Waste Management Laws In India: A Critical Analysis

Abstract

Garbage disposal has emerged as a key environmental as well as public health concern in India due to rapid urbanization, industrialization along with rising consumption. Legal control over garbage in India has also witnessed dramatic changes, particularly after the issue of the Solid trash Management Rules, 2016, as well as sectoral rules aimed at plastic, biological, hazardous along with electronic waste. Despite having this extensive corpus of law, the policy-along with-practice gap still exists, along with poor enforcement, infrastructural limitations, lack of source segregation alongside institutional coordination inefficiencies hinder effectiveness. The role of intervention of courts alongside regulatory agencies like the CPCB alongside SPCBs has been significant in the issue of demalong withing accountability; however, structural inefficiencies still remain. This essay analyzes India's existing waste management law critically along with its strengths along with weaknesses with comparisons to the international best practices. According to the report, legal reforms need to be complemented by technological advancements, citizen participation along with increased enforcement mechanisms for India to achieve sustainable waste management.