No waste disposal in public, private places from September 1
by Ananda Kannangara
[email protected]
The Government will ban the disposal of waste in public or private
places from September 1.
The rules and regulations in this connection were circulated last
week among all local government institutions by the Solid Waste
Management Division of the Western Provincial Council (WPC) on the
directive of WPC, Chief Minister Reginald Cooray.
Accordingly, every Municipal Council should place biodegradable and
non-biodegradable containers in suitable places to enable the public to
get rid of their daily collection of waste.
Thereafter, an industrial, medical or healthcare establishment will
separate the toxic and clinical waste and store and dispose it in
accordance with the National Environmental Regulation Act, published in
the Government Gazette of February 2008.
The Chief Minister said that the biodegradable waste collected daily
other than electronic waste, construction, clinical, toxic and hazardous
waste will be used to manufacture fertiliser, generate electricity and
make floor tiles from the lava from waste. |