State Act

The Chhattisgarh Plastic and Other Non Biodegradable Material (Regulation of Use and Disposal) Act, 2020.

4. Prohibition on open littering of biodegradable and non-biodegradable material. (1) No person, by himself or through another, shall knowingly or otherwise, throw or cause to be thrown, in any drain, ventilation shaft, pipe and fittings, connected with the public drainage work, canals, ponds, streams, river or Wetland, any Non-Biodegradable Material or Any Biodegradable Material by placing in a Non-Biodegradable bag or container (2) No person shall, knowingly or otherwise dispose-off, save as prescribed, any Bio-degradable or Non-Biodegradable Garbage or Domestic Hazardous Waste in any Public Place, unless- (a) the material is placed in a litter bins in segregated form namely non-biodegradable, biodegradable and domestic hazardous waste ; or (b) the material is deposited in a location designated by a Local Authority having jurisdiction on an area for the disposal of such material.