Nagapattinam Municipality rolls out new waste segregation system
The Nagapattinam Municipality has implemented a new four-bin waste segregation system to comply with the Solid Waste Management Rules of 2026. Residents and commercial establishments must now sort waste into specific color-coded bins for daily or weekly collection.
Why it matters
This initiative represents a significant local effort to improve urban sanitation and environmental sustainability through stricter waste management protocols.
The Nagapattinam Municipality has announced a four-bin waste segregation system and door-to-door collection of solid waste in accordance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026.
Under the new system, households, commercial establishments, and institutions are required to segregate waste at source into four categories using colour-coded bins. Green bins will be used for wet and biodegradable waste, blue for dry and non-biodegradable waste, red for sanitation waste, and black for special care and household hazardous waste.
The municipality has prescribed a schedule for collection. Wet waste, dry waste, and sanitation waste will be collected daily while household hazardous waste will be collected once a week every Wednesday.
Residents have been instructed to keep waste in the designated colour bins and hand it over to sanitation workers during door-to-door collection. Unsegregated waste will not be accepted.
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