Four bins is the rule, not our idea: wet, dry, sanitary and special care, under Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, rule 5(1)(b). The colours are the government's own. What your city asks for comes first.
Pick a group below, or type what you are holding.
The left column is what the rules ask for. Tap a bin to see what goes in it.
These are drawings, not a shopping list. Old buckets, sacks or bags do
exactly the same job. Green, blue, red and black are the colours the government uses.
Deep blue, yellow and purple are ours, for the splits the rules do not name.
Anything marked with the house symbol stays with you or gets given away, so it never needs a bin.
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