Dimapur: The Nagaland govt has directed all villages in the state to strictly implement segregation of household waste at source in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026.The state home department issued a notification on Tuesday in pursuance of Rule 5(b) of the Solid Waste Management Rules 2026, notified by the Union ministry of environment, forest and climate change. The rules came into force on April 1.As per the notification, every household must separate and store waste in four streams at source. Wet waste, including kitchen waste, food scraps, vegetable peels, flowers and other biodegradable items, must be kept in a green bin. Dry waste, including plastic, glass, metal, rubber and other non-biodegradable items, must be kept in a blue bin. Sanitary waste, such as used diapers, sanitary towels or napkins, tampons, condoms, incontinence sheets and sanitary pads, must be wrapped securely in pouches provided by manufacturers or brand owners, or in suitable wrapping material as instructed by local bodies, and placed in a separate sanitary waste bin, distinct from wet and dry waste bins. Special care or household hazardous waste, including discarded paint drums and cans, pesticide containers, compact fluorescent lamps and bulbs, tube lights, expired medicines, broken mercury thermometers, waste batteries, used or waste needles and syringes, contaminated gauze, cleaning agents, insecticides, electricity bulbs and any other household waste notified by the Central Pollution Control Board from time to time, must be kept in a red bag.The government has directed district administrations to initiate and implement four-stream source segregation in all villages in coordination with the departments of rural development, PHE, and urban development and municipal affairs in their respective districts. District administrations have also been asked to conduct adequate sensitisation exercises with village authorities to promote sustainable waste management.
