GS I›ENV-4.2.1›SWM Rules 2016, E-Waste Rules, Plastic Waste Rules

SWM Rules 2016, E-Waste Rules, Plastic Waste Rules

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Exam Strategy

UPSC tests specific definitions, timelines, and responsibility frameworks under these three rules. Questions focus on who bears responsibility (producer, local body, state), implementation deadlines, and banned items. Common mistake: conflating provisions across different rules or misremembering which rule governs what waste type.

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SWM 2016: waste generator pays principle, municipal solid waste hierarchy

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E-Waste: extended producer responsibility (EPR) for manufacturers

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Plastic Rules: single-use plastic ban, segregation at source

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Three rules cover solid, electronic, and plastic waste separately

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Local bodies responsible for SWM; producers responsible for e-waste

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