>> The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi has notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. As per the rules, hazardous waste means "any waste which by reason of characteristics such as physical, chemical, biological, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive, causes danger or is likely to cause danger to health or environment, whether alone or in contact with other wastes or substances". The hazardous waste generator shall follow the steps namely prevention, minimization, reuse, recycling, recovery, utilization including co-processing and safe disposal of hazardous waste. SPCB shall grant authorization for handling the hazardous wastes.
- Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016
- Eighth Amendments Rules, 18.09.2023 (EPR Used Oil)
- Fifth Amendments Rules, 09.10.2020
- First Amendments Rules, 06.07.2016
- Fourth Amendments Rules, 01.03.2019
- Ninth Amendments Rules, 12.03.2024
- Second Amendments Rules, 28.02.2017
- Seventh Amendments Rules, 21.07.2022 (EPR Waste Tyre)
- Sixth Amendments Rules, 12.11.2021
- Third Amendments Rules, 11.06.2018
Forms
- Form for Submission of Application for Categorization of material as By-Product.
- Application Form for Authorisation under HOWM Rules, 2016.
- Form for Maintaining Records of hazardous and other wastes.
- Form for filing Annual Returns to TNPCB every year before 30th June.
- Application Form for import or export of hazardous and other wastes for reuse or recycling or co-processing or utilisation.
- Application Form for One Time Authorisation of Traders for Part-D of Schedule-III of Other Waste.
- Form for Labelling of Containers of Hazardous and other Waste.
- Manifest Document for transport of hazardous and other wastes.
Schedules
- List of processes generating hazardous wastes.
- List of hazardous waste constituents with concentration limits.
- List of hazardous wastes applicable for import and export with prior informed consent.
- List of other wastes applicable for import and export and not requiring prior informed consent.
- List of other wastes applicable for import and export without permission from Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi.
- List of commonly recyclable hazardous wastes.
- List of hazardous and other wastes prohibited for import.
- Guidelines for Preparation of Inventories on Hazardous and Other Waste Generation and their Management
- Guidelines for Environmentally Sound Recycling of Hazardous Wastes as per Schedule-IV of HWM Rules. (January, 2010).
- Guidelines for Pre-Processing and Co-Processing of Hazardous and Other Wastes in Cement Plant as per Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
- Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) issued for utilisation of Hazardous Wastes as per Rule (9) of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 from time to time.
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for disposals of Biomedical Waste including pandemic medical waste thro incineration in CHWTSDF
- Document on Enforcement Framework for Effective Implementation of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016.
- Guidelines on Implementing Liabilities for Environmental Damages due to Handling & Disposal of Hazardous Waste and Penalty.
- Document on Determination of Environmental Compensation to be recovered for violation of Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement ) Rules, 2016.
- Guidance Document for conducting Environment Audit of common & captive TSDFs.
- Document on Criteria for HW Landfills.
- Protocol for Performance Evaluation and Monitoring of the Common Hazardous Waste Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities(TSDFs) including Common Hazardous Waste Incinerators.
- Protocol for assessing proposals of Development projects in buffer zone of closed TSDF.
- Document on Identification, Inspection and Assessment of Contaminated Sites.
- Guidance document for assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in India - Volume I - Methodologies and Guidance.
- Guidance document for assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in India - Volume II - Standards and Checklists.
- Guidance document for assessment and remediation of contaminated sites in India - Volume III - Tools and Manuals.
- Framework on Identification of materials generated from Industrial Processes as Wastes or By-products.
- Guidelines on Management of Used Lead Acid Batteries.
- Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) for Recycling of Lead scrap & Used Lead Acid Batteries.
- Guidelines on Management of Waste Tyres.
- Monitoring Protocol for Team Inspection for effective implementation of HOWM Rules 2016.
- Hazardous Waste Incident Response Team formed under HOWM Rules 2016 for undertaking investigation of illegal disposal of hazardous wastes, assessment of environmental damage, and implementation of remediation work, etc.
- Documents to submit for obtaining One Time Authorization by Traders.
- Circular issued related to development of Online HW Manifest with User Manual.
- Circular issued related to processing of HW Applications.
- Circular issued related to inspection & reporting under HOWM Rules, 2016.
- Circular issued regarding maintaining Pass Book by HW Actual Users.
- Circular issued related to compliance of the HWM Rules, 2016 w.r.t Other Waste.
- Circular issued regarding HW utilisation as per CPCB-SOPs.
- Circular issued related to pre-processing of hazardous wastes.
- Circular issued related to permission for Hazardous Waste Transporters.
- Circular issued related to utilization of Spent Solvent in recovery units.
- HWM Review Note dated 9.12.2020.
- Display Board Format issued by CPCB.