CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Municipal Solid Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 2000 (MSW Rules) are applicable to every municipal authority responsible for collection, segregation, storage, transportation, processing and disposal of municipal solid.

Detailed explanation-2: -Incineration technology is complete combustion of waste (Municipal Solid Waste or Refuse derived fuel) with the recovery of heat to produce steam that in turn produces power through steam turbines. The flue gases produced in the boilers have to be treated by an elaborate air pollution control system.

Detailed explanation-3: -Union of India was filed before Supreme Court that the Central government swung into action and notified Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000[8]rules under Section 5 of Environment Protection Act, 1986.

Detailed explanation-4: -Currently, as per government estimates, about 65 million tons of waste is generated annually in India, and over 62 million tons of it is MSW (organic waste, recyclables like paper, plastic, wood, glass, etc.). Only about 75-80% of the municipal waste gets collected; out of this only 22-28% is processed and treated.