The Government of Goa on February 09, 2023, issued the Goa Model Panchayat Solid Waste (Management and Handling) Bye-laws, 2022 in the exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 244 of the Goa Panchayati Raj Act, 1994.
The following provisions have been stated:
• Segregation, storage, delivery, and collection of solid waste - Every generator of solid waste shall separate the solid waste at the source of generation into such categories as determined by the Panchayat from time to time. The solid waste shall be segregated and stored in the respective receptacles.
• Obligatory duties of the Panchayat - The Panchayat shall provide door-to-door collection services to generators of waste within its jurisdiction as per the pre-specified time and schedule.
• Other responsibilities of the Panchayat, owner/occupier, vendors/hawkers, etc. - The Panchayat shall extend solid waste management services to the slum areas/slum-like areas within its jurisdiction.
• Miscellaneous provisions - Biomedical waste and industrial waste shall not be mixed with solid waste and the collection of such waste shall be made as per the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016, and Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016.
• Transportation of the solid waste - Separate vehicles shall be provided by the Panchayat for the collection of wet waste and dry waste. In case a single vehicle is deployed for the collection and transportation of solid waste then such vehicles should have separate compartments to receive the segregated wet and dry waste.
• Recycling of solid waste - Solid waste shall be managed by the generator of waste by giving emphasis to prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling, and recovery, and the last preferred option shall be disposal.
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[Notification No. 26/DP/SWM/Bye-Laws/2022/844]
