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An consciousness gathering connected the implementation of the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, was held astatine the Tiruchi City Corporation’s main bureau connected Monday.
Officials outlined the cardinal provisions of the caller rules, which regenerate the 2016 regulations and mandate segregation of discarded astatine root into biodegradable, recyclable, and non-recyclable categories to amended discarded processing and assets recovery.
The rules marque four-stream segregation mandatory, requiring discarded to beryllium classified arsenic bedewed waste, adust waste, sanitary discarded and special-care waste. Wet waste, including room and nutrient waste, is to beryllium composted, portion adust discarded specified arsenic plastic, paper, metallic and solid volition beryllium sent to Material Recovery Facilities for recycling. Sanitary discarded includes utilized diapers and sanitary pads, portion special-care discarded covers items specified arsenic overgarment cans, bulbs, mercury thermometers and medicines.
Officials besides explained guidelines issued by the Municipal Administration Department for involving elected representatives successful waste-management activities astatine ward, zonal and Urban Local Body levels. Ward-level committees volition show root segregation, door-to-door collection, nationalist information and the functioning of waste-management infrastructure, including micro composting centres and worldly betterment facilities. The guidelines besides emphasise consciousness campaigns, discarded reduction, compliance with regulations and coordination with nonmigratory payment associations, traders and institutions.
Mayor M. Anbazhagan, Corporation Commissioner Veer Pratap Singh, Deputy Mayor G. Divya, councillors, and elder officials participated.
