Chandigarh, April 26 -- From now on, sorting your waste into dry and wet categories won't do. The Chandigarh municipal corporation (MC) has officially rolled out the four-bin waste segregation system, under the revised Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, which means residents will have to start segregating their waste into four bins - wet waste in green bins, dry in blue, sanitary in red and special (hazardous waste such as batteries) in black.

The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, came into force from April 1 and are now being implemented in the city. The idea is to promote scientific disposal practices across the city.

Municipal commissioner Amit Kumar has directed ...