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Owners of matrimony halls, hotels, flat complexes and concern establishments wrong the Corporation limits person been instructed to segregate discarded earlier handing it implicit to conservancy workers.
At a consultation gathering connected the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 held astatine the Corporation bureau connected Wednesday (May 20, 2026), City Health Officer K. Gowri Saravanan said biodegradable and non-biodegradable discarded generated by commercialized establishments should beryllium segregated astatine source.
The Union Government had notified the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 connected January 27, replacing the earlier 2016 framework, and the rules came into unit connected April 1, she said.
More than 200 stakeholders, including owners of matrimony halls, hotels and commercialized establishments, participated successful the meeting.
Ms. Gowri said wet, adust and hazardous discarded should beryllium segregated astatine the constituent of procreation and non-biodegradable discarded should beryllium decently handed implicit to conservancy workers. She sought the practice of commercialized establishments for effectual implementation of the rules.
During the meeting, matrimony hallway owners said segregating discarded specified arsenic plantain leaves and disposable tumblers during weddings and different functions was difficult. They suggested that the Corporation deploy workers to separately cod compostable discarded and said they were consenting to wage a interest for the service.
Ms. Gowri said the Corporation would clasp further consultations earlier taking a determination connected the request.
