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: shyamala@wbpcb.gov.in

Hazardous Waste
- legislations
HAZARDOUS WASTES (Management & Handling)
RULES, 1989 notified under the ENVIRONMENT
(Protection) ACT, 1986
amended in 2000
and again in 2003

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are now superseded by the new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.

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

Is a waste Hazardous or not ??

Waste is hazardous if
it is listed in Schedule I
Or, 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

 Wastes covered under

Water Act, 1974
Air Act, 1981
MSW Rules, 2000
BMW Rules, 1998
Batteries (M & H) Rules, 2001
Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (wastes arising from

ships beyond 5 kms of relevant base line)

NOT COVERED under HW (M, H & TB M) Rules

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

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

i. Small generator, generating HW upto 10 TPA
ii. Recyclers, reprocessors and facility operators upto 6
months of their annual capacity
iii. Generators who do not have access to any TSDF in the
concerned State
iv. Wastes which need to be specifically stored for
development of a process for its recycling, reuse.

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-12

Information on hazardous nature of wastes and

measures to be taken in case of emergency shall
be provided to the transporter in Form-11

Transport to be in accordance Motor Vehicles

Act, 1988 and related guidelines

Manifest System (Form-13) to be maintained

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)

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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.

Waste stabilization

Responsibilities of Occupier

(HW generator, recycler, TSDF Operator)

To obtain Hazardous Waste (HW) Authorisation

To obtain HW Registration ( Recycler only)

To obtain CPCB permission for utilization of HW

To treat/dispose their wastes on their own or through

common TSDF facility

To store HWs in an environmentally safe manner till disposal

To maintain record of storage, sale, transfer, recycling and

reprocessing of HWs in Form- 3
Contd

Responsibilities of Occupier

(HW generator, recycler, TSDF Operator)

To maintain Manifest System (Form-13) for

waste transport and disposal

To 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 SPCB

To grant, refuse or cancel HW Authorization

To prepare inventory of the HW generating units and

quantum of HW generation

To monitor HW generating units for ensuring safe

storage, treatment and disposal of wastes

To analyze the waste characteristics in order to decide

its nature
Contd

Responsibilities of SPCB

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 HW

To ensure re-export of illegally imported HW

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

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 SPCB

needs 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

Sale / Auction of HWs

listed in Schedule-IV

Sale only to units having valid Registration

Can be sold to any registered unit in the country

Each sale to be endorsed in original Pass-book of

purchaser issued by the SPCB

To check waste type specified in the original Pass-book

To check whether purchaser has capacity to process the

quantity available for sale

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

Hazardous Waste
Import and Export Procedure

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Appln. by Importer/
Exporter in
Form 7 & Form 8

Customs

PIC to be submitted along with application in case of wastes listed in Schedule-III Part A

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

Responsibilities of Importer and

Exporter

Submit Form-7 & Form -8 to MoEF with copy to

SPCB prior to import or export

Obtain PIC and submit along with Form- 7 & 8 in

case of Import and Export of Wastes listed in
Schedule-III Part A

Ensure 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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