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| Circular number | No 2009/TG-lIl/600/25 |
|---|---|
| Date | 1999-06-02 |
| Type | Commercial Circular |
| Topic | catering |
| Currency | Historical — likely superseded |
| Official PDF | indianrailways.gov.in |
Disposal of Waste (Catering Waste Management System) The waste material so collected in the plastic bags should be secured
GOVERNMENT
OF INDIA (BHARAT SARKAR)
MINTSTRY
OF RA|LWAYS (RA|L MANTRALAYA)
RAILWAY BOARD
No 2009/TG-lIl/600/25
New Delhi, dated 13th September 2011
(Commercial Circular N". 4{
of 20111
The General Managers,
All Indian Railways.
Sub: Disposal of Waste (Catering Waste Management System).
Ref: Commercial Circular No.14 dated 02.06.1999.
With the introduction
of the new Catering Policy vide Commercial
Circular
No.35/2010,
the initial guidelines
for disposal of waste have been laid down vide
para 8.
With the transfer of Catering Units from IRCTC to the Zonal Railways and
introduction
of more number of trains, the disposal of waste material has become a
strategic issue for ensuring cleanliness
on railway premises.
While instructions
as mentioned above have been circulated to all Zonal
Railways to encourage eco-friendly
packaging material for service of food and
beverages at stations and on trains, a detailed procedure for collection and
disposal of waste arising out of Pantry Car services and Static Units is detailed
below:-
PROCEDURE ORDER FOR HANDLING WASTE AND THEIR DISPOSAL
ARISING OUT OF PANTRY CAR SERVICES
1.
In all pantry cars, big size plastic/steel
refuse bins with a proper cover
preferably one which need not be touched by hand for opening should
be placed at such locations so that it does not contaminate
the food
process, storage areas, and the environment
inside..
The refuse bins shall be emptied periodically
and washed daily with a
disinfectant
and dried before next use.
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Provision of placement of big size plastic bags should be made inside
the refuse bins to collect the waste.
In case of licensee operated services,
the refuse bins/plastic
bags will be
supplied by the licensees.
All waste material arising out of preparation
of food, if any, in pantry car
should be collected in the refuse bins.
All bearers/waiters
will collect the waste material like empty casserole
containers,
mineral water bottles/pouches,
glasses, cutlery, napkins, etc.
from the respective coaches after making service to the customers and
will collect the wastes in the same container. They should under no
circumstances
throw any material either in the vestibule or in the coach.
They should also not throw waste material from the running train.
No waste shall be kept open inside the Pantry car and shall be disposed
of in an appropriate
manner as per local rules and regulations
including
those for plastics and other non environment
friendly materials,
The waste material so collected in the plastic bag should be secured
properly so as to not litter the area while transporting
the plastic waste
bags. The bag should be unloaded at every crew changing point station.
The Pantry car staff will unload the bag and dump it in the nominated
refuse bins provided on the platforms. The nomination
of the refuse bins
will be made through instructions
issued by the designated department
of the Division.
The refuse bins (with three colours) so nominated will be prominently
painted in Green (for bio-degradable
waste), White (for recyclable waste)
& Black (all other waste i.e. other than bio-degradable
waste and
recyclable
waste) and shall be sufficient
in size to ensure all collections.
The station safaiwalas nominated by the designated department
at the
platforms will collect these bags along with other waste of the station and
will dispose them off along with regular waste so as to ensure its
clearance from the stations.
The CCMs of the Zones shall ensure that the mobile licensees are
suitably instructed
for the same.
The designated department
shall ensure the instructions
to the station
safaiwalas
and nomination
of dustbins.
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The location and nomination
of refuse bins for disposal of Pantry Car
waste should be issued through a local Procedure Order jointly by the
Commercial,
Medical and Mechanical
Depaftments.
15.
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