(1) The ULB shall deploy different suitable vehicles for collection of Solid Waste including auto- tippers or vehicles having separate compartments for carrying Bio-degradable, Nonbiodegradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste and such vehicle shall have a hooter, microphone or similar announcement system. In narrow streets that cannot be serviced by auto tipper or the vehicle, a smaller motorized vehicle having separate compartments for carrying Bio-degradable, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste shall be deployed. In the event the vehicles do not have the three compartments for different streams of Solid Waste, separate days shall be designated for collection of Bio-degradable, Non-biodegradable Waste and Domestic Hazardous Waste to ensure that there is no mixing of different categories of Solid Waste.
(2) In smaller, narrow and congested streets / lanes where even such smaller motorised vehicle cannot operate, the ULB shall assign appropriate manually driven push carts for collection of Solid Waste, which will in turn drop off the segregated Solid Waste into the collection vehicle/Transfer Stations.
(3) The ULB shall explore eco-friendly options for Door to Door Collection and transportation of Solid Waste such as battery operated and/or electric vehicles.
Motorised vehicles dependant on fossil fuels shall be judiciously introduced and optimally utilised.
(4) In the event the processing facility is more than seven km from the primary Door-to-Door Collection areas, the Solid Waste should be transported to larger secondary transfer vehicles such as compactors or tipper trucks at Secondary Transfer Points and/or Secondary Storage Points depending on the infrastructure set up by the ULB. Every primary collection vehicle shall be assigned a Secondary Transfer/Storage Point where the segregated Solid Waste shall be transferred without manual waste handling, directly into the secondary transportation vehicle or secondary storage facility. Such Secondary Transfer/Storage Point shall be identified in the ward micro plan and shall be located at a convenient shortest possible distance from the primary Door-to-Door collection areas. Each secondary vehicle shall have a destination of a processing facility, material recovery facility, DWCC or for disposal, based on category of the Solid Waste that it receives.
(5) The vehicles used for transportation of Solid Waste shall be covered in such a manner that the collected waste is not,- i. Exposed to open environment, ii. Visible to the public and iii. Scattered on the road and/or pavements during transportation.
(6) The design of the primary and secondary transportation vehicles shall be such that the Solid Waste shall not be allowed to touch ground until it reaches its final processing/disposal site, and thus the recurring handling of such waste shall not be necessary. The ULB shall make best efforts to ensure that there is no leakage of leachate from primary & secondary vehicles.
(7)Within one year from the notification of these Bye-laws, the ULB shall enable live and/or GPS tracking ( all SWM vehicles) for collection vehicles/primary and secondary transportation to ensure monitoring of collection and transportation of Solid Waste.
(8) Secondary transfer facilities for Solid Waste shall be created and established by taking into account quantities of Solid Waste generation in a given area and the density of population.
CHAPTER IV PROCESSING AND DISPOSAL OF SOLID WASTE 10 . Facilities to be provided by the ULB.-
(1) Dry Waste Collection Centres and materials recovery facility: (a) The ULB shall provide, by itself or through an Agency/Service Provider, for the following minimum number of Dry Waste collection centre(s) and/or materials recovery facilities for collection and sorting of Non-biodegradable Waste:
i. one for each town panchayat;
ii. two for each town municipal council; and iii. three for each city municipal council, where population is more than 1.5 lakhs, one additional centre for every 50,000 population;
(b) These DWCCsand/or materials recovery facility may be on ULB land or land belonging to the Government or other bodies, made available especially for this purpose, or in the form of sheds provided at suitable public places and shall be manned/operated by ULB or any Agency/Service Provider. The land for such DWCCs and/or material recovery facility will be identified by the ULB within one year of notification of these Bye-laws.
(c) The DWCCs and/or materials recovery facility shall have adequate infrastructural facilities such as electricity, drinking water and toilets.
(2) Deposit centre for Domestic Hazardous Waste.-Appropriate number of deposit centre for the collection and receipt of Domestic Hazardous Waste shall be set up within the jurisdictional limits of the ULB by the ULB or an Agency/Service Provider at suitable location(s). Such facility shall be set up in a manner as per guidelines prescribed by the KSPCB and other appropriate governmental agencies. In ULBs where, separate land/area for said purpose is not available, a portion in DWCC may be earmarked & developed as a deposit centre for Domestic Hazardous Waste in accordance with applicable regulations.
(3) The Sanitary Waste shall be separated from Domestic Hazardous Waste at the Secondary Storage/transfer facilities and/or deposit centres and shall be processed in accordance with Bye-laws 11.(3).