The current regulations (MSWM rules, 2000) are very
stringent. Norms have been developed to ensure a proper
MSWM system. Unfortunately, clearly there is a large
gap between policy and implementation. The producer
responsibility is to avoid having products on the market
that cannot be handled effectively and environmentally correctly
when they become waste products. A new survey
should be carried out on the generation and characterization
of MSW in India. Since the MSW is heterogeneous
in nature, a large number of samples have to be collected
and analyzed to obtain statistically reliable results.