2019 Environment - Solid Waste Management Rules, Environmental Governance

As per the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 in India, which one of the following statements is correct?

  • Waste generator has to segregate waste into five categories.
  • The Rules are applicable to notified urban local bodies, notified towns and all industrial townships only.
  • The Rules provide for exact and elaborate criteria for the identification of sites for landfills and waste processing facilities.
  • It is mandatory on the part of waste generator that the waste generated in one district cannot be moved to another district.

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