Environment & Ecology · Environment

With reference to the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016, consider the following statements: I. The Rules mandate segregation of solid waste at source into biodegradable, non-biodegradable, sanitary, and domestic hazardous waste streams. II. Bulk waste generators are required to process and dispose of the waste generated by them entirely within their premises, without any exception. III. The Rules provide that suitable industrial units using solid fuel, including cement plants and waste-to-energy plants, shall progressively enhance the utilisation of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) from not less than 5 per cent to 15 per cent within six years. Which of the statements given above are correct?