Srinagar, Jul 23 : The Jammu and Kashmir Housing and Urban Development Department has launched a Union Territory-wide sticker campaign to enforce waste segregation at source through a four-bin colour-coded system across all urban local bodies.
Municipal Corporations, including Srinagar and Jammu, have begun distributing and pasting instructional stickers in residential areas, commercial establishments, and high-footfall locations under the Swachh Bharat Mission Urban 2.0.
The exercise is aimed at ensuring compliance with the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026. Community Mobilisers and Swachhata Executives are carrying out door-to-door awareness campaigns in every municipal ward, interacting with residents and placing stickers at collection points to encourage sorting of waste at source.
Under the four-bin system, blue stickers are for dry recyclable waste — paper, plastic, glass, metal, cardboard, and Tetra Paks.
Green stickers are for biodegradable wet waste, including food leftovers, fruit and vegetable peels, tea leaves, coffee grounds, and garden waste. Red stickers are meant for hygiene waste such as sanitary pads, diapers, tissues, wet wipes, and menstrual cups. Black stickers are designated for household hazardous waste — used batteries, expired medicines, thermometers, tube lights, bulbs, chemicals, and nail polish products.
It said the initiative is expected to improve waste processing, reduce burden on dumping sites, and ensure safer handling of waste by sanitation workers.
The department has also appealed to residents, shopkeepers, and institutions to cooperate with field staff and adopt the four-bin system.
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