India, June 25 -- Municipal Corporation of Gurugram (MCG) on Tuesday directed the bulk waste generators (BWGs) in the city to ensure wet, dry, and hazardous waste segregation at source. The directive was given at a meeting chaired by MCG additional commissioner Yash Jaluka with BWGs, to clarify their responsibilities under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016.

"BWGs must ensure segregation of wet, dry, and hazardous waste at the source. Wet waste should be composted and used for maintaining green spaces, while dry and hazardous waste must be handed over to authorised recyclers," Jaluka said, explaining that any establishment generating 100kg or more of daily waste or spread over 5,000 square metres falls under the BWG category. Such en...