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Regulation on Hazardous Waste Management
A presentation
by
S. K. Adhikari
Sr. Environmental Engineer
Waste Management Cell
West Bengal Pollution Control Board
Paribesh Bhawan, Sec.-III, Bidhan Nagar, Kolkata- 700098
Website : www.wbpcb.gov.in e-mail: [email protected]
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Hazardous Waste
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HAZARDOUS WASTES (Management & Handling) RULES, 1989
notified under the ENVIRONMENT (Protection) ACT, 1986
amended in 2000
and again in 2003
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The Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 and
amendments made thereafter are now superseded by the new
Hazardous Waste (Management, Handling & Transboundary
Movement) Rules, 2008.
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Hazardous Waste as defined in the Rules
Any waste which by reason of any of its physical, chemical,
reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive characteristics
causes danger or is likely to cause danger to health or
environment, whether alone or when in contact with other wastes or
substances, and shall include wastes listed in Schedules I, II
& III of the Rules
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Is a waste Hazardous or not ??
Waste is hazardous if
it is listed in Schedule IOr, if it falls in Schedule II (analysis
required)For the purpose of regulation of Import & Export, a
waste is considered as hazardous if it is listed in Schedule-III
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- Wastes covered under Water Act, 1974Air Act, 1981MSW Rules,
2000BMW Rules, 1998Batteries (M & H) Rules, 2001Merchant
Shipping Act, 1958 (wastes arising from ships beyond 5 kms of
relevant base line)
NOT COVERED under HW (M, H & TB M) Rules
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Type and Nature of HWs
Recyclable wastes having potential for recovery of useful /valuable
material e.g. Metal bearing dross, ash, used oil etc.Incinerable
wastes having high calorific value, mainly organic wastes like
solvents, tars, off-spec. Organic products etc.Land Disposable
wastes that can neither be recycled or incinerated
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Storage of Hazardous Waste
Till disposal for recycling/ treatment/ land filling, HWs are to be
stored onsite in bags/ containers in a covered area.Storage
permitted for a period not exceeding 90 days
SPCB may extend the storage period, in case of
Small generator, generating HW upto 10 TPARecyclers, reprocessors
and facility operators upto 6 months of their annual
capacityGenerators who do not have access to any TSDF in the
concerned StateWastes which need to be specifically stored for
development of a process for its recycling, reuse.
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Transportation of Hazardous Waste
HWs to be properly packed and labelled for transport to ensure safe
handling HW Containers shall be marked as per Form-12Information on
hazardous nature of wastes and measures to be taken in case of
emergency shall be provided to the transporter in Form-11Transport
to be in accordance Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 and related
guidelinesManifest System (Form-13) to be maintained
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Waste generator
TSDF Operator
Transporter
Manifest in Form 13 for transportation
The occupier shall prepare six copies of the manifest in Form 13
comprising of color code indicated below
(all six copies to be signed by the transporter)
SPCB
White
Green
Yellow
Orange
Pink
Orange
Blue
Pink
Green
Yellow
Blue
Pink
Green
Orange
Blue
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Disposal Methodology of HWs
Recyclable Wastes to be sold to actual recyclers authorised for
processing the particular hazardous waste
Note : SPCB Registration required for non-ferrous metal wastes,
used & waste oil, e-waste, ink waste, paint waste etc. As
listed in Sch-IV
Incinerable Wastes may be incinerated onsite in captive
incinerator or in common HW incinerator;
Note : CPCB standard and guidelines to be followed for the
operation of the incinerator.
Disposable wastes to be disposed in authorised HW disposal
facility; to be stabilised before disposal, if required.
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Waste stabilization
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Responsibilities of Occupier
(HW generator, recycler, TSDF Operator)
To obtain Hazardous Waste (HW) AuthorisationTo obtain HW
Registration ( Recycler only)To obtain CPCB permission for
utilization of HWTo treat/dispose their wastes on their own or
through common TSDF facilityTo store HWs in an environmentally safe
manner till disposalTo maintain record of storage, sale, transfer,
recycling and reprocessing of HWs in Form- 3
Contd
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- To maintain Manifest System (Form-13) for waste transport and
disposalTo submit Annual Returns (Form 4) to SPCB by 30th June of
every year for the preceding period April to March (Recyclers to
submit Annual Return in Form-6)To report accidents related to
hazardous wastes (Form-14)
Responsibilities of Occupier
(HW generator, recycler, TSDF Operator)
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- To grant, refuse or cancel HW Authorization To prepare
inventory of the HW generating units and quantum of HW generationTo
monitor HW generating units for ensuring safe storage, treatment
and disposal of wastesTo analyze the waste characteristics in order
to decide its nature
Contd
Responsibilities of SPCB
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- To grand registration to the HW recycler. To approve the design
and layout of a proposed TSDF as per CPCB guidelines To monitor the
setting up and operation of TSDFs To regulate import of HW
(Schedule-III).To grant Registration to the traders for import of
HWTo ensure re-export of illegally imported HW
Responsibilities of SPCB
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Hazardous Waste Authorisation
Who needs ?
All units (occupier) generating, handling, collecting, receiving,
treating, transporting, packaging, storing, selling, recycling,
reprocessing, recovering, reusing and disposing hazardous wastes
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Registration of HW recycling units
Who needs Registration ?
All units recycling or reprocessing hazardous wastes specified
in Schedule-IV
application in Form-5 to the SPCBneeds CFE (in case of fresh
application) and
valid CFO and HW authorisation (in case of renewal)
Registration issued by SPCB in the form of a Pass-book mentioning
HW type and quantity permitted for purchase
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Sale / Auction of HWs
listed in Schedule-IV
Sale only to units having valid RegistrationCan be sold to any
registered unit in the countryEach sale to be endorsed in original
Pass-book of purchaser issued by the SPCBTo check waste type
specified in the original Pass-book To check whether purchaser has
capacity to process the quantity available for sale
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Import and Export of HW
MoEF is the nodal agency Schedule III to be used for regulating HW
export and import. Export & Import ban on 30 items (Schedule
VI)Import shall be permitted only for recycling or recovery or
re-use and not for disposal.Export may be allowed to an actual user
of the waste or operator of a disposal facility with the Prior
Informed consent of the importing country Wastes listed in Part-D
of Schedule III can be imported by traders registered with the SPCB
on behalf of actual users
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Hazardous Waste
Import and Export Procedure
Appln. by Importer/ Exporter in
Form 7 & Form 8
Permission / NOC
MoEF
SPCB
CPCB
Port
Customs
copy
comments
copy
copy
copy
copy
PIC to be submitted along with application in case of wastes
listed in Schedule-III Part A
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Illegal Traffic
Any import or export of hazardous waste without prior permission of
the Central Govt. or through submission of false information or not
tallying with movement documents (Form-9)For illegal import,
importer has to re-export the waste at his cost within 90 days of
arrival
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Responsibilities of Importer and Exporter
Submit Form-7 & Form -8 to MoEF with copy to SPCB prior to
import or exportObtain PIC and submit along with Form- 7 & 8 in
case of Import and Export of Wastes listed in Schedule-III Part
AEnsure that movement document (Form-9) accompanies the consignment
Inform SPCB and CPCB in advance regarding date & time of
arrival of consignment (Importer)
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