Segregating waste at source important for environment, says Supreme Court
The Hindu
Supreme Court emphasizes waste segregation importance, seeks compliance with Solid Waste Management Rules in NCR states by March.
The Supreme Court on Monday (February 24, 2025) said segregation of waste at source was of "vital importance" for the environment and asked the NCR states for the compliances made in adherence to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.
A bench of Justices Abhay S Oka and Ujjal Bhuyan said the non-compliance in adhering to the 2016 Rules had affected all cities in the country.
"In one of the orders, we have observed that all smart city projects are in progress. How the cities can become smart without compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules?" the bench asked.
The National Capital Region (NCR) comprises Delhi and certain districts of Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Rajasthan.
If there was no proper segregation of waste, the court said, even waste-to-energy projects would create more pollution.
Senior advocate Aparajita Singh, the amicus curiae in the pollution matter, referred to solid waste management in the NCR while flagging the low percentage of segregation of waste.
She said sending unsegregated waste to waste-to-energy plants caused more pollution.
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