Panaji: Acting on directives issued by the Supreme Court, the Goa State Pollution Control Board (GSPCB) has initiated measures to regulate solid waste management by bulk waste generators. The Board has launched a centralised online portal through which bulk waste generators must register under the Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, notified by the Union environment ministry.Entities covered under the rules include Goa Medical College and Hospital, district hospitals, gated residential complexes, hotels, stadiums, and other large establishments.The GSPCB stated that, in line with the Supreme Court’s directions, bulk waste generators will be required to establish facilities for processing the waste they generate.At a recent meeting, the Board identified bulk waste generators as establishments with a built-up area of 20,000 square metres or more, water consumption of at least 40,000 litres per day, and solid waste generation of 100kg or more per day.Registration with the GSPCB will now be mandatory for all such entities. They must segregate waste at source, ensure timely collection, and hand over dry waste to local bodies or authorised agencies.Wet waste must be processed on-site through decentralised methods such as composting or biomethanation. Bulk waste generators will also be required to obtain compliance certificates from local bodies and engage only registered entities for waste handling and processing.All bulk waste generators must register annually on the GSPCB’s central portal by June 30.“The Board shall take data from all the consents received as regards to bulk waste generators and shall write to them to register on the central portal,” Board members decided at the meeting.The Solid Waste Management Rules, 2026, prescribe stringent accountability measures for bulk waste generators under Rule 6.In Feb this year, the Supreme Court issued comprehensive directions mandating infrastructure audits, deployment of compartmentalised waste collection vehicles, and 100% implementation of four-stream source segregation covering wet, dry, sanitary, and special-care waste. In May 2026, the court further directed authorities to disconnect electricity and waste management services of non-compliant bulk waste generators and identify land for developing solid waste management infrastructure.