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The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026 came into force on April 1, 2026, superseding the 2016 rules.
The rules mandate a four-stream segregation of solid waste at source and introduce Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility.
Special provisions have been included for waste management in hilly areas and islands, supported by the Swachh Bharat Mission.
GS Paper 3 > Environment and Ecology
As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?
Answer: The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
In India, 'extended producer responsibility' was introduced as an important feature in which of the following?
Answer: The e-Waste (Management and Handling) Rules, 2011
The final and safe disposal of residual solid and inert wastes in a facility designed to prevent pollution.