owner the rent or any
part thereof for the land, building(s), room(s) and/or similar premises
for occupation or use;
(i) an owner in occupation of, or otherwise using his land,
building(s), room(s) and/or similar premises;
(ii) a rent-free tenant of any land, building(s), room(s) and/or
similar premises;
(iii) a licensee in occupation of any land, building(s), room(s)
and/or similar premises;
(iv) any Person who is liable to pay to the owner damages for
the use and occupation of any land, building, room(s)
and/or similar premises; and
(v) relevant head of a Government department, in respect of
properties under their respective control;
3.54 “Operator of a facility” means a person or entity, who owns or
operates a facility for handling solid waste which includes the BBMP
and any other entity or agency appointed by the BBMP;
3.55 “Owner” means any person who exercises the rights of an owner of any
building, or land or part thereof;
3.56 “Point to Point Collection” means the system of collection of Solid
Waste from specific pick-up points as designated by BBMP, up to which
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the Waste Generator must bring the collected and segregated Solid
Waste for storage at collection points/waste depots/waste receiving
kiosks or kasa kiosks or designated locations for onward delivery in
vehicles so provided by BBMP and/or the Agency/Service Provider;
3.57 “Primary collection" means collecting, lifting and removal of
segregated solid waste from source of its generation including
households, shops, offices and any other non-residential premises or
from any collection points or any other location specified by the BBMP;
3.58 "Processing" means any scientific process by which segregated solid
waste is handled for the purpose of reuse, recycling or transformation
into new products;
3.59 “Processing Fee” means a fee or support price as determined by BBMP
to be paid to the owner / concessionaire or operator of waste processing
facility or for disposal of residual solid waste at the landfill being used,
wherever felt necessary;
3.60 “Public place" includes any road, arch road, viaduct, lane, footway,
alley or passage, highway, causeway, bridge, square alley or passage
whether a thoroughfare or not over which the public have a right of
passage, and such places to which the public has access such as parks,
gardens, recreation grounds, playgrounds, beaches, water bodies,
water courses, public plazas and promenades, government and
municipal buildings, public hospitals, markets, slaughter houses,
courts, etc.;
3.61 “Public Nuisance” means any act, omission, offence or wrong-doing in
any public place which causes or is likely to cause injury, danger,
annoyance or offense to the sense of sight, smell, hearing or
disturbance to movement, work or rest, or which is or may be
dangerous to life or injurious to health or property;
3.62 “Public Street” shall have the same meaning as specified in sub-
section (31) of Section 2 of the Karnataka Municipal Corporations
Act, 1976;
3.63 “Premises” means any land, building or part of a building and includes
any gardens and grounds appertaining to a building or part thereof and
structures constructed on the land, used for purposes of residence,
trade, industry, service, business, government or any other public or
private purpose including weddings, banquets, meetings, exhibitions,
organized events etc. It also includes any portion of a public road that
is permitted by BBMP to be used for the time being for parking of
vehicles, street vending, storage of materials at a work site or for any
public or private purpose whatsoever other than the movement of
vehicles.
3.64 “Receptacle” means any storage container, including bins and bags,
used for the storage of any category of solid waste;
3.65 "Recycling" means the process of transforming segregated non-
biodegradable solid waste into new material or product or as raw
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material for producing new products which may or may not be similar
to the original products;
3.66 “Recyclable Waste” means the waste that is commonly found in the
solid waste and is also collectively and commonly called as “Dry Waste”.
These include many kinds of glass, paper, metal, plastic, textiles,
electronics goods, etc.
3.67 “Refuse” means any waste matter generated out of different activities,
processes either Bio-degradable / Non-biodegradable/ Recyclable in
nature in either solid or semi-solid form which cannot be consumed,
used or processed by the generator in its existing form.
3.68 "Refuse Derived Fuel"(RDF) means fuel derived from combustible
fraction of solid waste like plastic, wood, pulp or organic waste, other
than chlorinated materials, in the form of pellets or fluff produced by
drying, shredding, dehydrating and compacting of solid waste;
3.69 “Residual Inert Waste” means and includes the waste and rejects from
the solid waste processing facilities which are not suitable for recycling
or further processing;
3.70 “Rules”: means Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016
3.71 “Resident Welfare Associations” means a group or association of
owners or occupiers of residential premises of a particular
neighbourhood or locality lying within the jurisdiction of BBMP, that
may or may not be registered with the Registrar of Co-operative
Societies, and which involves itself in civic issues pertaining to BBMP.
3.72 “Sanitary Landfill” means the facility for final and safe disposal of
residual inert waste on land designed with protective measures against
pollution of groundwater, surface water and fugitive air dust, wind-
blown litter, bad odour, fire hazard, animal menace, bird menace, pests
or rodents, greenhouse gas emissions, persistent organic pollutants,
slope instability and erosion
3.73 “Sanitary Waste” means wastes comprising of used diapers, sanitary
towels or napkins, menstrual cloth and cups, incontinence sheets,
tampons, condoms, ear buds, toilet paper, band aid, syringes from
households and any other similar waste.
3.74 “Street Sweeping” means the sweeping and collection of Solid Waste
from public streets, parks and other public areas and cleaning of
surface drains / trenches abutting Public Streets and related activities;
3.75 “Shuchi Mithra” means a group of individuals / citizens in a Ward
and/or Resident Welfare Associations of a Ward registered with the
jurisdictional Ward committee and BBMP who have volunteered to,-
(i) take regular surveys and prepare reports about implementation
of the SWM Rules 2016 and these Bye-laws 2019 in their wards;
(ii) participate in the organisation of cleanliness drives or awareness
campaigns, in their Wards; and
(iii) liaise with the Ward Committee and SWM Cell, BBMP for
redressal of the SWM issues identified in the course of their
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surveys;
3.76 "Secondary Storage" means the temporary containment of solid waste
after primary collection at secondary waste storage depots or Material
Recovery Facilities (MRFs) or bins for onward transportation of the
waste to the processing or disposal facility;
3.77 "Segregation" means sorting and separate storage of various
components of solid waste namely bio-degradable wastes including
agriculture and dairy waste, non-biodegradable wastes including
recyclable waste, non-recyclable combustible waste & non-recyclable
inert waste, sanitary waste including domestic hazardous wastes, and
construction and demolition (C&D) wastes;
3.78 "Solid Waste" means and includes solid or semi-solid domestic waste,
sanitary waste, commercial waste, institutional waste, catering and
market waste and other non residential wastes, street sweepings, silt
removed or collected from the surface drains, horticulture waste,
agriculture and dairy waste, treated bio-medical waste, Hazardous
waste, excluding industrial waste, bio-medical waste and e-waste,
battery waste, radio-active waste generated in the area under the local
authorities and other entities mentioned in rule 2;
3.79 “Sorting” means separating various components and categories of
recyclables such as paper, plastic, cardboards, metal, glass, etc., from
mixed solid waste as may be appropriate to facilitate recycling;
3.80 “Source” mean the premises in which the waste is generated or a
community storage centre used by owners / occupiers of one or more
premises for segregated storage of Solid Waste;
3.81 “Stabilising” means the biological decomposition of biodegradable
wastes to a stable state where it generates no leachate or offensive
odours and is fit for application to farm land, soil erosion control and
soil remediation;
3.82 “Stabilised biodegradable waste” means the biologically stabilized
(free of pathogens) waste resulting from the mechanical / biological
treatment of biodegradable waste; and only when stabilised can such
waste be used with no further restrictions;
3.83 “Street vendor” means any person engaged in vending of articles,
goods, wares, food items or merchandise of everyday use or offering
services to the general public, in a street, lane, side walk, footpath,
pavement, public park or any other public place or private area, from a
temporary built up structure or by moving from place to place and
includes hawker, peddler, squatter and all other synonymous terms
which may be local or region specific; and the words “street vending”
with their grammatical variations and cognate expressions, shall be
construed accordingly;
3.84 "Transportation" means conveyance of solid waste, either treated,
partly treated or untreated from one location to another in an
environmentally sound manner through specially designed and covered
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transport system so as to prevent the foul odour, littering on ground

and unsightly conditions;
3.85 “Transfer station” means a facility created to receive solid waste from
primary collection and transport in bulk in covered vehicles or
containers to waste processing and/or disposal facilities with the
transfer of waste and its transport being undertaken as per the
prescribed Standard Operating Procedure following the principle of No
Garbage on Ground (NGoG) and zero spillage of garbage/waste during
transfer or transport;
3.86 “Treatment” means the method, technique or process designed to
modify physical, chemical or biological characteristics or composition
of any waste so as to reduce its volume and potential to cause harm;
3.87 “User Fee / SWM Cess” means a fee imposed by the BBMP and any
entity mentioned in rule 2 on the waste generator to cover full or part
cost of providing solid waste collection, transportation, processing and
disposal services as per the polluter pays principle.
3.88 “Vacant Plot” means any Land or open space belonging to a private
party / person that is presently not occupied by them/him.
3.89 "Vermi composting" means the process of conversion of bio-
degradable waste into compost using earthworms;
3.90 “Ward Micro Plan” means the fundamental planning unit comprising
of around 750 Households (HHs) and Small Commercial
Establishments (SCEs), for estimation of quantity and coverage of SWM
services to achieve the objectives of SWM Rules 2016 and of these
byelaws.
3.91 “Waste Hierarchy” means the solid waste management priority order
in which the solid waste is to be managed by giving emphasis in the
following order to the 5 R(s) i.e Refusal (prevention of use), Reduction,
Reuse, Recycling & Recovery and only as a last option Disposal, i.e.
with Prevention being the most preferred option and the Disposal at the
landfill being the least;
3.92 “Waste generator” means and includes every person or group of
persons, every residential premises and non-residential / commercial
establishments / institutions including State and Central Govt
establishments like Indian Railways, Defence establishments etc which
generate solid waste;
3.93 “Waste picker” means a person or groups of persons informally
engaged in collection and recovery of reusable and recyclable solid
waste from the source of waste generation i.e the streets, bins, material
recovery facilities, processing and waste disposal facilities, for sale to
recyclers directly or through intermediaries to earn their livelihood.
3.94 “Waste Traders” means persons or entities such as scrap dealers,
itinerant buyers and traders who are involved in the sorting, sale and
purchase of Recyclable Non-biodegradable Waste.
3.95 “Zero Waste Campus” means a residential or non-residential /
commercial / educational / government / official colony or campus
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which ensures that solid waste generated within the campus is 100%
source segregated and processed / treated in situ and other recyclable
wastes pickup are tied up directly with recyclers, without depending on
the waste collection system of BBMP / service providers or Empanelled
Vendors.
CHAPTER II
SEGREGATION AND PRIMARY STORAGE
4. Segregation of Solid Waste into different categories at source and

storage- (1) Every Waste Generator including Bulk Waste Generators shall be
required to segregate Solid Waste at source of generation into the following
categories, as applicable, namely:-
(a) Bio-degradable Waste, also referred to as Wet Waste,

(b) Non-biodegradable Waste, also referred to as Dry Waste,
(c) Domestic Hazardous Waste, including Sanitary Waste,
(d) Construction and Demolition (C&D) Waste,
(e) Bulk Garden and Horticulture Waste; and
(f) Electronic or E-Waste.
(2) The Sanitary Waste such as sanitary napkins, diapers, tampons and
similar products shall be securely wrapped in pouches provided by the
manufacturers or brand owners or in old newspapers and all Sanitary
Waste shall be stored along with the Domestic Hazardous Waste. Waste
Generators such as Bulk Waste Generators, educational institutions, ladies
hostels and paying guests accommodations shall ensure that the provisions
of this byelaw are strictly complied with and such Sanitary Waste is not
disposed in the drainage or sewerage systems. Failure to comply with this
shall lead to fine being levied as per penalties listed at Schedule VII.
(3) The Bio-degradable Waste, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic

Hazardous Waste along with Sanitary Waste shall be stored separately,
without mixing it, in specified Receptacles (without using any plastic
garbage liner bags) for handing over or delivery to BBMP and/or
Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be. The Waste Generator shall
ensure that Non- biodegradable Waste such as packets, food containers,
boxes, bottles, tetra pack cartons and other disposable items are cleaned
and dried so that these items can be effectively recycled. All Solid Waste
including Bio-degradable Waste shall not be wrapped in plastics bags for
handing over to BBMP and/or Agency/Service Provider . There shall be only
bin to bin transfer of such waste i.e from segregated waste bin to bin
(storage space) of waste collector autos.
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(4) The Construction and Demolition Waste and Bulk Garden and
Horticulture Waste shall be stored separately in the Waste Generator’s
Premises. No Bio-medical Waste, E-waste, hazardous chemicals and
industrial waste shall be mixed with Solid Waste.
(5) The colour of the Receptacles / Bins where the following segregated Solid
Waste shall be stored before eventual handover to BBMP and/or
Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be, shall be:
(a) Green for Bio-degradable / Wet Waste;

(b) Blue for Non-biodegradable / Dry Waste; and
(c) Red for Domestic Hazardous Waste including Sanitary Waste.
5. Responsibilities of specific categories of Waste Generators-(1) The Waste

Generators such as Shops & Commercial Establishments and Street Vendors
shall segregate the Solid Waste generated during the course of its activity
such as food waste, permissible disposable plates, cups, cans, wrappers,
coconut shells, leftover food, vegetables, fruits and similar items in
accordance with the categories specified in Bye-laws 4(1) and shall have
separate bins to store for this purpose, without any litter / spillage on ground.
Any litter / spillage found in front or in and around the establishment or
storage of non-segregated / mixed waste shall be deemed as violation under
this byelaw and fine shall be levied as per penalties listed at Schedule VII.
(2) Every Occupier of any Premises who generates poultry, fish, meat and
slaughter waste as a result of any commercial activity, shall store such waste
separately in a fully closed manner and in hygienic condition and such waste
shall not be mixed with any other category of Solid Waste. Deposit of such
waste in any other Receptacle or community bin or public place is prohibited
and shall attract fines as indicated in Schedule VII. BBMP would directly or
through its authorised service provider would collect slaughterhouse waste
daily and the relevant Occupier shall ensure that such waste is ready for
handover at the times designated by BBMP. BBMP shall designate
appropriate closed container bins and vehicles for primary collection and
secondary transportation of poultry, fish, meat and slaughterhouse waste, on
user fee model basis, depending on the quantities of the slaughterhouse waste
generated within the BBMP limits. Such user fees shall be notified by the
BBMP and it shall be the duty of this category of waste generator to pay these
fees for the collection / transportation / scientific disposal service provided.
(3) Every Bulk Waste Generator or aggregation of Waste Generators

maintaining community Receptacles on their Premises shall be responsible
for collection of segregated solid Waste from each individual Waste Generator
within its Premises and storing it in separate covered Receptacles in
accordance with Bye-laws 4 at the entry gate or a designated location on the
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ground floor of such Premises, to enable swift and timely collection of such
segregated waste.
(4) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupier of premises to store

the construction material and construction and demolition (C&D) waste well
within the premises and not encroach or block any public spaces like
footpath, road etc. The storage, handling and management of C&D waste shall
be governed by C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016 and Building Bye-laws
of BBMP.
(5) In case the construction material or C&D waste has to be stored on the
road and other public spaces due to unavoidable reasons like lack of space
or requirements of construction or demolition works, the owner or occupier
of the premises shall take specific permission from BBMP to do so. BBMP
shall charge a fee as per Building Bye-laws of BBMP or as notified from time
to time by BBMP, to allow storage of construction material and construction
and demolition (C&D) waste on the road and other public spaces, in the
minimum space required without causing undue hardship to public. It shall
be the responsibility of the owner or occupier of premises to dispose C&D
waste at a place designated by BBMP as per the collection and transportation
system authorised by BBMP.
(6) In every designated commercial area or areas with commercial

establishments, it shall be the responsibility of the market associations or
group of shop owners to ensure that segregated waste bins (as per the type of
waste generated) are kept and that there is no littering and throwing of any
type of solid waste on the roads, footpaths, drains and other such public
spaces. Any litter / spillage found in front or in and around the establishment
or storage of non-segregated / mixed waste in the commercial area shall be
deemed as violation under this byelaw and fine shall be levied as per penalties
listed at Schedule VII.
CHAPTER III
COLLECTION, TRANSPORTATION AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
6. Door to Door Collection of segregated Solid Waste-(1) Subject to provisions

of Bye-laws 8, Door to Door Collection shall be implemented by BBMP for all
and/or certain categories of segregated Solid Waste, in all Wards of the BBMP
from:
(a) doorsteps of households, shops, small commercial establishments and

offices;
(b) entry gate or a designated location on the ground floor in a housing
society, multi storied buildings or apartments, residential, commercial,
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institutional complexes or premises which do not fall within premises

specified in Byelaw 6(1)(a) and are not Bulk Waste Generators; and/or
(c) entry gate or specified places of slums and informal settlements.
(2) Upon payment of Service Charge specified in Part II of Schedule VI and

subject to provisions of Section 13 of these Bye-Laws, BBMP shall
implement Door to Door Collection, through for all and/or certain categories
of segregated Solid Waste from the entry gate or a designated location on
the ground floor of a Bulk Waste Generator to the extent they are not
processing their own waste in-situ and/or are not engaging services of an
Empanelled Vendor.
(3) In addition to Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste under Bye-laws 6,

BBMP and/or Agency/Service Provider as the case may be, shall collect
Solid Waste from public spaces such as parks, markets, roads, streets,
gardens and similar areas at specified times and days.
(4) In order to carry out Door to Door Collection as specified in Bye-laws

6(1), area-wise specific time slots including relevant day of the week for
different categories of Solid Waste shall be notified by BBMP and published
at prominently visible parts of that area and on the website of BBMP. In
addition, route maps for collection including stops, starting and ending
times and other relevant details shall be provided along with the time slots.
BBMP shall collect Bio-degradable Waste and Sanitary Waste on a daily
basis and Non-Biodegradable Dry Waste atleast twice or thrice a week as
per necessity or as specified by BBMP from time to time.
(5) BBMP, based on the prevailing normative standards as per Micro Plan
shall assess the number of primary collection vehicles, pushcarts,
Secondary Transportation Vehicles and manpower that will be allotted to
each Ward for efficient primary collection and transportation of segregated
Solid Waste and to ensure that there is no inter-mixing of segregated Solid
Waste. The ratio of number of manpower and vehicles with respect to
number of Waste Generators shall be computed in accordance with the
Micro Plan from time to time. GPS tagging of such vehicles and Biometric
attendance for all waste collectors / workers involved in waste management
shall be mandatory and this shall be remotely monitored through a Central
Smart Data Centre by BBMP.
(6) BBMP and/or Agency/Service Provider shall announce their arrival for
collection of Solid Waste by blowing a whistle and also play a recorded
message / announce through a loud speaker or by any other such means
and at such time the Waste Generator must be ready to handover the
segregated Solid Waste for collection. In the event the Waste Generator is
not available to handover the Solid Waste, such Waste Generator must
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ensure that the Solid Waste is stored in a segregated manner at a

prominently visible, convenient and accessible place for BBMP and/or
Agency/Service Provider to collect the Solid Waste. The segregated Solid
Waste shall not be left in the open without an enclosure where they are
susceptible to attacks by dogs, cows, pigs and other animals. Also such
waste shall not be kept stored in single use plastic bags and garbage bin
liners which are banned.
(7) It shall be the duty of every Waste Generator to assist BBMP in collection
of the segregated Solid Waste by ensuring the Solid Waste is segregated and
deposited in correct Receptacles and is ready for collection at the appointed
time in accordance with the time-slots published by BBMP and/or
Agency/Service Provider. It shall be the responsibility of BBMP and / or
designated person to monitor and report the Waste Generators that are not
complying with the provisions of this Chapter. The non-compliant Waste
Generators shall be penalised and fined in accordance with the provisions
of Schedule VII of these Bye-laws.
(8) Till such time extended producer responsibility is implemented under

the E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016, BBMP may ensure Door to Door
Collection or Point to Point Collection, as the case may be for E-Waste, at
least once in every two weeks, on payment by waste generator basis. The E-
Waste shall be transported to Dry Waste collection centres, E-Waste
collection centres and/or materials recovery facility, as may be notified, for
onward processing in accordance with the E-Waste (Management)
Rules, 2016.
(9) BBMP shall specify at least one day in a week for Door to Door Collection
of Bulky Waste and Bulk Horticulture & Garden Waste. Any Waste
Generator can also directly deposit their Bulky Waste such as Furniture
and Furnishings such as wardrobes, tables, chairs, shoe racks, computer
tables, beds, cots, chair, dining tables, sofas, etc., Kitchen utensils,
Mattresses etc at the relevant Secondary Storage facility designated or
notified by BBMP. Bulky Waste generator shall pay the service charges
prescribed in Schedule VI for availing the services. Services of on call pick
up of Bulky Waste will also be provided by BBMP and/or Agency/ Service
Provider.
(10) The collected segregated Solid Waste may be transported to Secondary

Storage facilities such as waste storage/collection depots, material recovery
facilitates or Transfer Stations or for respective processing at compost
plants, biomethanation plants, recycling plants, waste to energy plants or
any other site/plant designated by BBMP.
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(11) There shall be no inter-mixing of segregated Solid Waste that has been
collected from different Waste Generators during the transportation,
transfer and processing of such waste. BBMP shall penalise the waste
collector and transporter if such mixing is found to have occurred.
(12) For collection of Construction and Demolition Waste, the eligible Waste
Generator under C&D Rules could contact BBMP or the Agency/Service
Provider, details of which shall be provided on its website and in its office.
Upon payment of the relevant charges specified in the C&D Rules or as
notified by BBMP, BBMP or the Agency/Service Provider, as the case may
be, will collect the segregated Construction and Demolition Waste from the
Waste Generator within a specified time period. This waste shall be
transported to an authorised processing centre or any other designated
location in accordance with C and D Rules, as notified by BBMP. The BBMP
shall issue bye-laws on management of Construction and Demolition Waste
and this clause shall need to be read harmoniously with such bye-laws.
7. Point to Point Collection: BBMP may notify certain areas within its
jurisdiction which are inaccessible for collection vehicles/pushcarts or for
any other reason deemed appropriate by BBMP, for Point to Point Collection.
For implementation of Point to Point Collection, BBMP shall designate
collection points/spots/locations/kasa kiosks where segregated Solid
Waste shall be deposited by the Waste Generator. From these notified Point
to Point Collection points including waste receptacles if any, BBMP and/or
Agency/ Service Provider shall make arrangements for transportation of the
segregated waste for Processing and Disposal as per the provisions under
these Bye-laws.
8. Delivery and transportation of Solid Waste by the Waste Generators in

certain cases-(1) In the event an Empanelled Vendor has been engaged by
the Waste Generator (including Bulk Waste Generator) to provide waste
management services in accordance with these Byelaws, BBMP shall not
implement or facilitate Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste at the
Premises occupied by such Waste Generator. The Empanelled Vendor shall
collect and transport the Solid Waste from the premises of such Waste
Generator to the storage and processing units within its system that have
been declared to BBMP, at the ceiling rates as notified by BBMP.
(2) The Street Vendor has to deliver waste duly segregated to BBMP waste
storage depot, municipal or other authorised vehicle or community
bin/Receptacle, as may be notified from time to time. No mixed waste shall
be delivered, failing which penalty as per Schedule VII shall be levied.
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(3) Any Waste Generator can directly deposit or sell their Recyclable Non-
biodegradable Waste to Agency/Service Providers, registered Waste Pickers
and Waste Traders at mutually agreed rates. Any waste generators can
directly handover or sell non bio-degradable wastes (dry wastes) to
registered rag pickers or kabadiwalas.
(4) BBMP may, from time to time, notify certain categories of Solid Waste,
types of Waste Generators and areas within its territorial limits where Waste
Generators shall be responsible to directly deliver and deposit their
segregated Solid Waste to Secondary Storage facilities and/or processing
facilities.
9. Collection and Transportation of C&D Waste and inert waste: (1) BBMP
shall earmark a specific area for the disposal of C&D waste and other inert
wastes like road sweepings, including that arising out of mechanical
sweeping) at a notified dumpsite.
(2) BBMP shall bear the responsibility of collection and disposal of C&D
waste generated from its own activities and activities of other government
departments working in its area.
(3) BBMP shall also ensure that inert waste collected from road sweepings,
de-silting of drains, digging of roads and public spaces for various activities
etc. is collected and disposed of in a time-bound matter at a specific site as
notified. It can also use these wastes, if it deems appropriate, for filling low-
lying areas.
(4) BBMP shall explore all opportunities for the gainful utilization of the
C&D waste.
10. Vehicles for transportation of Solid Waste-(1) BBMP shall deploy different
suitable vehicles for collection of segregated Solid Waste including auto
tippers or vehicles having separate compartments for segregated wastes and
such vehicle shall have a suitable announcement system for informing the
citizens on its arrival and spreading relevant messages on SWM. In narrow
streets that cannot be serviced by auto tipper or the vehicle, a smaller
motorized vehicle having separate compartments for carrying Bio-
degradable, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste shall
be deployed. In the event the vehicles do not have the three compartments
for different streams of Solid Waste, separate days shall be designated for
collection of Bio-degradable, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic
Hazardous Waste to ensure that there is no mixing of different categories of
Solid Waste.
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(2) In smaller, narrow and congested streets/lanes where even such smaller
motorised vehicle cannot operate, BBMP shall assign appropriate manually
driven and ergonomically well designed push carts with bins for collection,
which will in turn drop off the segregated Solid Waste into the collection
vehicle/Transfer Stations.
(3) BBMP shall explore eco-friendly options for Door to Door Collection and
transportation of Solid Waste such as battery operated and/or electric
vehicles. Motorised vehicles dependant on fossil fuels shall be judiciously
introduced and optimally utilised and BBMP should strive to phase these
out over a period of time. BBMP shall introduce atleast one such battery
operated / electric primary collection vehicle in each ward / division to
encourage use of non fossil fuel vehicles, in the short term, which would
subsequently then be scaled up.
(4) The Solid Waste shall be transported to larger secondary

transfer/transport vehicles such as Compactors at Secondary Transfer
Points and/or Secondary Storage Points depending on the infrastructure
set up by BBMP. Every primary collection vehicle shall be assigned a
Secondary Transfer/Storage Point where the segregated Solid Waste shall
be transferred without manual waste handling, directly into the secondary
transportation vehicle or secondary storage facility. Such Secondary
Transfer/Storage Point shall be identified in the ward micro plan and shall
be located at a convenient shortest possible distance from the primary Door-
to-Door collection areas. Each secondary vehicle shall have a destination of
a processing facility, material recovery facility, DWCC or for disposal, based
on category of the Solid Waste that it receives.
(5) The vehicles used for transportation of Solid Waste shall be covered in
such a manner that the collected waste is,-
(i) Not Exposed to open environment,
(ii) Not Visible to the public and
(iii) Not found Scattered on the road and/or pavements during
transportation.
(6) The design of the primary and secondary transportation vehicles shall
be such that the Solid Waste shall not be allowed to touch ground until it
reaches its final processing/disposal site, and thus the recurring manual
handling of such waste shall not be necessary. Hence transfer of segregated
solid waste shall be bin to bin and vehicle to vehicle. BBMP shall make best
efforts to ensure that there is no leakage of leachate from its primary
collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles while handling
wet waste. Measures shall also be taken to ensure that leachate collected in
the primary collection vehicles and secondary transportation vehicles is
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disposed in a scientific manner and not discharged into stormwater drains

and sewerage.
(7) BBMP shall enable live GPS tracking for all SWM vehicles on ICT enabled
Applications, including the primary collection vehicles and secondary
transportation vehicles to ensure monitoring of collection and
transportation of Solid Waste. Such tracking of vehicles shall be monitored
remotely through a Centralised Smart Data Centre by BBMP. For the
purpose of transparency and accountability, general public shall also be
given access to the above.
(8) Secondary transfer facilities for Solid Waste shall be created and
established by taking into account quantities of Solid Waste generation in
a given area and the density of population, and shall operate as per
prescribed standard operating procedure.
CHAPTER IV
PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE
11. Facilities to be provided by BBMP-
(1) Dry Waste Collection Centres and materials recovery facility for
Dry Waste: (a) BBMP shall set up Dry Waste Collection Centres and/or
Materials Recovery Facilities in its wards and the same shall be operated by
BBMP through informal waste picker organisations / Waste pickers &
Women’s Self Help Groups integrated into the BBMP’s dry waste collection
system for collection and sorting of Non-biodegradable Dry Waste, within
one year from the coming to force of these Bye-Laws.
(b) The DWCCs and/or materials recovery facility shall have adequate
infrastructural facilities such as electricity, drinking water and toilets and
designed to ensure efficient sorting and storage of various categories of dry
waste.
(2) Deposit centre for Domestic Hazardous Waste-(a) Appropriate

number of deposit centre(s) for the collection and receipt of Domestic
Hazardous Waste shall be set up within the jurisdictional limits of BBMP
by the BBMP or an Agency/Service Provider at suitable location(s). Such
facility shall be set up in a manner as per guidelines prescribed by the
KSPCB/CPCB and other appropriate governmental agencies. In wards
where DWCCs are already set up, a portion in DWCC may be earmarked &
developed as a deposit centre for Domestic Hazardous Waste in accordance
with applicable regulations.
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(b) The Domestic Hazardous Waste / Sanitary Waste at the Secondary

Storage/transfer facilities and/or deposit centres and shall be processed in
accordance with Bye-law 12.
12. Processing of different categories of Solid Waste- The Waste Generator,

BBMP, Agency/Service Provide, Empanelled Vendor and/or any other
Person involved in handling or management of Solid Waste shall ensure that
different categories of Solid Waste are processed in the following manner,
namely:-
(a) Processing of the Bio-degradable Waste (Wet Waste) - Decentralised

and/or centralised processing such as composting, vermi-composting,
microbial composting, aerobic compositing, anaerobic digestion,
biomethanation or any other KSPCB/CPCB approved process for bio-
stabilisation of Bio-degradable Waste shall be adopted for processing of
Bio-degradable Waste. Fresh Bio-degradable waste can also be used as
animal feed if such waste is safe for consumption by livestock.
(b) Processing of Recyclable Non Bio-degradable Waste (Dry Waste) - The

Recyclable Non Bio-degradable Waste shall be sent to-
(i) Dry Waste Collection Centres, Materials Recovery Facilities for

sorting and baling of Dry Waste and thereafter to authorised recycling
units; or
(ii) directly to authorised recycling units to be turned into raw
materials for producing new products.
(c) Processing of Domestic Hazardous Waste including Sanitary Waste.-

The Domestic Hazardous Waste shall be processed through TSDF
(Treatment Storage Disposal Facility) authorised by the KSPCB,
incineration and/or any other suitable method determined by the
KSPCB/CPCB. Sanitary Waste will be processed at the nearest common
biomedical treatment facility and/or incinerators in BBMP along with
other Bio-medical Waste generated within the BBMP. Only process
rejects and inerts from these processing methods shall be transported
to Sanitary Landfills for final disposal.
(d) Processing of Non-Recyclable Non-bio-degradable waste.- The Non

Bio-degradable Waste which cannot be recycled in accordance with
Section 12(2) of these Bye-laws and having calorific value exceeding
1500 kcal/kg shall be used for Waste to Energy (WtE) processes
including Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) for combustible fraction of waste or
supply as feedstock to solid waste based power plants or cement kilns.
Segregated combustible fraction which is less than 1500 kcal/kg can be
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treated as per applicable CPCB and/or KSPCB guidelines to make it

suitable for relevant waste to energy processes.
(e) Processing of Construction and Demolition Waste.- The Construction

and Demolition Waste shall be processed in accordance with C&D Rules
(including separate bye-laws issued by BBMP) and shall be transported
to appropriate processing plants, Landfills and/or other designated
locations.
(f) Processing of slaughterhouse waste.- Waste generated from

slaughterhouses, poultry and fish markets shall be processed or
disposed through Rendering, Composting, Biomethanation, controlled
incineration or deep burial where stipulated scientific standards are
followed and/or by any other method prescribed by CPCB and/or
KSPCB, as applicable.
(g) Processing of special streams of waste.- To the extent possible, specific

streams of Solid Waste such as leaf litter, tender coconuts and sugarcane
shall be sent for processing to leaf litter processing units, tender coconut
waste processing unit and other appropriate processing facilities
wherever available, as approved by CPCB and/or KSPCB,.
(h) Disposal at Sanitary Landfills.- The residual Solid Waste and inerts
which cannot be processed in any of methods set in Section 12 (1) to (7)
above shall be disposed in a Sanitary Landfill in a scientific manner.
BBMP shall strive to ensure that the residue from different processing
facilities shall not exceed 35% of the Solid Waste delivered to the
processing facility and shall be further reduced to 30% within the next
five years from the effective date of notification of these Bye-laws. The
BBMP shall strive towards a goal where only minimal Solid Waste shall
be disposed in Sanitary Landfills (Zero landfilling).
13. Layout and specifications- (1) The processing facilities and Sanitary
Landfills should have weighbridges / weighing scales to measure and record
the amount of waste brought to the units. All rejects, residues and surplus
unprocessed waste shall be temporarily stored at a place convenient for
delivery to the notified collection system, in closed Receptacles with
protective measures against Littering, Public Nuisance, foul odour etc. The
facilities shall have adequate utilities to ensure hygienic conditions,
avoidance of nuisance to public or to workers operating the facility,
including water and areas for washing, electricity and toilets. All processing
facilities shall comply with any additional standards, specifications and
guidelines notified by KSPCB, CPCB, BBMP and/or relevant authority or
prescribed by any law for the time being in force.
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14. Other provisions relating to processing of Solid Waste -(1) It shall be

mandatory for new buildings, structures, gated communities, group
housing, corporate or commercial complexes, institutions and/ or
constructions coming up after notification of these Bye-laws, which propose
to have more than 50 dwelling units or a plot area exceeding 5000 sqm to,-
(i) allocate suitable space within the site in proportion to the estimated
quantum of Solid Waste that would be generated and has to be stored; and
(ii) set up processing units for onsite processing of Bio-degradable Waste

through composting, bio-methanation and/or any other technology
approved by KSPCB/CPCB or any other appropriate government
authority.
(iii) Set up sorting and temporary storage space for dry waste collected
before it is sent to recyclers / informal waste picker organisations.
(2) Depending on availability of space, BBMP shall, either through itself or

an Agency/Service Provider, set up composting, bio-methanation or any
other suitable facility for processing Bio-degradable Waste in,-
(i) fruit and vegetable markets organised/set up by Market Associations

(excluding Agricultural Produce Market Committee) generating 100 kg or
more of Wet Waste per day; and
(ii) any other markets or bazaars notified by BBMP from time to time. In
the event there is no space to set up a Bio-degradable Waste processing
facility in the market Premises, the collection vehicle for Bulk Waste
Generators shall collect the Bio-degradable Waste from these markets at
specified times and dates, and take it to the processing unit.
(3) The markets managed and/or set up by the Agricultural Produce

Market Committee shall,-
(i) mandatorily ensure that their Bio-degradable Waste is processed

through composting, bio-methanation or any other methods approved by
the KSPCB/CPCB within their respective premises (in-situ);
(ii) use fresh Bio-degradable waste as animal feed if such waste is safe for
consumption by livestock; and
(iii) handover their Non-Biodegradable Waste to the collection vehicle that

will be provided by BBMP on dates and times notified by BBMP. For
collection and processing of the Non-Biodegradable Waste, such markets
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shall be liable to pay the SWM Service Charge as specified in Schedule

- VII.
(4) BBMP shall enforce in-situ processing of Bulk Horticulture and Garden
Waste in parks, gardens and similar appropriate places, as far as possible.
BBMP through itself and/or an Agency/Service Provider, shall set up small
scale composting or bio-methanation plants (i.e. processing less than five
tons of Biodegradable Waste per day) in public parks, playgrounds,
recreation grounds, gardens, markets, large vacant lands owned and
maintained by BBMP, any other public authority or governmental
department.
(5) BBMP shall facilitate construction, operation and maintenance of solid

waste processing facilities and associated infrastructure on its own or
through any Agency for optimum utilisation of various components of Solid
Waste by adopting suitable technology including the guidelines issued by
the Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs from time to time and standards
prescribed by the Ministry of Environment and Forests so that the
dependency of waste disposal on the Sanitary Landfills can be minimised to
the maximum extent possible.
(6) The Agency/Service Providers and/or Empanelled Vendors as applicable

shall be allowed to dispose of or sell the Recyclable Non-biodegradable
Waste to the Waste Traders or authorised recycling units which recycle
waste in accordance with the provisions of these Bye-laws and shall be
entitled to retain the amounts realised from these sales.
(7) The Waste Generators who do not use the services of BBMP (or the
Agency/Service Provider engaged by it), under these Bye-laws shall be
required to submit an annual return on the amount of Solid Waste
generated at its Premises which is collected, processed and disposed in the
form specified in Schedule-II. The Service Providers and Empanelled /
Selected Vendors will also be required to file periodic returns to BBMP with
respect to its operations as per directions issued by BBMP from time to time.
15. Disposal of Solid Waste -(1) Biomedical Waste, E-waste, hazardous

chemicals and industrial waste shall be collected, processed and disposed
of in accordance with the relevant rules framed under the Environment
(Protection) Act, 1986.
(2) Disposal by burning of any type of Solid Waste at any Premises,

roadsides, any private or public property including at vacant sites is strictly
prohibited and would attract penalty as per Schedule VII of these bye-laws.
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(3) BBMP shall undertake on its own or through any other Agency, the
construction, operation and maintenance of Sanitary Landfill in accordance
with standards prescribed under SWM Rules 2016 and associated
infrastructure for disposal of residual waste (i.e. Solid Waste which cannot
be processed in accordance with Bye-laws 12.(1) to (7)) and inerts.
(4) BBMP shall also investigate and analyse all old open dumpsites and
existing operational dumpsites for their potential of bio-mining and bio-
remediation and wheresoever feasible, take necessary actions to bio-mine
or bio-remediate these sites as part of its commitment towards legacy waste
management as prescribed in SWM Rules 2016. In absence of the potential
of bio-mining and bio-remediation of dumpsite, it shall be scientifically
capped as per landfill capping norms issues by CPCB and/or KSPCB and
as prescribed in SWM Rules, 2016 to prevent further damage to the
environment. The bio-remediation or capping of old and abandoned
dumpsites shall be carried out by BBMP within three years of notification
these Bye-laws.
CHAPTER V
WELFARE OF POURAKARMIKAS AND INTEGRATION OF THE INFORMAL
SECTOR
16. Welfare, occupational safety and training of Pourakarmikas and other

personnel
(1) Welfare measures,-

(i) BBMP shall ensure compliance of all labour and welfare regulations and
schemes applicable to its Street Sweepers or Pourakarmikas and other
eligible waste workers working in waste management sector in relation to
wages, working hours, holidays, statutory benefits such as provident fund,
employee’s state insurance and maternity benefit. The Street Sweepers or
Pourakarmikas shall be paid salary directly by BBMP.
(ii) There shall be regular medical check-ups of the Pourkarmikas and other
eligible waste workers working in waste management for occupational
diseases and shall include examination of respiratory organs and treatment
of skin injuries and other occupational and lifestyle diseases.
(iii) In case of any kind of injury or death during service, the pourakarmika
shall be eligible for adequate monetary compensation as decided by BBMP.
However, in the case of a waste worker working under a service contract,
the service provider shall be bound to provide adequate compensation as
proposed by BBMP.
(2) Protective equipment and other facilities:

(i) BBMP shall ensure that two pairs of uniforms, shoes, hand gloves,
masks and other appropriate personal protective equipment are provided
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to all Pourakarmikas including other eligible workers working in waste

management.
(ii) BBMP shall also provide potable drinking water, toilets, changing
rooms and first-aid facilities to all the Pourakarmikas & other eligible
workers involved in waste management.
(3) Training and capacity building: Training shall be undertaken by BBMP

through reputed institute/Government Agency to educate
Pourakarmikas and its other workers involved in handling and
management of Solid Waste on various topics such as collecting and
transporting of Solid Waste in a segregated manner, processing &
disposing the Solid Waste in a manner specified in the SWM Rules 2016
and these Bye-laws, and on environment, health and safety standards
among others.
17. Integration of informal sector workers -
(1) Issuance of Identity Cards: BBMP shall, either through itself or reputed
non-governmental, community or educational/research organisations,
carry out surveys and drives for identification and issuance of Identity
Card to Waste Pickers, so identified. BBMP shall maintain records of
Waste Pickers operating within its jurisdiction.
(2) Registration of Waste Traders: BBMP shall, either through itself or

reputed non-governmental, community or educational/research
organisations, carry out surveys and drives for identification and
registration/licensing of Waste Traders.
(3) Involvement in Solid Waste management activities: BBMP shall

make efforts to streamline and formalise solid waste management
systems and endeavour that the Waste Pickers, Waste Traders and other
informal sector players in waste management are given priority to
upgrade their work conditions and are integrated into the formal system
of Solid Waste management. BBMP shall involve organisations of Waste
Pickers and/or Waste Traders who fall within the meaning of
“Agency/Service Provider” in the operation of DWCCs and Materials
Recovery Facilities depending on the availability and experience of such
Waste Pickers and/or Waste Traders and BBMP’s requirements. BBMP
shall also enable delivery and sale of Non-Biodegradable Waste
(especially non-Recyclable Non-Biodegradable Waste) from Waste
Pickers at DWCCs and materials recovery facilities. The Waste
Generators, BBMP, Agency/Service Providers and other persons involved
in Solid Waste management shall be allowed to sell Recyclable Non-
Biodegradable Waste to the Waste Traders at mutually agreed rates, in
a mutually agreed manner.
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(4) Training and capacity building: Training and capacity building

exercises shall be undertaken by BBMP, either through itself and/or
reputed Agency/Service Providers to train and educate Waste Pickers,
Waste Traders and other informal sector players on various topics such
as environment, health and safety standards, requirements of SWM
Rules and other regulations, authorised processing facilities for Non-
Biodegradable Waste among others.
CHAPTER VI
LITTERING AND PUBLIC NUISANCE
18. Prohibition of littering and provision of community bins.-
(1) Littering in any public, open or vacant property: No Person shall

throw, deposit or cause to be thrown or deposited any Solid Waste in
any public place, including in any type of water body (natural or
manmade) except in a manner provided for in these Bye-laws, the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Karnataka Municipal
Corporation Act, 1976, the SWM Rules 2016, or any other applicable
act or rules or guidelines framed thereunder.
(2) Litter-throwing from vehicles: No person, whether a driver or

passenger in a vehicle, shall litter upon any street, road, sidewalk,
playground, garden, traffic island or other public place.
(3) Litter from goods vehicles: No person shall drive or move any truck
or other goods vehicle unless such vehicle is so constructed and loaded
so as to prevent any load, contents or litter from being blown off or
deposited upon any road, sidewalks, traffic island, playground, garden
or other public place.
(4) Litter by owned/pet animals: It shall be the responsibility of the

owner of any pet animal to promptly scoop or clean up any litter created
by such pet on the street or any public place and take adequate steps
for the proper disposal of such waste as Bio-degradable Waste.
(5) Community bins & Waste Receiving Kiosks in public places: BBMP
shall provide and maintain suitable Community bins/Receptacles on
public spaces such as roads (in commercial and high footfall areas),
gardens, parks and similar places, through itself or through an
Agency/Service Provider where litter can be deposited by the public.
Every community bin/ Receptacle shall be separate for Bio-degradable
Waste and Non Bio-degradable Waste. BBMP and/or the
Agency/Service Provider shall ensure that the community bins/
Receptacles are not overflowing or exposed to open environment and
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prevent their scattering by rag pickers, stray animals or birds etc. These
bins shall be to the extent possible manned and/or remotely monitored
through RFID or other suitable technology to ensure there is no
overflow of waste affecting visual cleanliness and public health. Apart
from this, BBMP shall also provide segregated waste drop off points by
establishing such waste receiving or Kasa Kiosks wherever feasible.
19. Prohibition of Public Nuisance -(1) No person shall create any Public
Nuisance such as spitting, urinating, defecating, feeding animals / birds or
allowing their droppings, or any other object or keeping any type of storage
in any public place except in such public facilities or conveniences
specifically provided for any of these purposes and permitted by concerned
authorities. The provisions of these Bye-laws relating to Public Nuisance
will be construed and implemented in harmony with the Street Vendors
(Protection of Livelihood and Regulation of Street Vending) Act, 2014.
(2) Nuisance Detectors: BBMP shall provide to strengthen and incentivise

the system of Nuisance Detectors by providing them,-
(i) the power to levy spot fines in accordance with Schedule VII, using
fine books or digital handheld equipment;
(ii) suitable uniforms, vehicles, wireless equipment etc; and
(iii) monetary or non-monetary incentives proportionate to fines levied.
(3) As part of its responsibility to appoint and empower nuisance detectors,

BBMP shall deploy SWM Marshals in every ward and other SWM processing
and disposal facilities who shall ideally be ex-service men/ NCC ‘C’
Certificate holders sourced through Sainik Board/ Ex-servicemen
Registered Society to exercise control on persons creating any public
nuisance under these Bye-laws.
(4) To support and act as a liaison between ward related SWM issues and
SWM Cell of Head Office, BBMP shall also appoint an officer, not lower in
rank than an Assistant Executive Engineer, as a nodal officer for SWM in
each ward called as the Ward SWM Nodal Officer.
CHAPTER VII
IDENTIFICATION OF BULK WASTE GENERATORS AND THEIR DUTIES
20. Identification of a Bulk Waste Generator
(1) Public notice and verification: Within thirty days of these Bye-laws
coming into force, or thereafter from time to time BBMP shall issue a public
notice in the format specified Schedule III informing the public about the
waste generation threshold for being considered as bulk waste generator
and the provisions relating to Solid Waste management which are applicable
to Bulk Waste Generators. In addition, BBMP through itself or an
Agency/Service Provider, shall carry out field survey as per its own records
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to identify individual Bulk Waste Generators and issue notices to them as

per the format specified in Schedule V instructing them to comply with the
applicable provisions of SWM Rules and these Bye-laws.
(2) Self declaration: The individual Waste Generator identified by BBMP

under Bye-laws 20(1) shall have the option for self-declaration as non-
Bulk Waste Generator in accordance with the format specified in
Schedule V. The Bulk Waste Generator may also at a later date apply for
declassification from such category by submitting the declaration in the
form specified in Schedule V to BBMP.
(3) Penalties: If any self-declaration is found untrue, the Occupier of the

Premises shall be penalised in accordance with Schedule VII and such
amount shall be computed from the date of effect as per public notice
under Bye-laws 20(1) till the date of actual payment of penalty by such
Bulk Waste Generator.
21. Duties of Bulk Waste Generators -(1) All Bulk Waste Generators shall
ensure segregation of Solid Waste at source within their Premises in the
manner specified in Bye-laws 4 and facilitate collection, processing and
disposal of segregated Solid Waste in the manner specified in these Bye-
laws.
(2) In the event the Bulk Waste Generator is unable to process their Bio-
degradable Waste on-site due to space constraints the Bulk Waste
Generators may obtain the services of an Empanelled Vendor for collection,
processing and disposal of segregated Solid Waste on mutually agreed terms
including fees for such services. Alternatively, BBMP shall reserve the right
to empanel a vendor selected through a competitive process for a fixed
jurisdictional area and fix the price chargeable by the vendor from the bulk
generators.
(3) Hence all Bulk Waste Generators (except markets and bazaars as
identified under Bye-laws 14.(2) shall,-
(i) process their Bio-degradable Waste through composting,
biomethanation or any other methods approved by KSPCB/CPCB
within their respective premises (in-situ); or
(ii) have their Bio-degradable Waste processed by the Empanelled Vendor
engaged by them / appointed by BBMP at the approved destinations.
(4) All Bulk Waste Generators shall, either,-

(i) by their own arrangement, process the Non-biodegradable Waste in
accordance with these Bye-laws and SWM Rules 2016;
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(ii) engage Empanelled Vendors for collection, transportation and

processing of their Non-Biodegradable Waste on mutually agreed
terms; or
(iii) handover their Non-Biodegradable Waste to BBMP collection vehicle
as a part of the Door to Door Collection System on payment of SWM
Service Charge as specified in Schedule VI / or through a vendor
selected through a competitive process for a fixed jurisdictional area
as per the fixed price chargeable by the vendor from the bulk
generators.
(5) All Bulk Waste Generators shall either,-

(i) engage Empanelled Vendors for collection, transportation and
processing of their Domestic Hazardous Waste and Sanitary Waste on
mutually agreed terms; or
(ii) handover their segregated Domestic Hazardous Waste and Sanitary
Waste to BBMP collection vehicle as a part of the Door to Door
Collection System on payment of SWM Service Charge as specified in
Schedule-VI / or through a vendor selected through a competitive
process for a fixed jurisdictional area as per the fixed price chargeable
by the vendor from the bulk generators.
CHAPTER VIII
EVENTS AND PUBLIC GATHERINGS
22. Social gathering/events- No person shall organise an event or gathering

of more than one hundred Persons at any licensed or unlicensed place
without intimating BBMP in plain paper application at least three working
days in advance. Such Person shall ensure segregation of Solid Waste at
source and handing over of segregated Solid Waste in the manner specified
in these Bye-laws no later than 12 hours after the completion of the event.
In case the organizers of such event wishes to avail of the services of BBMP
for the cleaning, collection and transport of Solid Waste generated as a
result of that event, they shall apply to the concerned authority at BBMP
and pay the necessary charges in advance as may be fixed for this purpose
by BBMP. Any notification issued in this regard by BBMP shall govern the
management of waste at such social gatherings and events.
23. Public gatherings and events in public places-(1) In the event of public
gatherings and events in public places for any reason (including for
processions, exhibitions, circus, fairs, political rallies, commercial, socio-
cultural events, protests and demonstrations, etc.) where police or BBMP
permission is required, it shall be the responsibility of the organiser of such
event or gathering to ensure the cleanliness of that area after the event and
also that the Solid Waste is segregated, collected and processed in
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accordance with these Bye-laws no later than 12 hours after the completion
of the event. Any notification issued in this regard by BBMP shall govern
the management of waste at such public gatherings and events in public
places.
(2) Refundable Cleanliness Deposit.- The organiser of such public

gatherings and events shall pay required deposit as notified in the
notification issued, with the concerned office for the duration of the event,
which shall be refundable on the completion of the event on notifying that
the said public place has been restored back to a clean state, and any Solid
Waste generated as a result of the event has been segregated, collected and
transported to designated sites in accordance with these Bye-laws, to the
satisfaction of official/authority concerned. In the event the public space is
not restored back to a clean state within 12 hours of the completion of the
event, the cleanliness deposit paid to BBMP shall be forfeited and the
organiser shall have no claim towards this amount. BBMP may in its
discretion may also levy a penalty over and above the forfeited amount.
(3) Services of BBMP: In case the organizers of the public gatherings and
events wish to avail of the services of BBMP for the cleaning, collection and
transport of Solid Waste generated as a result of that event, they shall apply
in advance to the concerned authority at BBMP and pay the necessary
service charges as chargeable, in advance for this purpose by BBMP.
CHAPTER IX
DUTIES OF THE WARD COMMITTEES AND SHUCHI MITHRA
24. Duties of Ward Committees- (1) The Ward Committees specified in

accordance with Karnataka Municipal Corporations (Ward Committee)
Rules, 2016 shall work with BBMP for proper solid waste management and
sanitation work in the Ward. The Ward Committees shall play a
supplementary role to BBMP for effective implementation of the SWM Rules
and these Bye-laws in their Wards.
(2) The Ward Committees shall review Ward SWM action plan which shall
take into account and consideration the Ward requirement, prevailing
normative standards, budgetary allocations and infrastructure
requirement. . In this regard, the Ward Committee shall assess the type and
quantity of Solid Waste generated in the Ward, existing processing capacity,
plans for additional processing and facilities.
(3) The Ward Committees shall identify land within the ward for wet waste
processing facilities, Dry waste collection centres / material recovery
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facilities and other such decentralised insitu processing facilities for solid
waste, and recommend the same to BBMP.
(4) The Ward committee shall deliberate on the Ward SWM action taken
report prepared by the authorised officers of BBMP and the necessary steps
that are required to comply with the recommendations specified in such
report. The Ward Committee shall also take regular feedback from public on
the visual cleanliness maintained in the ward and recommend necessary
steps to be taken to ensure compliance for maintenance of Visual
Cleanliness and adherence to SWM Rules and these byelaws within the
ward.
25. Role to be played by Shuchi Mithras- (1) Concerned citizens shall also
form Shuchi Mithras in each Ward, to survey and provide regular reports
for monitoring of cleanliness, collection of Solid Waste and to participate in
the organisation of cleanliness drives or awareness campaigns in their
Ward. The reports can pertain to rationalisation of blocks within the ward,
route planning for optimum and timely Door to Door Collection of solid
waste, suggestions for placement of Receptacles, recommended areas for
clean-up service, requests for Nuisance Detectors at litter-prone spots,
suggestions and feedback for improving overall visual cleanliness among
others.
(2) The reports by Shuchi Mithra shall be submitted to the

jurisdictional Ward committee and then forwarded to the grievance
redressal system of BBMP, if necessary, as a means to ensure monitoring
and implementation of these Bye-laws in the area. There shall be periodic
meetings of members of the Shuchi Mithras and Ward committee, to
ensure implementation of the Bye-laws and redressal of the issues
highlighted in the reports prepared by the Shuchi Mithra. However, it shall
not be construed that Shuchi Mithras are empowered with any
enforcement or otherwise authority in implementing these Bye-laws.
CHAPTER X
SERVICE CHARGE FOR MANAGEMENT OF SOLID WASTE
26. Provisions with respect to SWM Cess and Service Charge payable to
BBMP and Empanelled Vendors-(1) All Waste Generators within the
jurisdiction of BBMP shall mandatorily pay SWM Cess for providing services
for collection, transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste by
BBMP and/or the Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be. The rates
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of SWM Cess applicable shall be as specified in Schedule VI, payable as part

of Property Tax collected annually by BBMP.
(2) An SWM Service Charge shall also be payable by all Waste Generators
including Bulk Generators for provision of services for collection,
transportation, processing and disposal of Solid Waste by BBMP and/or the
Agency/Service Provider/Empanelled Vendors, at the rates as specified in
Schedule VI. The SWM Service Charge shall be payable to BBMP for the
services provided by it, through itself or an Agency/Service Provider or to
Empanelled Vendors as the case may be from whom such services are
availed by the Waste Generator. The SWM Service Charge mentioned in
Schedule VI shall stand automatically increased by 5% every year (rounded
off to the nearest multiple of Rs. 5/- with effect from April 1 of each
successive year, unless specifically increased to a higher level as per need,
at any time during the year. These rates shall be advertised on the website
of BBMP and/or of the Agency/Service Provider.
(3) The rates for the Solid Waste management services provided by an
Empanelled Vendor / Selected Vendor shall be as per the service charges
detailed at Schedule VI.
(4) It is clarified that the Waste Generators including Bulk Generators who
deliver and process their Solid Waste in accordance with these Bye-laws,
either through themselves (in-situ) or an Empanelled Vendor at service
charges as detailed at Schedule VI and paid directly; shall not be required
to pay the relevant Service Charge to BBMP.
(5) The SWM Service Charge shall be collected in person or through online
payment by BBMP and/or any other Person authorised by BBMP. Special
days in a month, preferably in first week of each month, shall be fixed by
BBMP, for collection of SWM Service Charge. The SWM Service Charge may
also be collected by BBMP by charging the amount through property tax,
licence fees etc. under provisions of Karnataka Municipal Corporations Act,
1976. BBMP may evolve additional mechanisms for billing/collection/
recovery of SWM Service Charge, from time to time and these shall be
notified through general or special order/notification.
(6) BBMP by itself or through an Agency or Service Provider shall prepare

the database of all the Waste Generators for the purpose of levying SWM
Service Charge and this database shall be updated regularly and published
on the website of BBMP.
(7) A surcharge of 2% per month shall be charged if the Waste Generators

fails to pay the Service Charge within 3 months of raising the demand for
the amount by BBMP.
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(8) In case of default of payment of SWM Service Charge for more than 6
(six) months, BBMP or any other competent authority may recover the SWM
Service Charge along with the surcharge from the defaulter as taxes or
recovery of sums payable by distress under the Karnataka Municipal
Corporations Act, 1976. In addition, BBMP and/or the Agency/Service
Provider, as the case may be, shall also have the discretion to stop providing
Solid Waste management services till such SWM Service Charge along with
the surcharge amount is paid by the defaulter.
(9) All amounts collected as SWM Service Charge by BBMP under these Bye-
laws shall be transferred to a separate escrow bank account maintained for
funds used for Solid Waste management. These amounts shall be used
towards BBMP’s operation and maintenance costs for providing Solid Waste
management services under these Bye-laws, salaries of personnel,
incentives, grants and other uses as may be considered appropriate by
BBMP from time to time.
CHAPTER XI
NON-COMPLIANCE OF BYE-LAWS, SPOT FINES AND PENALTIES
27. Spot Fines- The Nuisance Detectors shall have the power to levy spot fines
for violations of Bye-laws 18 (Littering) and Bye-laws 19 (Public Nuisance).
However, the amount of such spot fines shall not normally exceed the
amount specified in Schedule VII, unless necessitated and such higher fine
ratified subsequently by an authority higher to the authority levying the
fine.
28. Penalties- (1) Whoever contravenes or fails to comply with any of the
provisions of the SWM Rules and/or these Bye-laws shall on conviction be
punished with a fine as specified in Schedule VII. In case of second
contravention or non-compliance, BBMP shall have the power to levy a fine
which could be upto twice of the amount specified against the offence in
Schedule VII. In case of third contravention or non-compliance, BBMP shall
have the power to levy a fine which could be upto thrice of the amount
specified against the offence in Schedule VII. Thereafter, in case of fourth
contravention, BBMP shall have power to suspend / cancel trade license or
take any other appropriate legal action against the offender, including filing
of cases.
(2) The fine or penalty mentioned in Schedule VII shall be revised upward
from time to time as per need and as decided by BBMP . In addition, BBMP,
in accordance with applicable law, may at any time alter or amend or vary
any of the entries as mentioned in Schedule VII of these Bye-laws in order
to increase the penalties.
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(3) BBMP shall take appropriate departmental action against the employees
of BBMP, if any of them mix segregated Solid Waste at any point of collection
or transportation, fail to pick up Solid Waste during the specified time-slots,
or otherwise, or violate any of the provisions of these Bye-laws and the SWM
Rules 2016, Such departmental action shall include penalties as per
Schedule VII, initiation of disciplinary action, deductions from salaries or
withholding of salaries itself.
(4) In the event an Agency/Service Provider or Empanelled / Selected

Vendor contravenes or fails to comply with any of the provisions of the SWM
Rules and/or these Bye-laws, BBMP shall have the power to take any one
or more of the following actions:
(i) levy a fine which may extend upto Rs. 50,000 (Rupees Fifty Thousand)
for the first offence and for a second or subsequent offence with fine
which may extend upto twice the penalty amount for the first offence,
(ii) termination of contract or arrangement with BBMP for C &D Waste

management/ Bulk Waste management/ Solid Waste management,
cancellation of empanelment certificate or any other authority granted
by BBMP; and/or
(iii) suspension or revocation of any license to operate any Solid Waste

collection, transportation or processing facility under these Bye-laws,
SWM Rules and/or applicable regulations in BBMP jurisdiction for
atleast five years.
(6) BBMP is at liberty to initiate appropriate proceedings under any other

law in addition to any action under these Bye-laws and the Karnataka
Municipal Corporations Act, 1976 as the case may be such as the
Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, the Indian Penal Code, 1860, the Water
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974, the Air (Prevention and
Control of Pollution) Act 1981 for violation of any provisions thereunder.
(7) All amounts collected as spot fines and penalties by and on behalf of
BBMP under these Bye-laws shall be transferred to a separate escrow bank
account maintained for funds for Solid Waste management. These amounts
shall be used towards BBMP’s operation and maintenance costs for
providing Solid Waste management services under these Bye-laws, salaries
of personnel, incentives, grants and other uses as may be considered
appropriate by BBMP from time to time.
29. Dumping of Solid Waste and Construction And Demolition Waste- (1)
The dumping of Solid Waste on vacant plot and depositing Construction
and Demolition Waste at non-designated locations shall be dealt with by
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BBMP in accordance with the bye-laws for management of Construction

and Demolition Waste and in the following manner, namely:-
(a) BBMP may serve a notice on the relevant Waste Generator and/or
Occupier of the Premises, as the case may be, requiring such Person
to clear any waste on such premises in a manner and within a time
specified in such notice.
(b) If the Person on whom the notice has been served fails to comply with
the requirements imposed by the notice, BBMP shall take all or any of
the following actions:
(i) enter on the premises and clear the waste and recover from the
Person the expenditure incurred in having done so; or
(ii) impose penalties for dumping of Solid Waste or Construction

and Demolition Waste upto Rs.50,000/-, as the case may be in
accordance with these Bye-laws.
CHAPTER XII
OTHER RESPONSIBILTIES AND DUTIES OF BBMP
30. Other Responsibilities and Duties of BBMP:- In addition to the

responsibilities and duties specified in other Chapters of these Bye-laws,
BBMP shall also have the following additional duties, namely:-
(1) Ward Micro Plan: BBMP shall create a solid waste management micro
plan for every Block in a Ward after discussions with relevant
stakeholders and ensure its implementation along with the Ward
Committee. The Ward Micro Plan for SWM shall contain the collection
times for different categories of Solid Waste, details of the collection
vehicles and points, Block-wise map of the Ward, roads/streets for street
sweeping and optimal route map for collection and transportation of
waste, manpower and other information required for effective
implementation of the solid waste management as may be considered
appropriate by BBMP. This ward micro plan shall be made available to
public to access.
(2) Regular checks and review of Ward Micro plan: The officers
authorised/nodal office by BBMP shall conduct regular checks in
various parts of the Wards and other places of collection, transportation,
processing and disposal of Solid Waste within its territorial limits to
supervise compliance of various provisions of SWM Rules and these Bye-
laws. In addition, authorised officers shall monitor and review the
implementation of the Ward micro plan and prepare Ward action taken
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report on a monthly basis for onward submission to the Commissioner

of BBMP, as the case may be. Any authorised officer of BBMP shall have
right to enter, at all reasonable times, with such assistance as he
considers necessary, any place for the purpose of (i) performing any of
the functions entrusted to him by BBMP under these Bye-laws, or
(ii) determine compliance of the provisions of these Bye-laws.
(3) Review of the Empanelled Vendors and Agency/Service Providers:

BBMP shall regularly review the facilities and operations of the
Empanelled Vendors and Agency/Service Providers to ensure that they
are in compliance with the empanelment conditions (if applicable),
provisions of the SWM Rules and these Bye-laws. In the event of any
non-compliance, BBMP can take action against the defaulting
Empanelled Vendors and Agency/Service Providers including notice of
remedial action, cancellation of the empanelment certificate or contract
for services, imposition of fines and penalties as specified in these Bye-
laws.
(4) Publicity and citizen information services: BBMP shall publicise the
provisions of the Bye-laws through the media, signs, advertisement,
leaflets, announcement on radio and televisions, newspapers, publishing
in BBMP website and through any other appropriate means, so that all
citizens are made aware about the duties of citizens and BBMP in
relation to segregation, recycling, littering, nuisance, penalties and fines.
BBMP shall provide information about composting, bio-gas generation,
recycling and decentralised processing of waste at community level by
conducting training classes, seminars, workshops and Compost
Santhes.
(5) Designated/nodal officers.- The official or authority concerned shall

designate officers/nodal officer under their control who shall be
responsible for,
(i) implementing the responsibilities of BBMP specified under these
Bye-laws,
(ii) address grievances of the Waste Generators and suggestions for
improvements in the implementation of the Bye-laws,
(iii) levy fines and penalties, and
(iv) other functions as may be deemed appropriate by BBMP, from time
to time.
(6) Transparency and public accessibility- To ensure greater

transparency and public accessibility, BBMP shall provide the following
information, data and reports in relation to the activities under the Bye-
laws on its website through Information and Communication
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Technologies. This information shall also be available in the offices of

BBMP during its working hours such as,-
(a) Name and contacts of the Designated/nodal Officers who shall be

responsible for implementing the obligatory responsibilities of BBMP
specified under these Bye-laws;
(b) Monthly data about the quantity of each category of Solid Waste going
to the different waste processing sites & Sanitary Landfills.
(c) statistics of complaints and actions taken by BBMP to address the
complaints;
(d) Details of SWM Cess, SWM Service Charge, penalties and spot fines
collected by and on behalf of BBMP and the manner in which these
amounts have been utilised on a monthly basis;
(e) Details & reports of SWM vehicles movement tracked through GPS
and Smart Data Centre set up for this purpose and
(f) Reports and status of compliance of various provisions of the SWM
Rules and these Bye-laws including results of regular and surprise
checks by BBMP.
(7) Extended Producer Responsibility: BBMP shall monitor and ensure

compliance of the extended producer responsibility of manufacturers
and producers under the SWM Rules and the Plastic Waste Management
Rules 2016. BBMP shall engage with the State for ensuring that the
funds available under EPR for specific streams of waste are made
available towards the cost for collection, transportation, processing and
disposal of wastes.
(8) Regular cleaning and Street Sweeping: BBMP shall within its
territorial area, be responsible for cleaning of all public places, slum
areas, markets, parks, gardens etc and ensuring regular system of Street
Sweeping through Pourkarmikas and/or using mechanical sweeper
machines, if necessary. The frequency of Street Sweeping, location of
community bins and related activities shall be determined and notified
by BBMP having regard to vehicular and pedestrian traffic, density of
population, extent of commercial activity, equipment used, labour
welfare/safety and local situation in any Public Street or public areas as
per the normative standards stipulated by the Government. BBMP shall
provide adequate and appropriate cleaning tools and equipment such as
brooms, collection plates, scrapers, spades, among others. The Solid
Waste collected from these Street Sweepings shall be segregated if
required and BBMP shall provide for transportation of,-
(i) Bio-degradable Waste to a convenient Bio-degradable processing
facility;
(ii) Non-Biodegradable Waste to DWCC and materials recovery
facility; and
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(iii) Silt, dust, drain silt and other inert waste to the Sanitary Landfill
and/or any other processing facility as may be notified by BBMP
from time to time.
(9) Creating Incentives: (1) BBMP may consider creating systems for
incentives for adoption of decentralised processing of Bio-degradable
Waste such as bio-methanation and composting such as awarding and
recognising the relevant Waste Generator by giving certificates and
publishing their names on BBMP’s website.
(2) Further, BBMP also shall waive 50% of the SWM Cess for Waste
Generators including Bulk Generators practicing decentralised
processing/ in situ processing of waste thus contributing to the
minimisation of waste (reduction of waste footprint) entering the
centralised processing and disposal facilities. BBMP may facilitate for
transport of any extra compost, if available, from the Waste Generator.
Certain exemptions and discounts may be considered on the basis of
savings made by BBMP on account of in-situ processing or recycling by
Waste Generators of Solid Waste at source.
(3) Zero-waste neighbourhoods, apartment complexes and commercial

buildings shall be adequately incentivised by BBMP and/or
Agency/Service Provider, as the case may be.
(4) BBMP shall also devise a system to incentivise its SWM officials who
work towards achieving total segregation of waste, in situ processing of
waste, and creation of more zero waste neighbourhoods.
(10) Chemical fertilisers: (1)BBMP shall phase out the use of chemical
fertilizers and use compost in all parks, gardens maintained by it and
wherever possible in other places under its jurisdiction.
(2) Preference shall be given to use compost produced at the small scale
composting plants set up at public parks, playgrounds, recreation grounds
and gardens by BBMP and/or the Agency/Service Provider or that
obtained from home/insitu composting done by public.
(11) Occupational safety: (1) BBMP shall ensure occupational safety of

its own staff including Pourakarmikas and staff of the Agency involved in
Solid Waste management activities by providing appropriate and adequate
personal protective equipment (PPEs).
(2) BBMP shall also ensure that the operator of various waste processing
facilities provides personal protection equipment (PPEs) including
uniform, fluorescent jacket, hand gloves, raincoats, appropriate foot wear
and masks to all workers handling Solid Waste and these are used by the
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workforce. In case of an accident at any processing and/or disposal

facilities, the operator or person-in-charge of such facility shall report to
the head in format specified in the SWM Rules 2016. The head of BBMP
shall review the form, conduct an enquiry if necessary and issue
appropriate instruction to the operator or person-in-charge of the facility
with respect to compensation, medical expenses, rectification of the
process or machinery that caused the accident among others.
(12) Grievance redressal: (1) BBMP shall strengthen its public grievance
redressal system(s) including Sahaaya App making it accessible 24 × 7 for
registering complaints regarding non-collection of Solid Waste, littering of
waste, violations of these Bye-laws among others. These systems could be
mobile applications, complaint centre, call centre, email, social media
forums like whatsapp / twitter, chatbots and/or any other mechanism
which BBMP may consider appropriate keeping in mind the population
and quantity of Solid Waste generated. Hence the grievance may be
submitted through telephone, email, post, on the mobile application
and/or in person by any citizen within the territorial limits of BBMP.
(2) BBMP shall ensure that each SWM grievance is redressed in a timely
and efficient manner with prescribed Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
bearing in mind the type of grievance, inconvenience caused to public and
the remedial action proposed to be taken.
(3) For BBMP employees such as Pourakarmikas, written grievances can

be sent to section head of BBMP who shall be person in charge for
grievance redressal for such BBMP employees.
(13) Training and public awareness: (1) BBMP by its staff shall ensure to
create awareness to informal waste pickers to collect the waste in
segregated form and to transport as per SWM Rules 2016 and procedure
laid down in these byelaws.
(2) BBMP by itself or through experts in the field undertake awareness and
outreach programmes about management of Solid Waste, responsibility of
each stakeholder under the SWM Rules and these Bye-laws, reduction and
minimising of Solid Waste and grievance redressal mechanisms under the
Bye-laws.
(3) BBMP shall prepare and publish on its website lists of composting
experts, licensed scrap dealers, dealers of recyclables, container / bin
manufacturers, agencies with expertise in recycling, etc. who are
registered by BBMP so as to facilitate and support the citizens in
processing their Solid Waste.
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(4) BBMP, shall, through the Link workers in the wards shall carry out
awareness activities to achieve stream-wise segregation, waste reduction
through in situ composting and better management of SWM through
training of Pourakarmikas in the wards.
(14) Conversion of all Government Offices within BBMP jurisdiction

into zero waste campuses and home composting of waste by officials :
(1) BBMP shall make efforts to ensure that all Govt offices (Central, State
and local government) shall practice in-situ processing of solid waste
thereby transforming them into Zero Waste Campuses and become a model
for others.
(2) As far as possible all Govt officials residing within the territorial
jurisdiction of BBMP shall be expected to compost their wet waste within
their premises, thereby serving as an example for other residents to follow.
(15) Funds for Solid Waste management: BBMP shall make adequate
provision of funds for capital investments as well as operation and
maintenance of Solid Waste management services in the annual budget.
Wherever the resources of BBMP are felt insufficient to meet its obligations
towards SWM under SWM Rules 2016 and these byelaws, BBMP shall
prepare an annual action plan seeking grants from State Government and
submit it well in advance.
(16) Reduction of waste: BBMP shall make efforts to minimise and reduce
the generation of Solid Waste by discouraging the production, sale and
consumption of products containing unnecessary packaging material,
disposable products through awareness programs and provision of
incentives. The 3 Rs of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle would be the guiding
principle in waste handling and processing.
(17) Management of Legacy Waste: BBMP, shall in accordance with SWM

Rules, 2016 shall investigate and analyse all open dumpsites to undertake
management of Legacy Waste in old dumpsites and landfills through
appropriate measures such as bio-mining and bio-remediation as per the
Guidelines for Disposal of Legacy Waste issued by CPCB. In the absence of
the potential of bio-mining and bio-remediation options, the site containing
legacy waste shall be capped as per the landfill capping norms to prevent
further damage to the environment.
(18) Enforcement of Plastic Ban: (1) The penalty leviable for violation of
the State’s Plastic Ban Notification No. FEE 17 EPC 2012 dated 11-03-2016
shall be as per the circular No. Comm/PR/774/2016-17 dated 04-05-2016.
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(2) For repeat violators, the fine amount shall be levied upto five times the
amount mentioned in the circular No. Comm/PR/774/2016-17 dated 04-
05-2016.
(3) Strict action will also be taken to close and seal the premises /suspend
or even cancel the Trade Licence of those violating shops and
establishments who continue using banned plastic even after repeated
warnings and levy of penalties, for a minimum period of one year atleast.
(4) The fines and penalties shall also be applicable on customers and general
public who use single use plastics as banned in the Notification dated 11-
03-2016 and Circular dated 04-05-2016.
(5) BBMP shall have a right to conduct joint raids with KSPCB/revenue and
other jurisdictional enforcement authorities and seal the premises of
manufacturing units of banned single use plastic and levy penalties.
(6) All the seized banned plastics shall be shredded and stored at any of the
designated facilities of BBMP before they are utilized for permissible uses
such as laying of roads, co-processing, RDF feedstock, etc.
CHAPTER XIII
MISCELLANEOUS
31. Coordination with Government bodies - BBMP shall co-ordinate with

other government agencies and authorities, to ensure compliance of these
Bye-laws within areas under the jurisdiction or control of such bodies.
32. Review of implementation - BBMP will review the effective implementation

of these Bye-laws and whether any amendments or updating is required, at
least twice a year or earlier if felt necessary, and take appropriate steps to
ensure course correction such as evaluation of BBMP’s achievements
against its targets.
33. Review of Bye-laws - BBMP shall review and assess if the provisions of
these Bye-laws require any amendments or updating as and when
necessary and in any case, at least once every three years.
34. Repeal and savings-The Government order No-UDD 23 TCT 2004, Dated:
06.01.2005 and circular dt 13:08-09 and 07.09.2009 is hereby repealed.
Provided that, such repeal shall not affect:
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(i) the previous operation of the said order and circular or anything duly
done or suffered there under; or
(ii) any right, privilege, obligation or liability acquired, accrued or incurred
under the said order and circular;
(iv) any reference in the said order and circular shall be constructed as a
reference to these bye-laws; and
(v) all proceedings commenced under said order and circular repealed and
pending on the date of commencement of these bye-laws shall be
continued and disposed off in accordance with the provisions of these
bye-laws.
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SCHEDULE I
ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF BIO-DEGRADABLE WASTE, RECYCLABLE NON

BIO-DEGRADABLE WASTE, DOMESTIC HAZARDOUS WASTE BIOMEDICAL
WASTE AND BULKY WASTE
Part A – Illustrative list of Bio-degradable Waste:
(i) Kitchen waste including tea leaves, egg shells, fruit and vegetable peels,
leftover and/or stale food
(ii) Organic market waste such as fruit and vegetable peels, rotten and/or spoilt
vegetables and fruits
(iii) Meat and bones
(iv) Garden and leaf litter, including flowers
(v) Coconut shells
(vi) Wood/ leaf ashes
Part B – Illustrative list of Recyclable Non Bio-degradable Waste* (listed

items/articles)
(i) Newspapers
(ii) Paper, books and magazines
(iii)Glass
(iv) Metal objects and wire
(v) Plastic
(vi) Aluminum cans
(vii) Rexene
(viii) Rubber
(ix) Wood /furniture
(x) Packaging
(xi) Fabrics
(xii) Styrofoam
(xiii) Thermocol
*The above are sample lists and will be customized (i.e. items to be added or
removed) by each BBMP based on the identified processing and recycling
destinations for each item.
Part C – Illustrative list of Domestic Hazardous Waste:
(i) Aerosol cans

(ii) Batteries
(iii) Bleaches and household kitchen and drain cleaning Agent
(iv) Car batteries, oil filters and car care products and consumables
(v) Oils, Chemicals and solvents and their empty containers
(vi) Cosmetic items, chemical-based Insecticides and their empty containers
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(vii) Medicines including expired medicines

(viii) Paints, oils, lubricants, glues, thinners, and their empty containers
(ix) Pesticides and herbicides and their empty containers
(x) Photographic chemicals
(xi) Soft foam packaging from new equipment
(xii) Thermometers and mercury-containing products
Part D – Illustrative list of Biomedical Waste:
(For a complete list, please refer to Schedule I of Biomedical Waste Management

Rules, 2016)
(i) Items contaminated with blood, body fluids like dressings, plaster casts,
cotton swabs and bags containing residual or discarded blood and blood
components.
(ii) Expired or discarded medicines such as pharmaceutical waste like

antibiotics, cytotoxic drugs including all items contaminated with
cytotoxic drugs along with glass or plastic ampoules, vials etc.
(iii) Discarded linen, mattresses, beddings contaminated with blood or body

fluid.
(iv) tubing, bottles, intravenous tubes and sets, catheters, urine bags,
needles, scalpels, blades, syringes (without needles and fixed needle
syringes) and vacuutainers with their needles cut) and gloves.
Part E – Illustrative list of Bulky Waste:

(i) Furniture and Furnishings such as wardrobes, tables, chairs, shoe racks,
computer tables, beds, cots, chair, dining tables, sofas etc
(ii) Kitchen utensils
(iii) Mattresses
(iv) Musical instruments that do not qualify as E-waste.
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SCHEDULE II
FORM OF ANNUAL RETURN BY A WASTE GENERATOR WHO DOES NOT

USE THE SERVICES OF BBMP AND/OR ITS AGENCY/SERVICE PROVIDER
S.no Headings Details

1. Name and address of the Waste Generator
Phone no:
Email address:
2. Type of Waste Generator
Domestic household
Commercial shop or establishment
Educational institutions, school, college and

research institutes
Government offices, courts and other Premises

occupied by the local, state or central
governments
Bulk Waste Generator
Any other type of Waste Generator

3. Total quantity of Solid waste generated
Quantity of Solid Waste generated per year
Per capita waste generated per year

4. Percentage of households/units/buildings
segregating the waste at source
5. Name and address of the Empanelled /
Selected Vendor, if any
6. Whether Bio Degradable Waste is processed Yes/No

on site or through Empanelled / Selected
Vendor
7. Quantity of the Biodegradable Waste
collected per year
8. Details of technologies adopted for
processing Bio Degradable Waste
Composting Qty. Bio Degradable
Waste processed per
year
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Qty. of compost
produced per year
Quantity of residual
waste generated per
year
Biomethanation Qty. Bio Degradable
Waste processed per
year
Qty. of biogas
produced per year
Quantity of residual
waste generated per
year
9. Quantity of the Non-Biodegradable Waste
collected per year
10. Quantity of the Domestic Hazardous Waste
collected per year
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SCHEDULE III
PUBLIC NOTICE NOTIFYING BULK WASTE GENERATOR
Whereas the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules 2016 notified by the
Government on April 08, 2016 mandate the Bulk Waste Generators of Solid
Waste and specified new constructions to carry out certain waste management
functions by themselves, the_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (name of BBMP), notwithstanding
any other rule/provision, hereby directs all Bulk Waste Generators of Solid
Waste defined as (i) generating 10 kg or more of Solid Waste (from all waste
streams) per day or (ii) gated communities, corporate campus, technology parks
and institutions with an area of 5000 sqm or more or generating more than 10
kgs or more of solid waste, to implement the provisions of the SWM Rules 2016
and the Bye-laws thereof notified by BBMP (available at website at _ _ _ _ _ _ )
not later than 60 days( by date………………..) from the date of this notice,
including segregation of Solid Waste into 3 (three) categories/streams (Bio-
degradable, Non-Biodegradable and Domestic Hazardous Waste) at source and
in-premises processing and treatment of Bio-degradable Waste. Detailed
instructions are available in the Bye-laws available at website at _ _ _ _ _ _ )
All Waste Generators falling within the definition of the Bulk Waste Generators
will be classified as such unless they submit within the notice period, a self-
declaration of generating less than 10kg of waste from their premises. Such self-
declaration will be subject to verification and applicable penal costs if found
untrue. Such self-declarations shall be submitted to BBMP within 20 days (by
date………..) of this notice for enabling verification. Self-declarations
sent/submitted after the due date will be summarily rejected.
Any violation of the SWM Rules 2016 and/or these Bye-laws for Bulk Waste
Generators after 60 days of this notice (after date ………..) will attract applicable
penal charges/fines as stated in the Bye-laws of BBMP.
The declaration if found false at a later date will attract penalties as per the Bye-
laws of BBMP.
Place:
Authorised Signatory for BBMP
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SCHEDULE IV
INDIVIDUAL NOTICE FORMAT
To <Insert name of the proposed Bulk Waste Generator>
Subject: Categorization as Bulk Waste Generator
Sir/Madam/Messers,
Considering the activities/ business carried out at your premises and/or area
occupied by you, the competent authority (BBMP Name) has designated you as
Bulk Waste Generator. Accordingly, you are directed to comply with the
provisions of the SWM Rules, 2016, Bye-laws and implement segregation of
waste at source, segregated storage within premises and processing and
treatment of Bio-degradable Waste within premises or processing tied-up with
an Empanelled / Selected Vendor.
In case you claim not to be a Bulk Waste Generator, you are required to submit
a self-declaration to that effect within 20 days otherwise it will be deemed that
you have no objection to be classified as a Bulk Waste Generator.
The self-declaration proforma is attached which should be filled up and
submitted to BBMP’s designated officers and acknowledgement obtained, which
will serve as “Certificate of Non-Bulk Waste Generator” till a verification
certificate is issued. In case your self-declaration is found untrue, the same will
be cancelled and penalties in accordance with the Bye-laws will be levied.
________________
Authorised Signatory for the Commissioner BBMP
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SCHEDULE V
SELF-DECLARATION FORMAT
(for Non-Bulk Waste Generator)
I/We/M/s.**____________________________________ located at premises

__________________ _______________(address) ______________ (phone)
_________________(mobile)_____________ (e-mail) and holder of
__________________________ urban local body occupancy certificate/ Property Tax
Assessment No.________________________ or trade license no._________________.
The business activity at the premises is ____________________________.
I/We/M/s.______________________________________ hereby self-declare that the

total daily Solid Waste generated from our premises is less than 10 kg, hence
not a Bulk Waste Generator.
I/We/M/s._______________ understand that the __________________BBMP is free

to enter the premises to check and verify the quantity of Solid Waste generated
in the premises. During any such verification, if 10 kg or more Solid Waste is
found generated, this self-declaration becomes void and I/we/M/s. can be
categorized as Bulk Waste Generator and ____________BBMP can impose penal
charges as applicable from the date of effect for Bulk Waste Generator’s
responsibilities as per public notice.
(Authorized signatory)
For the Premises Occupier/Owner
To ______________BBMP
** strike out whatever not applicable
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SCHEDULE VI
SWM CESS AND SERVICE CHARGE
(IN INDIAN RUPEES)
PART IA – SWM CESS

(payable by all Waste Generators along with Property Tax)
S. Type of Waste Generator (excluding Bulk SWM Cess

No. Waste Generators) (Per Month)
A Residential Buildings
1 Plinth area upto 1000 sqft 10
2 Plinth area from 1001 sqft to 3000 sqft 30
3 Plinth area above 3000 sqft 50
B Commercial Buildings
C Industrial Buildings
D Hotels, Kalyana Mantapas and Health Care Establishments
PART IB – SWM Service Charges

(payable by Waste Generators) other than Bulk Generators
S. Type of Waste Generator (excluding Bulk SWM Service

No. Waste Generators) Charges Per Month
A Vacant Sites
1 Vacant sites Rs. 0.20 per Sq.ft
B Commercial Businesses
1 Restaurants/Hotels/Dhaba -
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a) upto 50 seats 500

b) more than 50 seats 750
2 Mess, Canteen, Mobile Canteen 250
3 Bakery 300
4 Coffee/Tea stall/Sweet stall 100
5 Fast food 200
6 All types of Street Vendors 50
7 Marriage halls, festival halls, Community halls 1000
8 Guest House/ Lodges 750

Wine / Liquor Shop -
9 a) Retail 300
b) Wholesale 500
Pubs, Bar and Restaurants, Clubs and other
10 750
such places
11 All types of Meat stalls 500
12 Slippers-Shoes shops 300
13 Textile and Garment shop 150
Hospital/Nursing Home -
14 a) up to 50 beds 400
b) more 50 beds 800
15 Clinic 250
16 Medical Store 200
17 Hardware Shop 100
18 Cinema Theatre 500
All types of Vehicle Showrooms (only non-
19 1000
hazardous waste)
Service Stations/ Auto Garage (only non-
20 500
hazardous waste)
21 Automobile Shop 200
Wholesale Fruits/ Vegetables/ Flowers/ Tender
22 1000
Coconut shops
23 Vegetable Shops 500
24 Flower Shops 250
25 Fruits /Tender Coconut stall 400
26 General Store 50
27 Wholesale/ Supermarkets 500
28 All types of Flour mills / wet grinder 250
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29 Saw mill 500

30 Ice cream parlour/ Juice Center 400
31 Hostel (Pvt. Institution/Organization) 600
Paying Guest -
32 a) up to 25 beds 400
b) more than 25 beds 800
33 Granite store 300
Shops and commercial establishments

including banks, technological parks, corporate
-
offices, Educational institutions shopping
arenas, malls and financial institutions
34
a) having builtup area upto 1000 sqft 600
b) having builtup area from 1001 sqft to 5000
1200
sqft
c) having builtup area more than 5000 sqft 2500
Godowns, cold storages (only non-hazardous

35 500
waste)
Small and cottage industry workshops (only
36 500
non-hazardous waste)
Events held in public places and at private venues within the
jurisdiction of BBMP
Exhibitions, Entertainment programmes

conducted temporarily at Marriage halls,
-
Community halls, Hotel, under construction
sites/ open places, market area etc
37
a) upto one week 1,500
b) more than one week and less than one
3,000
month
c) more than one month 6,000
Cleanliness Refundable Deposit for events and
gatherings in public places (one time)
-
{Excluding Government sponsored
38 programmes & events}
a) 500-5000 people gathering 10,000
b) 5000-10,000 people gathering 25,000
c) 10,000-25,000 people gathering 50,000
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d) More than 25,000 people gathering 1,00,000

Service Charge for collection, transport and
processing of Solid Waste generated for events
Rs.6 per kg of waste
39 and gatherings in public places (one time)
generated
{Excluding Government sponsored
programmes & events}
Construction and Demolition Waste
As opined /decided
by BBMP through
Collection, transportation and processing of
40 general/ Special
orders/Notifications/
Special Rules
Collection and Transportation of Bulky Waste

Bulky waste from all non bulk waste generators
41 like Residential, Commercial and non- Rs. 1 per kg
Commercial activities
Bulky waste from bulk waste generators
including Residential, Commercial, Industrial,
42 Rs. 2 per kg
Hotels, Kalyana Mantapas and Health Care
Establishments
As opined /decided
by BBMP through
43 Other places/activity not marked as above general/ Special
orders/Notifications/
Special Rules
MSW Processing & Disposal Charge from other

than BBMP source (such as Port Authority,
44 Rs. 3 per Kg
SEZ, Cantonment, Pvt. Establishments, KIADB
[MSW only] etc..)
 The above SWM service charges are over and above the mandatory SWM
Cess payable and can subsequently be modified at any point of time,
through notification.
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PART II B – SWM Service Charge

(payable by Bulk Waste Generators)
For Bulk Waste Generators who do not process their own Solid Waste onsite or
have not engaged an Empanelled Vendor for Solid Waste management services,
the SWM Service Charge shall be
S.no Type of SWM service SWM Service Charge per month
from each Bulk Waste Generator
to be not less than:
1. For collection, transport and Rs.4 per kg per day.
processing of Biodegradable
Waste, Non-Biodegradable
Waste, Domestic Hazardous
Waste, Sanitary Waste and
E-waste.
processing of Biodegradable
Waste.
processing of Non-
Biodegradable Waste.
processing of Domestic
Hazardous Waste and
Sanitary Waste
5 For collection, transport and Rs.2 per kg per day.
processing of Bulky Waste
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SCHEDULE VII
SCHEDULE OF PENALTY
(IN INDIAN RUPEES)
S.no Non-compliance and type of Penalty/ fine Penalty for

Waste Generator for the first the second
offence and
subsequent
offence
1. Littering, spitting, urinating, open
defecating or committing any other 500 1,000
acts of Public Nuisance
2. Failure to segregate and/or
handover Solid Waste according to
these Bye-laws by
(i) By Domestic Waste Generators
(who are not Bulk Waste (i) 500 (i)1,000
Generators).
(ii) By Waste Collector (including
SWM officials) who collects mixed (ii) 1,000 (ii) 2,000
waste or mixes different streams of
waste and transports.
3. Failure to segregate Solid Waste
according to these Bye-laws /
littering / handing over waste to
unauthorized waste collectors by
(i) small commercial establishments (i)1,000 (i) 2,000
(ii) Bulk Waste Generators. (ii) 2,500 (ii) 5,000
(iii) By Waste Collector (including

SWM officials) who collects mixed (iii) 2,500 (iii) 5,000
waste or mixes different streams of
waste and transports.
4. Failure to store and/or deliver
in a segregated manner or dumping 5,000/tonne, 10,000/tonne
of Construction and Demolition
Waste
5. Disposal of Solid Waste by burning,
dumping and/or unauthorised
burial by any Waste Generator (who 5,000
is not a Commercial or Bulk Waste
Generator)*
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6. Disposal of Solid Waste by Burning,

Dumping and/or Unauthorised
25,000
Burial by a Commercial / Bulk
Waste Generator*
7. Failure to deliver (non-household)
fish, poultry and slaughterhouse
waste in a segregated manner to the
waste collector as specified in the
Bye-laws or dumping of (non- 1,000 2,000
household) fish, poultry and
slaughterhouse waste in community
bin, Receptacle, public place or any
other unauthorised place.
8. For a Street Vendor without a
container/waste basket and/or who
does not deliver Solid Waste in a 300 500
segregated manner as specified in
the Bye-laws
9. Issuance of false self-declaration
under these Bye-laws to avoid being 10,000
classified as a Bulk Waste Generator
10. Failure to comply with any lawful
directions issued by the
Commissioner to ensure cleanliness 500 1,000
and hygiene of Road, Bus Station ,
Railway Station , Street, playground
, Park and other premises of public
utility
11. Irregular deposit of rubbish or filth 500 1,000
or any other solid matter.
12. Vacant Sites left unattended in a 25,000 Ranging from
filthy and unhygienic manner by 50,000 to
owner heading to public health 1,00,000
hazard
* As per NGT directions dated 15-3-2019 with regard OA no 606 of 2018
Enforcement of Plastic Ban
13. Trading, retailing, selling of banned 50,000 1,00,000
plastic items #
13. User of banned plastic items#

Commercial Users 25,000 50,000
Domestic Users 500 1,000
# As per Plastic Ban Notification No. FEE 17 EPC 2012 dated 11-03-2016
and subsequent amendments thereof.
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Penalty for non-compliance at Events and Public Gatherings

Sl. Offence Penalty amount based on no. of
No. people at event
No. of people <5,000 5,001- 10,001- >25,000
10,000 25,000
1. Carrying out event without 2,500 5,000 10,000 50,000
permission
2. Violation of plastic ban
a. Plastic & NWPP bags 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000
b. Plastic/ thermocol for serving 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000
food and beverages
c. Use of flex, plastic sheets, etc. 3,500 7,000 25,000 50,000
3. Failure to tie up with an 2,500 5,000 20,000 40,000
authorized vendor for
management of waste from
the event venue
4. Non-provision of waste 2,500 5,000 20,000 40,000
receptacles for depositing
segregated waste
5. Failure to store segregated 5,000 10,000 50,000 1,00,000
waste at event venue
6. Burning of waste on premises 5,000 10,000 1,00,000 2,00,000
(or at any other site) or
disposal non-compliant with
SWM Rules, 2016
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BRUHAT BENGALURU MAHANAGARA PALIKE (BBMP)

DRAFT SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT (SWM) BYE LAWS

Notified as per Rule 15 of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016

19. Prohibition of Public Nuisance...................................................................................... 31

ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF BIO-DEGRADABLE WASTE, RECYCLABLE NON BIO-

SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT BYE-LAWS

2. Extent of application: - (1) These Bye-laws shall be applicable within the

3.1 “Agency or Service Provider” means any person/ any company,

3.2 “Aerobic composting” means a controlled process involving

3.12 “Bulky Waste” shall consist of Solid Waste generated by commercial

3.23 “Decentralized processing” means establishment of dispersed local

collection, recycling, processing, treatment or safe disposal of solid

transport system so as to prevent the foul odour, littering on ground

4. Segregation of Solid Waste into different categories at source and

(a) Bio-degradable Waste, also referred to as Wet Waste,

(3) The Bio-degradable Waste, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic

(a) Green for Bio-degradable / Wet Waste;

5. Responsibilities of specific categories of Waste Generators-(1) The Waste

(3) Every Bulk Waste Generator or aggregation of Waste Generators

(4) It shall be the responsibility of the owner or occupier of premises to store

(6) In every designated commercial area or areas with commercial

6. Door to Door Collection of segregated Solid Waste-(1) Subject to provisions

(a) doorsteps of households, shops, small commercial establishments and

institutional complexes or premises which do not fall within premises

(2) Upon payment of Service Charge specified in Part II of Schedule VI and

(3) In addition to Door to Door Collection of Solid Waste under Bye-laws 6,

(4) In order to carry out Door to Door Collection as specified in Bye-laws

ensure that the Solid Waste is stored in a segregated manner at a

(8) Till such time extended producer responsibility is implemented under

(10) The collected segregated Solid Waste may be transported to Secondary

8. Delivery and transportation of Solid Waste by the Waste Generators in

(4) The Solid Waste shall be transported to larger secondary

disposed in a scientific manner and not discharged into stormwater drains

11. Facilities to be provided by BBMP-

(2) Deposit centre for Domestic Hazardous Waste-(a) Appropriate

(b) The Domestic Hazardous Waste / Sanitary Waste at the Secondary

12. Processing of different categories of Solid Waste- The Waste Generator,

(a) Processing of the Bio-degradable Waste (Wet Waste) - Decentralised

(b) Processing of Recyclable Non Bio-degradable Waste (Dry Waste) - The

(i) Dry Waste Collection Centres, Materials Recovery Facilities for

(c) Processing of Domestic Hazardous Waste including Sanitary Waste.-

(d) Processing of Non-Recyclable Non-bio-degradable waste.- The Non

treated as per applicable CPCB and/or KSPCB guidelines to make it

(e) Processing of Construction and Demolition Waste.- The Construction

(f) Processing of slaughterhouse waste.- Waste generated from

(g) Processing of special streams of waste.- To the extent possible, specific

14. Other provisions relating to processing of Solid Waste -(1) It shall be

(ii) set up processing units for onsite processing of Bio-degradable Waste

(2) Depending on availability of space, BBMP shall, either through itself or

(i) fruit and vegetable markets organised/set up by Market Associations

(3) The markets managed and/or set up by the Agricultural Produce

(i) mandatorily ensure that their Bio-degradable Waste is processed

(iii) handover their Non-Biodegradable Waste to the collection vehicle that

shall be liable to pay the SWM Service Charge as specified in Schedule

(5) BBMP shall facilitate construction, operation and maintenance of solid

(6) The Agency/Service Providers and/or Empanelled Vendors as applicable

15. Disposal of Solid Waste -(1) Biomedical Waste, E-waste, hazardous

(2) Disposal by burning of any type of Solid Waste at any Premises,