Which waste and compliance rules apply to your organisation?
Pick your organisation type below to see which rules apply, including the SWM Rules 2026, split into waste management and general compliance. Then run the free five-minute gap check to see what is in place and what is missing. It needs no sign-up to see your gaps.
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🚉 Transport & Infrastructure
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Pick your organisation type above and choose Check your gaps: it is free and takes about five minutes. From your report you can start on the free plan straight away.
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Common questions
How do I check what compliance rules apply to my organisation?
Pick your organisation type on the compliance page — RWA, hotel, hospital, school, college, corporate office, IT park, mall, restaurant, construction site, diagnostic lab, waste handler and more — and run the free gap check. It asks a few questions about your organisation and tells you exactly which SWM Rules 2026 obligations, and other applicable rules such as fire safety, water or groundwater consents, apply to you, what is missing, and what to fix first. It takes about five minutes and needs no sign-up to see your gaps.
Are we a bulk waste generator?
An organisation in a listed category is a bulk waste generator if it meets any one of three tests: a building floor area of 20,000 sq.m. or more, water consumption of 40,000 litres a day, or waste generation of 100 kg a day. Unit or flat count is not a test.
Bulk waste generators must register on the CPCB portal, process wet waste on site or hold an exemption, discharge Extended Bulk Waste Generator Responsibility (EBWGR) through certificates from the local body, use only registered partners, and file an annual return by 30 June.
Being below the thresholds does not remove every duty. Every generator must segregate, and all RWAs, market associations, hotels and restaurants, and gated communities and institutions above 5,000 sq.m., carry additional duties under Rule 5(2) whatever their size. The free gap check asks for your floor area, water use and waste figures and tells you which tier you fall in.
Is this only about SWM Rules 2026?
No. SWM Rules 2026 is usually the most visible obligation, but a typical organisation also has plastic, e-waste and battery waste duties, and often a sewage treatment plant consent, diesel generator norms, a groundwater NOC, fire safety, FSSAI or Shops and Establishments registration. EarthReheal WasteLedger tracks all of the rules that apply to your organisation type in one place. Pick your organisation type at the top of this page to see the list.
Is segregating our waste enough to be compliant?
No. Segregation is the starting point. Depending on your tier, you also need records showing where each stream went, registered collectors and processors, wet-waste processing or an exemption, EBWGR certificates, and the annual return. Most organisations also carry obligations outside waste, such as a sewage treatment plant consent, a fire NOC or a groundwater NOC.
The difficulty is rarely knowing the rules. It is keeping the evidence day after day, so that it exists when an inspector or the annual return asks for it.