Stricter SWM rules notified: Residential societies, government-run buildings to local bodies will have to process solid waste at source

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, on Tuesday to ...
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Centre notifies solid waste management rules; applicable from April 1

The Indian government has introduced new Solid Waste Management Rules mandating four-stream segregation of waste at source, effective April 1. These rules outline responsibilities for bulk waste ...
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Centre notifies new solid waste management rules: Four-stream segregation mandatory from April 1

The Union government on Wednesday notified the revised Solid Waste Management Rules, making four-stream segregation of solid waste at source mandatory and clearly defining responsibilities for bulk ...

5 Countries That Produce the Most Waste

The Global Waste Index of 2025 ranked the U.S. as 36th (out of 38 countries), based on waste generation, incineration, recycling, and landfill use. However, the United States produces the most waste ...

Polluter pays principle, new definition of bulk waste generator in new waste management rules

The union environment ministry has notified Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026 for processing of waste by bulk waste ...

New solid waste management rules to come into force from April 1

The Union Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Solid Waste Management (SWM) Rules, 2026, ...

How Solid Waste Management Rules 2026 seek to tackle India’s burgeoning waste problem

India faces a major solid waste management crisis, generating more than 620 lakh tonnes of waste every year. To tackle this ...
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Tezpur University researchers develop waste-to-energy solution using municipal solid waste

Tezpur University research shows how organic municipal waste can be converted into clean fuel using pyrolysis.