(1) No person, by himself or through another, shall, knowingly or otherwise throw or cause to be thrown in any drain, ventilation shaft, pipe and fittings, connected with the private or public drainage works, canals, ponds, streams or rivers, any non biodegradable garbage or any biodegradable garbage in a non-biodegradable bag or container.
(2) No person shall, knowingly or otherwise, place or permit to be placed, except in accordance with such procedure and after complying with such safeguards as may be prescribed, any bio-degradable or nonbiodegradable garbage in any public place or in a place open to public view, unless-
(a) the garbage is placed in a closed garbage receptacle; or
(b) the garbage is deposited in a location designated, by a local authority having jurisdiction on an area for the disposal of the garbage.
Restriction on burn of nonbiodegradable
5. No person shall burn any non-biodegradable garbage containing any material mentioned in the schedule.
Chapter- III Management of non-biodegradable garbage Provision for placement of receptacles and places for deposit of nonbiodegradable garbage
6. It shall be the duty of the local authority, or any officer authorized by it, to-
(a) place or provide in proper and convenient situation public receptacles, or places for temporary deposit or collection of non-biodegradable garbage;
(b) provide separate dust bins for temporary deposit of non-biodegradable garbage other than those kept and maintained for deposit of biodegradable garbage;
(c) provide for the removal of contents of receptacles, deposit and of the accumulation at all places provided under clause (a) of this section;
(d) arrange for recycling of the non-biodegradable garbage collected under this Act;
(e) all such receptacles should have the facility to be closed from the upper side facing the sky.
Duty of owners and occupiers to collect and deposit nonbiodegradable garbage
7. It shall be the duty of the owners and occupiers of all lands and buildings:-
(a) to collect or to cause to be collected from their respective land and buildings the non-biodegradable garbage and to deposit, or cause to be deposited, in public receptacles or places provided for temporary deposit or collection of the non–biodegradable garbage by the local authority in the area ;
(b) to provide separate receptacles or dust bins, other than those kept and maintained for deposit of bio-degradable garbage, of the type and in the manner prescribed by the local authority or its officers for collection therein of all the non-biodegradable waste from such land and building and to keep such receptacles dust bins in good condition and repair.
Power of local authority or competent authority for removal of nonbiodegradable garbage or nonbiodegradable material
8. The local authority or the competent authority may, after giving notice in writing to the owner or occupier or part-owner, or person claiming to be the owner or part-owner of any land or building, which has become a place of unauthorized stacking or deposit of non-biodegradable garbage or non-biodegradable material which is likely to occasion a nuisance or is likely to injure the drainage and sewage system or is likely to be dangerous to life and health, remove or cause to be removed the said garbage or material so stacked or collected, or take such steps as it may think necessary, and dispose of the said garbage or material at the cost of such person in the manner as provided under the rules made under this Act.
Chapter -IV Penalties and Punishments Power of entry and inspection