Context :
NITI Aayog bats for incentives to segregate waste at source / Eco Times /
01 Dec 2021
Extract :
NITI
Aayog has proposed imposing a fee on waste disposal to disincentive households to throw waste
and instead be compelled to segregate it at source.
The
proposal is part of the fiscal incentives and disincentives proposed by the Aayog to encourage source
segregation as India grapples with the surge in waste generation which is
expected to increase three-fold by 2050.
The Aayog has proposed introduction of ‘Pay As You Throw’ policy which will
entail a waste collection
fee from the waste generator in proportion to the total quantity of
waste being disposed of.
“Waste
generators will be incentivized to segregate, treat
and dispose-off waste at source,
leaving a smaller amount to be handed over to the municipal system,” it argued.
India
generates about 49.8 million tonnes of solid waste annually while globally over
annual waste generation is pegged at two billion tonnes. This is expected to
grow to 3.4 billion tonnes, which is an increase of 70% by 2050.
Further,
the Aayog has suggested that private operators of landfills should be incentivized to minimize landfill dumping if the duration of
their landfill operation permit is determined by airspace available in the landfill, and not on
number of years of operation.
“This will, on the one hand, encourage waste
recovery, and on the other it will incentivise waste minimization and
segregation in the upstream of the solid waste collection system,” the Aayog
said in its report on Promoting Behaviour Change
for Strengthening Waste Segregation at Source
As
per the report, the government should adopt a green public
procurement policy that can be a powerful catalyst for promotion of
recyclables. “Mandatory or preferential procurement of products that have
recycled waste content above a prescribed threshold may be considered for
adoption,” it said.
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MY
TAKE :
Incentivize
Housing Societies ………………………….[ 27 April 2016 ]
Extract :
This is because current perception of
the garbage generating households ( and of the office bearers of the housing
societies ), is :
“ Garbage collection / disposal is Municipality's responsibility “
This problem will persist till we succeed in changing this perception to :
" Garbage disposal is our responsibility "
Here is how :
* The society where I live (
Marol / Mumbai ) has 200 Members ( flats )
* Each member pays monthly
Municipal Tax of ( approx ) , Rs 600
* That translates to Rs 1.2
lakh per month ( Rs 14.4 lakh / year )
* In 5 years , Society pays to
Municipality, Rs 72 lakhs
* Govt / Municipality to make it compulsory for each big society ( size to be
decided ), to install on its
Methane gas generating
plant or Compost
Fertilizer plant
[ B ]
basin / kitchen sink for toilet flushing purpose )
[ C ]
* Towards installation of such plants, Municipality to give a discount of 25 % to
the Society in monthly taxes
That is a
rebate of Rs 150 / month / flat for 5 years
This would
work out to a saving
of Rs 18 lakh ( 25 % of Rs 72 lakh )
* This amount should be sufficient for the Society to invest in these plants and
for paying wages for
persons
I believe such a positive incentive will motivate most
of the Societies to undertake to install such facilities
It is high time citizens are involved and motivated ( through negative as well as positive incentives ) in keeping their cities clean and its
environment pleasant
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With regards,
Hemen Parekh
/ hcp@RecruitGuru.com / 02
Dec 2021
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