Solid Waste Management CA

2070 GI/202 4 (1) EXTRAORDINARY PART II —Section 3 —Sub-section ( ii) PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY No. 1392] NEW DELHI, SATURDAY , MARCH 1 6, 2024 /PHALGUNA 26, 1945 CG-DL-E-18032024-253181 (1) (2) (3) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (1) (2) (3) (4) MINISTRY OF FISHERIES, ANIMAL HUSBANDRY AND DAIRYING (Department of Fisheries ) NOTIFICATION New Delhi, the 15th March , 2024 S.O. 1 458(E).—In pursuance of section 3 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Act, 2005 (24 of 2005), rea d with clause (g) of rule 3 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Rules, 2024, the Central Government hereby notifies the following guidelines, namely: - 1. Short title and commencement. – (1) These guidelines may be called the Guidelines for solid waste man agement in coastal aquaculture units or activities. (2) They shall come into force from the date of their publication in the Official Gazette. Guidelines for Solid Waste Management in Coastal Aquaculture Units or Activities 2. General: (1) For the purpose of achieving sustainable development of environmentally friendly coastal aquaculture, the aquaculture sector shall focus on methods to reduce and manage the waste generated from production including coastal aquaculture hatcheries, farms , Nucleus Breeding Centres, Broodstock Multiplication Centres, and aquaculture inputs production units. (2) The coastal aquaculture units shall follow appropriate selection and use of reusable materials during the production cycle in the coastal aquacultu re units to reduce waste generation. (3) All coastal aquaculture units shall minimise the use of non -recyclable products and promote the use of eco - friendly alternate material, which can be easily recycled or reused or degraded and decomposed. (4) The wa stes generated from coastal aquaculture units may be categorised into waste water and solid waste as under, namely: - (a) Waste water. - The wastewater or effluents from the coastal aquaculture units shall be treated in the Effluent Treatment System, in accordan ce with the protocol specified by the Coastal Aquaculture Authority which shall conform to the standards for treatment of wastewater discharged from the aquaculture units as specified under the Guidelines for regulating coastal aquaculture issued under rul e 3 of the Coastal Aquaculture Authority Rules, 2024 before it is discharged into the open water source: Provided that in the absence of standards or loads for certain parameters, the discharged water shall be in conformity with the standards of the Pollu tion Control Board for such parameters. (b) Solid waste. - The solid wastes generated from the coastal aquaculture units shall be managed with adequate care to protect the adjoining coastal environment from possible pollution as under: (i) the units shall be respon sible for handling the solid waste in accorance with the rules made under the Environment (Protection) Act 1986 (29 of 1986); (ii) the coastal aquaculture units shall develop appropriate infrastructure for segregation, collection, storage, transportation proce ssing and disposal of solid or plastic waste either by its own or by engaging agencies or producers in accordance with the rules made under the said Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. 2. Evaluation of Waste . - (1) Every coastal aquaculture units shall id entify the areas or sections, the type and quantity of waste being generated, area for the storage and treatment of different streams of waste, determine the appropriate methods or ways to safely dispose them and prepare a solid waste management plan for the facility. (2) The solid wastes shall be categorised in to biodegradable, non -biodegradable and domestic hazardous and an appropriate care shall be provided in segregation and collection of such different streams of waste at source, its storage and d isposal. (3) Each area or section shall be provided with sufficient capacity bins in three different colours for three different streams referred to in sub -paragraph (2) for the segregation and collection of them at source. (4) Sign boards and posters on h andling and compliance requirement etc., shall be displayed at any section or area identified in accordance with the type of waste that is being generated. (5) The facility managers shall assign specific functions to be performed by the employees not belo w the level of supervisors, to implement and manage the solid waste management plan. (6) Every units shall enter into agreement with appropriate or authorised agencies for the collection and disposal of following wastes, namely: - (i) recyclable non -degradabl e waste; (ii) sludge from Effluent Treatment System; (iii) biodegradable non -recyclable waste; (iv) non-degradable non -recyclable waste; and (v) domestic sewage. (7) The facility manager shall plan and ensure the transportation of different wastes in specific vehicles from th e facility to the processing or disposal sites. (8) The facility managers shall plan and implement the reuse or recycling of the waste minimising the transportation. (9) Separate records shall be maintained for clearing of waste by the agencies. (10) The l ist of major types of possible wastes generated from various coastal aquaculture units are specified in the table below: - Table -1 Sl. No. Section of the unit Waste generated (1) (2) (3) 1. Brood stock receiving area Brood stock bags, Thermocol boxes (and sometimes carton boxes), ice packs, rubber bands used for brood stock packing and dead animals (brooders) or moribund animals. 2. Maturation Feed packing plastic pouches or boxes, tins, or any such substances, feed spill overs, feed residues and dead anima ls (brooders) or moribund animals. 3. Larval rearing Feed packing plastic pouches or boxes, tins, or any such substances, feed spill overs and feed residues. 4. Packing Boxes or packs of the Post Larvae packing covers, rubber bands and damaged packing bags . 5. Laboratory Empty plastic or glass containers of chemicals, expired chemicals, damaged lab equipment, the culture plates in the microbiological labs, gels prepared in Polymerase Chain Reaction labs etc. 6. Maintenance Leftovers/broken pieces of Polyviny l chloride pipes, small and large air hoses, damaged valves, spill overs of chemicals and other disinfectants and sponges or other scrub used for cleaning. 7. Effluent Treatment System Sludge from the Effluent Treatment System. 8. Domestic Single use plast ic plates, tumblers, spoons and other vessels used to serve food, food and vegetable waste, sewage, etc. 9. Seed stocking Polythene bags in which the Post Larvae or Nauplii has been purchased. 10. Aqua inputs Containers, pouches of the various inputs used. Packaging materials of feed. 11. Sludge removal From culture ponds and Effluent Treatment System. 3. Evaluation of plastic wastes. – (1) Plastics of any grade shall NOT be burnt at any time by the units, and they shall be handed over to the local body or th e appointed agency for collecting such plastics. (2) Different types of plastics and their recycling status shall be as given in the table below: Table -2 S.No Symbol Short Name Scientific Name Possible waste generated from Recyclable or non-recyclable (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) PET Polyethylene terephthalate Soft drink Bottles, furniture, carpet, paneling, etc. HDPE High -Density polyethylene Bottles, carry bags, milk pouches, recycling bins, agricultural pipe, base cups, etc. Recyclable PVC Polyvinyl chloride Pipe, window profile, fencing, flooring, shower curtains, lawn chairs, non -food bottles, etc. LDPE Low density polyethylene Plastic bags, various containers, dispensing bottles, wash bottles, tubing, etc. Non - Recyclabl e 5 PP Polypropylene Auto parts, industrial fibers, food containers, dishware, etc. PS Polystyrene Cafeteria trays, plastic utensils, toys, clam shell containers, insulation board, etc. O Others Thermoset plastics, multilayer and laminates, bakelite, polycarbonate, nylon sheet moulding compound, fibre -reinforced plastic, etc. 4. Collection and Segregation of Waste. – (1) Every coastal aquaculture units shall segregate the waste at its source or sections into different categories and collec t them in bins with lids, as specified in the table below: Table -3 Type of waste Biodegradable and Non - recyclable non-degradable and Recyclable Non-degradable, non - recyclable& domestic hazardous (1) (2) (3) (4) Bins colour Green Yellow Red (2) There sh all be persons on duty at each area identified to collect, segregate and dispose the waste based on its category, every 12 hours and records shall be maintained for clearing the waste. (3) All the work force, especially those who are assigned for handling, storing, or otherwise managing the waste, shall be trained on the intended use of the bins which may include introduction to, - (i) basic procedures for waste management; (ii) human and environmental risks; and (iii) measures of precaution in waste management, etc. (4) The non -degradable, recyclable waste such as broodstock bags, thermocol boxes, waste generated from office stationery and general up keeping, etc., shall be stored temporarily in the area designated for temporary storage of such waste and handed over to th e recycling agency on a regular basis. (5) The biodegradable and non -recyclable waste shall be transferred to temporary storage yard designated for temporary storage of such waste. (6) A small in -house incinerator shall be installed at the hatcheries, Broo dstock Multiplication Centres and Nucleus Breeding Centres, etc., to handle the fresh feed wastage and the dead animals from maturation to avoid any possible contamination in the wild. (7) There shall be a temporary storage space designated for the storage of non -degradable non -recyclable waste till the disposal of the same. (8) Care shall be taken while depositing the waste into the bins to avoid spill overs. (9) The waste shall be not dumbed into the adjacent open coastal environment or public land or th e drain or water bodies. 5. Temporary Storage and Proper Disposal of Waste. – (1) Every coastal aquaculture unit shall maintain temporary storage of appropriate capacity for handling different categories of such wastes. (2) The recyclable non -degradable w aste gathered based on their characteristics and stored at the warehouse designated for the temporary storage of such waste, shall be periodically sold or handed over to the recycler based on the size, holding capacity and nature of the storage facility an d appropriate care must be taken to avoid the delay in disposal such as a fixed weekly schedule of disposal. (3) The coastal aquaculture units shall establish, operationalise and co -ordinate the waste management system with the local body for performing th e associated functions. (4) The coastal aquaculture units which are larger and generating larger quantity of sewage shall establish and operate an in -house sewage treatment plant in accordance with the standards of Pollution Control Board. (5) The biologi cal wastes transferred to the storage yard, shall be subjected to appropriate fermentation or biological digestion or composting process to generate manure separately. (6) The biodegradable waste shall otherwise be handed over to the local body such as mun icipalities, gram panchayats, etc., for disposal. (7) In coastal hatcheries, Broodstock Multiplication Centre’s and Nucleus Breeding Centre’s old animals at every quarter, dead or moribund animals shall be incinerated. (8) The kitchen wastes, sludge and ot her organic waste shall wherever possible, be appropriately used to prepare compost and the manure generated shall be used in the inhome garden or be disposed of through the agency appointed for collection of the same. (9) All chemicals or disinfectants an d the waste generated from the laboratory shall be collected with utmost care and disposed of as per the protocol specified for disposing them. (10) A designated space for sanitary landfills shall also be used to dispose of the solid waste. (11) A sludge pump shall be set up for the removal of sludge at Effluent Treatment System of the coastal aquaculture units especially hatcheries Broodstock Multiplication Centres and Nucleus Breeding Centres and disposed of through the local body. (12) In the case of co astal aquaculture farms, the sludge shall be treated with the established procedures during dry out or scrapped if required, from the bottom of the ponds after the harvest and disposed appropriately. (13) The sludge depending on the quantity shall be remov ed periodically every week or after each cycle of production and shall be thickened in a gravity thickener or by dissolved air floatation. (14) The organic solids in the sludge shall be digested through biological process to reduce total mass of solids. (15) The sludge shall be dewatered, dried and handed over to the local body or agency appointed for such purpose as and when it is collected or on a periodical basis with temporary storage. (16) The sludge shall otherwise be reused as manure after treating with chlorine, dechlorinating and removing salinity by washing and drying. (17) A storage room for fuel or oil, lubricants and other consumables for operating generators and mechanical equipment shall be designated at every coastal aquaculture unit. (18) Every coastal aquaculture unit shall identify and comply with legal requirements, if any, for storing fuel or oil, lubricants and other consumables. (19) The containers of oil, lubricants and other consumables in the storage room, shall be periodically che cked and maintained without any leakage. (20) Proper warning signs shall be displayed where lubricants or fuel is stored. (21) Every coastal aquaculture unit shall impart training to the staff operating the generators and mechanical equipment and care shal l be taken to avoid spill oil or lubricants spill while changing or collecting. (22) The used oil collected shall be stored in a leak -proof can or container and it shall be handed over to Government approved or authorised contractors only. (23) Every coast al aquaculture units shall maintain the records of hazardous waste sold to subcontractors of hazardous waste. 6. Record Keeping. –(1) The records or registers shall be maintained at each area or section identified for generation of waste with the details o f type and quantity and frequency of removal of waste. (2) The records for the disposal of sludge, sewage and other recyclable and non -recyclable waste shall be maintained at every coastal aquaculture unit. (3) The Authority shall conduct the random inspec tion of the records maintained by the coastal aquaculture units. 7. Evaluation of Compliance. - (1) Every coastal aquaculture units shall periodically evaluate the activities of the waste management system and in case of any non -compliance, adopt appropri ate methods to ensure compliance. (2) The Authority shall evaluate the activities of the waste management system in all the coastal aquaculture units and in case of non -compliance, suitable action shall be initiated to ensure compliance. [F. No. j-190333 6/2/2024 -DOF (E -23648) ] NEETU KUMARI PRASAD, J t. Secy. Uploaded by Dte. of Printing at Government of India Press, Ring R oad, Mayapuri, New Delhi -110064 and Published by the Controller of Publications, Delhi -110054.