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Current Status
Rapid urbanization and industrial diversification has led to generation of considerable quantites of municipal, plastic, hazardous and biomedical waste. Improper disposal of waste often results in spread of diseases and contamination of water bodies and soils. The impacts of these wastes on the economy cannot be ignored and managing them has become a major problem. Under the provisions of the Environmental Protection act, 1986, the Government of India has Brought into force the Hazardous Waste management Rules, 1989, the Biomedical Waste (Handling and Management) Rules, 1998, the Recycled Plastics (Manufacturing & Usage Rules), 1999, the Municipal Waste ( Handling & Management) Rules, 2000, and the Batteries (Handling 7 Management) Rules, 2001, for proper management of these wastes. in Karnataka, amongst the 3 types of waste generated in 2003, the largest amount generated is municipal solid waste at 21,43,280 metric tons and biomedical waste at 27,095 metric tons.
