Archive · 1 Oct 2026
Ministry Urges Waste Segregation Ahead of Gandhi Jayanti
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs wants people to sort their waste before giving it to collectors.
This helps keep cities cleaner.
There are four main groups of household waste.
Wet waste includes food leftovers and fruit or vegetable peels.
Dry waste includes paper and plastic.
Used sanitary products belong in a separate group.
Batteries and expired medicines need special care because they can be harmful when mixed with other rubbish.
The campaign says, “Sort it right.
Keep it clean.”
It was shared before Gandhi Jayanti on October 2 to encourage cleanliness and civic responsibility.
The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs reminded citizens to manage household waste responsibly before Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
Its campaign promotes four-way segregation at the point where waste is generated.
Wet waste includes food scraps, vegetable peels and fruit peels.
Dry waste includes paper, plastic and other recyclable or non-wet materials.
Sanitary waste and special care waste, including used sanitary products, batteries and expired medicines, should be handled separately.
- Who
- The Ministry of Housing and Urban Affairs is urging citizens to segregate household waste.
- What
- The ministry shared rules for separating wet, dry, sanitary and special care waste.
- When
- The reminder was issued ahead of Gandhi Jayanti on October 2.
- Where
- Waste should be separated at its source, including in households, before collection.
- Why
- Segregation can make collection, processing and recycling more organised and reduce mixed waste sent to disposal sites.
- Campaign focus
- Four-way segregation at source
- Wet waste
- Food scraps, vegetable peels and fruit peels
- Dry waste
- Paper, plastic and other recyclable or non-wet materials
- Sanitary waste
- Used sanitary products
- Special care waste
- Batteries and expired medicines
- Bins highlighted
- Green, black, red and blue bins
- Campaign message
- “Sort it right. Keep it clean.”