Airport Compliance & SWM Rules 2026

Requires segregating waste into 4 streams (wet/dry/sanitary/special-care), registering as a Bulk Waste Generator, and either composting wet waste on-site or obtaining an EBWGR certificate from the local body.

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Airside maintenance, ground-support-equipment servicing, the fuel farm and de-icing operations generate spent solvent, waste oil, contaminated rags and tank sludge. That is hazardous waste: it needs SPCB authorisation, manifested handover to an authorised recycler or TSDF, and an annual return — it cannot go out with terminal waste.

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Covers segregating plastic waste, the single-use-plastic ban, and handing dry plastic over to authorised recyclers — applies regardless of org size.

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UPS/inverter batteries and other battery waste must be segregated and handed to an authorised collector, not thrown out with general waste.

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E-waste (UPS batteries, old electronics, lighting) must go only to a registered recycler — no separate CPCB registration is needed as a bulk consumer.

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If this facility collects, stores, or processes waste tyres, it must register on the CPCB EPR Tyres portal and generate EPR certificates for processed tyre material (crumb rubber, reclaimed rubber, pyrolysis oil).

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Airports participating in Airport Council International programmes — Airport Carbon Accreditation or the ACI Green Airports recognition — commit to waste-management reporting beyond the statutory baseline. Voluntary, but once you are enrolled the annual report is a commitment you are audited against.

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Any renovation or demolition work must segregate C&D waste per the local authority's plan; projects over 20,000 sq.m also need EPR portal registration.

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An airport is legally responsible for keeping bird and animal attractants — open garbage, food waste, slaughter and meat-processing activity — out of a 10 km radius around the aerodrome reference point. Waste handling on and around the airfield is therefore an air-safety obligation, not just a municipal one: an uncontrolled garbage dump inside the radius is what turns into a bird strike.

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Waste offloaded from an international flight cannot enter the airport's ordinary wet/dry waste stream. It is a biosecurity control against exotic livestock and plant disease entering India, so it needs its own segregated chain from aircraft to incinerator, with the manifest to prove it.

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Running a restaurant, café, or canteen needs an FSSAI licence and requires following hygiene and used-cooking-oil disposal rules.

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Running a diesel generator for power backup needs SPCB consent, an acoustic enclosure, and periodic stack-emission testing.

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Limits DG-set and loudspeaker noise, including a 10pm-6am night restriction — enforced by the District Magistrate/Police, not SPCB.

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If groundwater is drawn from a borewell/tube well, CGWA requires monthly groundwater-level monitoring reported through their portal.

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If this facility operates its own Effluent Treatment Plant for process or greywater effluent, it needs SPCB Consent to Operate, regular effluent-quality capture, and proper sludge disposal — separate from any domestic-sewage STP.

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Restricts servicing or topping up older AC/refrigeration equipment that relies on CFC/HCFC refrigerants.

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Storing more than 2,500L of diesel for DG backup requires a PESO storage licence and periodic tank safety certification.

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Buildings above a certain height/occupancy (threshold varies by state) need a Fire Safety NOC, working fire-fighting systems (extinguishers, hydrants, sprinklers), and regular fire drills — facility management is directly responsible for this, not just the builder.

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Nearly every commercial or institutional premises operating in India needs Shops & Establishments registration from the state labour department or municipal corporation — this is separate from any sector-specific licence and applies regardless of business type.

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Any workplace with 10 or more employees must proactively constitute an Internal Complaints Committee, including an external member, at every branch or office location — waiting until a complaint arises is itself a violation.

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Operating an on-site STP needs SPCB Consent to Operate plus monthly performance and sludge-disposal logs.

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Projects near sensitive ecosystems or within 10km of a protected area need prior Environmental Clearance before construction begins.

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A lift runs on a licence and a maintenance contract that both expire. Where the state has a lift Act you get its statutory tests and filings; everywhere you get monthly maintenance, rescue-device checks and an accident log, because the owner answers for a defect that was known and not fixed.

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Every premises has an electrical installation that needs a current inspection or self-certification. Most fires in buildings start electrically, and a lapsed inspection is the first thing an insurer or investigator asks for.

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Hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops and most commercial premises need a trade licence from the local body, and it is often a prerequisite for other licences and utility connections.

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The occupancy certificate is the document other licences ask for; in Maharashtra and Gujarat an older building also needs a current structural stability certificate.

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These are the labour duties that show up on site — a stocked first-aid box, an accident notice, and proof that the agencies supplying your housekeeping and security staff are licensed. Wages, provident fund and ESI stay with payroll.

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Resident, visitor, guest, patient, student and staff records — and CCTV — are personal data. The core duties start on 13 May 2027; these tasks get the notice, breach plan and grievance contact in place before then.

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An airport cannot operate without a current DGCA aerodrome licence and an approved security programme. They are tracked here for validity only — their operating requirements are audited by DGCA and BCAS.

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If your premises runs under an SPCB consent to operate (for an STP, ETP, DG set or boiler) or a hazardous-waste authorisation, you owe the Board a yearly environmental statement — water and raw-material use, pollutants discharged, hazardous and solid waste generated, and measures taken. It is easy to miss because no renewal prompts it.

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Where the state binds existing buildings, a missing or non-working structure is a standing violation and can raise the water bill; elsewhere it is the approval-time condition most often left unmaintained.

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