The Department of Urban Development, Govt. of Himachal Pradesh on July 28, 2026, issued the Solid Waste Management (Collection, Transportation and Disposal) Byelaws, 2026 - Municipal Council/Nagar Panchayat Rampur Bushahr.
The following has been stated:
• The Bye-Laws, 2026 will apply to the Rampur municipal area. They establish an integrated solid waste management system based on the hierarchy of prevention, reduction, reuse, recycling, recovery and disposal, with priority to decentralised processing of wet and horticultural waste and reduction of waste sent to landfills.
• A major change is the mandatory four-stream segregation at source into wet waste (green bin), dry waste (blue bin), sanitary waste (red bin) and special care waste (black bin). Waste generators shall store these streams separately and hand them over to authorised collectors. Sanitary waste shall be securely wrapped, while C&D waste and horticultural waste shall be separately stored and handled. Mixing of biomedical, e-waste, hazardous/industrial waste with municipal waste, as well as littering, open dumping, burning or burying of waste, is prohibited. Gated communities, institutions above 5,000 sq. m., RWAs, markets, hotels and restaurants are required to facilitate segregation and, as far as possible, process wet waste on-site.
• The Municipal Council/Nagar Panchayat is required to provide daily door-to-door collection throughout the year, including households, slums, commercial and institutional premises. Collection vehicles shall have separate compartments for different waste streams, GPS tracking where applicable, and audible alarms. Residential collection is generally prescribed between 6:00 AM and 9:00 AM, while commercial complexes, offices and secondary bins are generally serviced between 9:00 AM and 11:00 AM.
• The Bye-Laws introduce enhanced obligations for Bulk Waste Generators (BWGs). The threshold is stated as 100 kg/day of waste, or floor area of 20,000 sq. m. or more, or water consumption of 40,000 litres/day. BWGs shall register on the centralised online portal, arrange processing of wet waste—including horticultural waste—through adequate on-site facilities or obtain Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility (EBWGR) certificates, ensure environmentally sound management of other waste streams and submit annual returns by June 30 every year.
• Waste processing is to prioritise composting, vermicomposting, bio-methanation, CBG, Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs), RDF and Waste-to-Energy/co-processing. RDF/segregated combustible fraction supplied to Waste-to-Energy facilities is required to have a minimum calorific value of 1,500 kcal/kg. Only residual, non-recyclable, non-combustible and non-energy-recoverable waste, inert waste and processing rejects/residues may be sent to sanitary landfills. Wet waste and C&D waste cannot be disposed of in sanitary landfills, and old dumpsites are to be examined for bio-mining and bio-remediation.
• The Bye-Laws prescribe penalties for violations, including ₹500 per day for residential littering, ₹1,000 per day for shopkeepers' open dumping, ₹2,000 per day for restaurants/hotels, ₹5,000 per day for industries, and penalties for C&D dumping, sewage/wastewater disposal, inadequate dustbins, animal waste, roadside littering and other violations. Non-segregation attracts escalating penalties—for example, ₹250/₹500 for residents and ₹500/₹1,000 for shopkeepers, while restaurants, hotels and industrial establishments face higher penalties. Failure of BWGs to register attracts ₹5,000 per month of default, failure to file annual returns attracts ₹2,000 per month of delay, and mixing sanitary/special-care waste attracts ₹500 per offence for residents and ₹2,000 for commercial establishments.
