EPR for Waste Tyres - Overview
Tyres are one of the high-volume items manufactured annually and obtained from non-renewable petroleum resources. This implies that tyres are designed for single use and usually do not fit the recycling and reuse standard. On average, over 1 billion tyres are produced yearly, and an equal number are discarded. This leads to heaps of waste tyres. Notably, India is consistently contributing to the waste tyres. Thus, managing this waste by introducing EPR for waste tyres becomes unavoidable. Read on to know all the details.
Waste tyre management s regulated under the Schedule IX of the newly introduced Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) (HOWM) Amendment Rules, 2022. Under these rules, waste tyre management is primarily based on the Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) obligation.
As notified by the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEF&CC), these rules make a producer liable for fulfilling the obligations by purchasing EPR certificates from registered recyclers only. Also, the producer must submit quarterly and annual returns in the forms specified by the Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) on the portal before the deadline. Additionally, a producer can purchase a retreading certificate from the registered retreader to postpone its EPR obligations. The upcoming sections elaborate on the details.
Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) (HOWM) Amendment Rules, 2022
Definitions
As per HOWM Rules, 2016, hazardous waste is any waste which, because of characteristics like chemical, physical, biological, reactive, flammable, toxic, explosive or corrosive, causes or is expected to cause danger to the environment or human health, whether alone or in contact with other substances or wastes, and must include -
- (i) waste mentioned under column (3) of Schedule I;
- (ii) waste having equal to or more than the concentration limits mentioned for the constituents in class A and B of Schedule II or any of the characteristics as mentioned in class C of Schedule II; and
- (iii) wastes mentioned in Part A of Schedule III regarding the import or export of such wastes or the wastes not mentioned in Part A but exhibit hazardous characteristics mentioned in Part C of Schedule III;
HOWM Rules 2022 define an extended producer responsibility (EPR) as the responsibility of the producer of the tyres to guarantee environmentally sound management of waste tyres according to the provisions of Schedule IX;
An authorisation is permission for handling, generation, collection, treatment, reception, transport, storage, recycling, reuse, recovery, pre-processing, utilisation such as co-processing and disposal of hazardous wastes issued under sub-rule (2) of rule 6 of HWM Rules 2016;
A waste tyre is any tyre, including flaps and tubes, that is no longer mounted on a vehicle & is no longer used for its intended purpose;
Waste means materials that are not byproducts or products for which the producer has no further use for transformation, production or consumption;
A producer is any entity or a person who, -
- (i) sells and manufactures new tyres domestically; or
- (ii) sells domestically under its brand, new tyre manufactured by other suppliers or manufacturers; or
- (iii) imports vehicles fitted with new tyres; or
- (iv) sells imported new tyres; or
- (v) automobile manufacturers importing new tyres for use in new vehicles sold domestically; or
- (vi) imports waste tyres; Utilisation implies the use of hazardous or other waste (HOW) as a resource; Recycling is any process or action of converting waste tyres into following end products in an environmentally sound manner and having facilities as highlighted in the standard operating procedure (SOP) or instructions as mentioned by the CPCB, namely; -
- (i) crumb rubber;
- (ii) reclaimed rubber;
- (iii) crumb rubber modified bitumen (CRMB);
- (iv) recovered carbon black, which is used as raw material for the manufacture of new tyres; and
- (v) pyrolysis oil or char, which is used only as a fuel and not as raw material for the manufacture of new tyres; and
A recycler is any entity or person involved in the process of recycling.
The utilisation of hazardous and other wastes
The management and utilisation of waste tyres must follow the norms in Schedule IX of the HOWM Amendment Rules, 2022.
Applicability of the Schedule IX of the HOWM Amendment Rules, 2022
The provisions of this Schedule apply to the following entities, namely: -
- (i) producer;
- (ii) recycler of the waste tyres; and
- (iii) retreaded.
(1) The entities mentioned in paragraph 2 must register on the portal.
(2) No entity must conduct any business without registration.
(3) The entities registered under sub-paragraph (1) must not deal with any unregistered recycler or producer.
(4) In case any registered entity willfully conceals information or provides false information for obtaining the registration/return/report/information required to be furnished or provided under this Schedule or in case of any irregularity, the registration of such entity will be revoked by the CPCB for three years after allowing a chance of being heard. In addition, environmental compensation charges will also be levied in such cases, according to paragraph 10.
(5) If any entity is included in more than one category under paragraph 3, the entity must register under those categories individually.
(6) The CPCB will charge such registration fees from the applicants as may be mentioned gradually with the approval of the steering committee (SC) constituted in paragraph 13.
Modalities of the EPR regime
(1) All producers must have the following EPR obligations for tyres, namely: -
(a) For importers and manufacturers of new tyres: -
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Sl. No. |
Year |
Waste Tyre Recycling Target in Weight (Kilogram or Tons) |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
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(i) |
EPR obligation of the year 2022-2023 (the year in which this Schedule comes into force) |
35% of the quantity of new manufactured or imported in the year 2020-2021 |
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(ii) |
EPR obligation for the year 2023-2024 |
70% of the quantity of new manufactured or imported in the year 2021-2022 |
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(iii) |
EPR obligation of the year 2024- 2025 |
100% of the quantity of new manufactured or imported in 2022-2023. |
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(iv) |
After 2024-2025 (year Y), the extended producer responsibility obligation shall be 100% of the quantity of new tyres manufactured or imported in the year (Y-2). |
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(v) |
For units established after 1st April 2022, the extended producer responsibility obligation shall start after two years (Y) and be 100% of the new tyres manufactured or imported in the year (Y-2). |
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(b) For waste tyre importers: -
(i) The EPR obligation for waste tyre importers in the year (Y) must be 100% of the tyre imported in the year (Y-1)
(ii) Importing waste tyres to produce pyrolysis oil or char is prohibited.
(2) Retreading
(i) The waste tyre will be allowed for retreading, and a retreaded must get registered on the portal for a grant of retreading certificates.
(ii) On the generation of retreading certificates, the EPR obligation must be deferred by one year for the corresponding quantity of waste tyres:
Given that the obligation must be extinguished only after end-of-life disposal via a registered recycler.
(3) The EPR target of the producer must be reduced by a factor laid down by the CPCB on account of wear and tear of tyres.
(4) (i) The producer must fulfil their EPR obligation via online purchasing an EPR certificate from registered recyclers and submit it online on the portal by submitting the quarterly return.
(ii) The quarterly return must be submitted by the month's end, succeeding the quarter's end.
(iii) The details furnished by producers and registered recyclers must be verified on the portal.
(iv) In case of difference, the lower figure will be regarded towards the fulfilment of the EPR obligation of the producer.
(v) The certificates referred to in this paragraph must be subject to environmental audit by the agencies authorised by the Central Government concerning this.
(5) The CPCB must mention the SOP strictly per this Schedule's norms.
EPR certificate generation for waste tyres
(1) The CPCB must generate an EPR certificate via the portal in favour of a registered recycler, and the eligible quantity for generating these certificates must be calculated according to the following table, namely: -
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Sl. No. |
End Product of Recycling |
Quantity of End Product (QP) |
Conversion Factor Determined by CPCB (CF) |
Weightage Allocated to the End Product (WP) |
Quantity Eligible for Generation of EPR Certificate (QERP = QP X CF X WP) |
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(1) |
(2) |
(3) |
(4) |
(5) |
(6) |
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1. |
Reclaimed Rubber |
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1.30 |
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2. |
Recovered Carbon Black usable as raw material for the manufacture of new tyres. |
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1.25 |
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3. |
Crumb rubber Modified Bitumen (CRMB) |
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1.10 |
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4. |
Crumb rubber |
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1.00 |
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5. |
Pyrolysis oil and char (usable as fuel only and not as raw material for the manufacture of new tyres) |
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(i) extracted from continuous pyrolysis method |
0.80 |
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(ii) extracted from batch pyrolysis method |
0.50 |
(2) Term of Reference
For the purpose of the Table referred to in sub-paragraph (1)
(i) The quantity eligible for generation of the EPR certificate must be calculated according to the following formula, namely: -
QEPR = QP x CF x WP ;
(ii) CF = conversion factor for each end product must be determined by the CPCB;
(iii) WP = the weightage is reviewed by the SC gradually because of the availability of material, technological advancements and other factors;
(iv) WP = 1 for imported waste tyres for all categories, and the value of the waste tyre certificate must be reduced by dividing it by the WP of respective certificates when the EPR certificates bought by waste tyre importers are adjusted against their EPR obligation.
(3) (a) The validity of the EPR certificate is two years from the end of the financial year in which it was generated.
(b) The expired certificate is automatically extinguished after the period unless extinguished before, as per sub-paragraph (2) of paragraph 7.
(4) (a) Each EPR certificate must have a unique number mentioning the code of the end product, year of generation, recycler code and a unique code.
(b) The EPR certificates for waste tyres must be in the denominations of 100, 200, 500 and 1000 Metric Tonnes or as may be decided by the CPCB with the approval of the SC constituted under paragraph 13.
Transaction of EPR certificates for waste tyres
(1) A producer must buy EPR certificates limited to its EPR liability of the current year (Year Y) plus any leftover liability of previous years plus 10% of the current year's liability.
(2) The producers must fulfil the EPR obligation by proportionately buying the EPR certificate every quarter.
(3) As soon as the producer buys the EPR certificate for waste tyres, it must be automatically adjusted against its liability. Also, prior liability and the EPR certificate must be given priority in adjustment, so adjustment must be automatically cancelled and extinguished.
(4) The requirement, availability and other details of the EPR certificate for every recycler or producer must be available on the portal.
(5) All such transactions must be submitted and recorded by the producers or waste tyre recyclers on the portal while filing quarterly returns.
Responsibilities of the producer
(1) The producer is responsible for the fulfilment of EPR by buying EPR certificates from registered recyclers only.
(2) The producer is responsible for submitting quarterly and annual returns in the forms mentioned by the CPCB on the portal on or before the month's end of the next quarter to which the return relates. Also, each registered entity must file a quarterly return.
Responsibilities of the waste tyre recycler
(1) All the waste tyre recyclers must submit every month the information regarding the quantity of waste tyres used and the end product produced, the EPR certificate sold and other relevant information on the portal.
(2) All the recyclers must submit quarterly and annual returns in the form mentioned on the portal on or before the month end of the next quarter to which the return relates.
Portal for filing of annual returns, registration, EPR certificate and tracing of materials
(1) The CPCB must develop the portal to establish an online system for registering and filing quarterly returns, generating and adjusting EPR certificates, and submitting monthly information by recyclers.
(2) The portal must act as the single point data repository concerning the norms of this Schedule for implementation of EPR for waste tyres and contain the following information, namely: -
(i) For the producer
- a. quantity of waste or new tyres
- b. import or production of new tyres of different years
- c. adjustment of EPR obligation for each year
- d. quarterly return in respect of the EPR certificate purchased
- e. the current year EPR obligation and brought forward the obligation of preceding years.
(ii) For recyclers
a. EPR certificate generated and sold and ensure that value of EPR is reduced by diving it by WP in case of waste tyre importer
b. facility for submitting information and quantity of recycled material and the end product (iii) The portal must furnish details concerning the quantity of EPR certificates with recyclers, current unfulfilled EPR obligations of different producers, and surplus EPR certificates with producers.
(iv) Any other facility which is required to streamline the implementation of the norms of this Schedule with the approval of the SC.
(3) Until the portal is developed, all activities related to the implementation of EPR must be done offline.
(4) The CPCB must specify the formats of all the relevant forms or returns for the EPR as per the provisions of this Schedule.
(5) The CPCB can charge such registration or processing fee from the producer and waste tyres recyclers via the portal, as may be mentioned gradually by the CPCB with the approval of the SC.
Environmental Compensation
(1) The CPCB must frame guidelines for imposing and collecting environmental compensation (EC) on the producers in case of non-fulfilment of obligations decided in this Schedule and use of false EPR certificate. Also, the said guidelines must be per the norms of this Schedule and approved by the SC and Central Government before implementation.
(2) The EC must also be imposed on the recyclers for the issue of false EPR certificates and for furnishing incorrect information.
(3) The EC must also be imposed on unregistered recyclers, producers and any entity which aids or abets the violation of the norms of this Schedule.
(4) (a) The payment of EC must not absolve the producers from the obligation decided in this Schedule. The unfulfilled EPR obligation for a specific year must be carried forward to the next year and so on and up to three years.
(b) If the shortfall of EPR obligation is addressed after the first year, 85% of the EC imposed must be returned to the producers. If the shortfall of EPR obligation is addressed after the second year, 60% of the EC imposed must be returned to the producers. If the shortfall of EPR obligation is addressed after the third year, 30% of the EC imposed must be returned to the producers. After that, no EC must be returned to the producer.
(5) Any false information resulting in over generation of EPR certificates by recyclers above 5% of the actual recycled waste must result in revocation of registration and imposition of EC, which must not be returnable.
(6) (a) The funds collected under EC must be kept in a separate escrow account by the CPCB. They must be utilised in recycling and collection or end-of-life disposal of non-recycled-or uncollected or non-end-of-life disposal of waste tyres on which the EC is imposed and on such other heads as the SC decides.
(b) modalities for utilisation of the funds must be recommended by the SC and approved by the Central Government, which may also issue instructions regarding this.
Prosecution
Any person, who furnishes incorrect information for obtaining EPR certificates, causes or uses false or forged EPR certificates in any way, over-generates EPR certificates above 5% of the actual waste recycled, willfully violates the norms given under the provisions of this Schedule or fails to co-operate in the verification and audit proceedings, will be prosecuted under section 15 of the Act. This prosecution must be in addition to the EC imposed under paragraph 10.
Verification and Audit
The CPCB, by itself or via a designated agency, must verify compliance of producers or waste tyres recyclers via inspection and periodic audit, as deemed fit, and the actions against violations and for non-fulfilment of EPR target, obligations and responsibilities must be as per the norms of paragraph 10.
Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What is included in the list of other wastes applicable for import and export and not requiring Prior Informed Consent [Annex IX of the Basel Convention*]?
The following list mentions the export and import of hazardous waste not requiring Prior Informed Consent.
Basel No.
Description of Hazardous Wastes
(1)
(2)
B1
Metal and metal-bearing wastes
B1010
Metal and metal-alloy wastes in the metallic, non-dispersible Form:
- Thorium scrap
- Rare earth scrap
UB1020
Uncontaminated, clean metal scrap, including alloys, in bulk finished Form (sheet, beams, plates, rods, etc.), of:
- Antimony scrap
- Beryllium scrap
- Cadmium scrap
- Lead scrap (excluding lead acid batteries)
- Tellurium scrap
- Selenium scrap
B1030
Refractory metals containing residues
B1031
Molybdenum, titanium, tungsten, niobium, tantalum, rhenium metal & metal alloy wastes in the form of metallic dispersible (metal powder), except such wastes as mentioned in Part A under entry A1050, Galvanic sludges
B1040
Scrap assemblies from electrical power generation not polluted with lubricating oil, PCT or PCBto an extent to render them hazardous
B1050
Heavy fraction scrap, mixed non-ferrous metal, containing cadmium, antimony, lead & tellurium mentioned in Schedule II in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C features
B1060
Waste selenium & tellurium in metallic elemental Form, including powder
B1070
Waste of copper and its alloys in dispersible Form, unless they have any of the constituents listed in Schedule II to the extent that they exhibit Part C features
B1080
Zinc ash & residues, including zinc alloys residues in dispersible Form unless they have any of the constituents listed in Schedule II in a concentration such as to exhibit Part C characteristics
B1090
Waste batteries conform to a standard battery specification, excluding those made with cadmium, lead or mercury.
B1100
Metal-bearing wastes arising from the melting, smelting and refining of metals:
- Slags from copper processing for further refining or processing having arsenic, lead or cadmium
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Wastes of refractory linings, including crucibles, arising from the smelting of copper
- Tantalum-bearing tin slags with not more than 0.5% tin
- Slags from the processing of precious metals for further refining
B1110
Used Electrical and electronic assemblies other than those listed in Part D of Schedule III
Electronic assemblies having only metals or alloys.
Waste electrical and electronic assemblies or scrap (including printed circuit boards) not having components such as accumulators and other batteries included in Part A of Schedule III, mercury switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes & other activated glass & PCB-capacitors, or not contaminated with Schedule II constituents like mercury, cadmium, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) or from which these have been eliminated to the extent that they do not possess any of the characteristics contained in Part C of Schedule III (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A1180)
B1120
Spent catalysts, except liquids used as catalysts, containing any of the following:
Transition metals, excluding waste catalysts (spent catalysts, the liquid-used catalysts or other catalysts) in Part A and Schedule VI:
- Scandium - Titanium
- Vanadium - Chromium
- Manganese - Iron
- Cobalt - Nickel
- Copper - Zinc
- Yttrium - Zirconium
- Niobium - Molybdenum
- Hafnium - Tantalum
- Tungsten - Rhenium
Lanthanides (rare earth metals):
- Lanthanum - Cerium
- Praseodymium - Neodymium
- Samarium - Europium
- Gadolinium - Terbium
- Dysprosium - Holmium
- Erbium - Thulium
- Ytterbium - Lutetium
B1130
Cleaned spent precious metal-bearing catalysts
B1140
Precious metal-bearing residues in solid Form, which have traces of inorganic cyanides
B1150
Precious metals & alloy wastes (silver, gold, the platinum group but not mercury) in a dispersible form, non-liquid Form with appropriate packaging and labelling
B1160
Precious metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards (note the related entry in Part A A1150)
B1170
Precious metal ash from the photographic film incineration
B1180
The waste photographic film contains silver halides & metallic silver
B1190
Waste photographic paper having silver halides & metallic silver
B1200
Granulated slag produced from the manufacture of iron & steel
B1210
Slag arising from the manufacture of iron & steel, including slags as a source of Titanium dioxide and Vanadium
B1220
Slag from zinc production, chemically stabilised, having a high iron content (above 20%) and processed as per industrial specifications mainly for construction.
B1230
Mill scale produced from the manufacture of iron & steel
B1240
Copper Oxide mill-scale
B2
Wastes having principally inorganic constituents, which may have metals and organic materials
B2010
Wastes from mining operations in the non-dispersible Form:
- Natural graphite waste
- Slate wastes
- Mica wastes
- Nepheline, leucite & nepheline syenite waste
- Fluorspar waste
- Feldspar waste
- Silica wastes in solid Form, excluding those utilised in foundry operations
B2020
Glass wastes in the non-dispersible Form:
- Cullet & other waste & scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes & other activated glasses
B2030
Ceramic wastes in the non-dispersible Form:
- Cermet wastes and scrap (metal-ceramic composites)
- Ceramic-based fibres
B2040
Other wastes having principally inorganic constituents:
- Waste gypsum wallboard or plasterboard generated from the demolition of buildings
- Partially refined calcium sulphate generated from flue gas desulphurisation (FGD)
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Slag from copper production, chemically stabilised, containing a high iron content (more than 20%) and processed according to industrial specifications mainly for construction and abrasive applications
- Sulphur in solid Form
- Limestone from the generation of calcium cyanamide (pH<9)
- Potassium, Sodium, and calcium chlorides
- Carborundum (silicon carbide)
- Broken concrete
- Lithium-tantalum and lithium-niobium containing glass scrap
B2060
Spent activated carbon not containing any of Schedule II constituents to the extent they exhibit Part C characteristics, for example, carbon as an outcome from potable water treatment & processes of the food industry & vitamin production (note the related entry in Part A A4160)
B2070
Calcium fluoride sludge
B2080
Waste gypsum arising from chemical industry activities not included in Schedule VI (note the related entry in A2040)
B2090
Waste anode butts from aluminium or steel production made of bitumen or petroleum coke & cleaned to normal industry requirements (excluding anode butts from chlor alkali electrolyses and from the metallurgical industry)
B2100
Waste hydrates of aluminium & waste alumina & residues from alumina generation, excluding such materials used for gas cleaning, flocculation or filtration processes
B2130
Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction & maintenance, not containing tar (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3200)
B3
Wastes having principally organic constituents, which may have metals and inorganic materials
B3011
Solid plastic waste
- Polymethyl methacrylate
- Polyethylene terephthalate (HWM Second Amendment Rules, 2021)
B3027
Self-adhesive label laminate waste containing raw materials used in label material production
B3030
Textile wastes
The following materials, given that they're not mixed with other wastes & are produced to a specification:
- Silk waste (including cocoons unsuitable for reeling, garnetted stock & yarn waste) **
not combed or carded
other
- Waste of wool or of coarse or fine animal hair, excluding garnetted stock but including
yarn waste
other waste of fine animal hair
or of wool
noils of fine animal hair or of wool
waste of coarse animal hair
- Cotton waste (including garnetted stock and yarn waste)
yarn waste (including thread waste)
garnetted stock
other
- Flax tow & waste
- Tow & waste (including yarn waste & garnetted stock) of true hemp (Cannabis sativa L.)
- Tow & waste (including garnetted stock and yarn waste) of jute & other textile bast fibres (excluding flax, true hemp and ramie)
- Tow, noils & waste (including yarn waste and garnetted stock) of
coconut
- Tow & waste (including yarn waste & garnetted stock) of sisal & other textile fibres of the genus Agave
- Tow, noils and waste (including garnetted stock & yarn waste) of abaca (Manila hemp or Musa textilis Nee)
- Tow, noils & waste (including garnetted stock & yarn waste) of ramie & other vegetable textile fibres not elsewhere specified or included
- Waste (including yarn waste, noils & garnetted stock) of manmade fibres
• of artificial fibres
• of synthetic fibres
- Worn clothing & other worn textile articles
- Used rags, rope, scrap twine, cordage and cables and worn out articles of twine, rope, cordage or cables of textile materials
sorted
other
B3035
Waste textile floor coverings, carpets
B3040
Rubber Wastes
The following materials, provided they're not mixed with other wastes:
-
Other rubber wastes (excluding such wastes mentioned elsewhere)
- Waste & scrap of hard rubber (e.g., ebonite)
B3050 Untreated cork & wood waste:
- Wood waste & scrap, whether or not agglomerated in briquettes, logs, pellets or the same forms
- Cork waste: granulated, crushed, or ground cork
B3060 Wastes generated from agro-food industries provided it is not infectious:
- Wine lees
- Dried and sterilised vegetable waste, residues & byproducts, whether or not in the pellets form, of a kind used in animal feeding, not elsewhere included or mentioned
- Degras: residues arising from the treatment of fatty substances or animal or vegetable waxes
- Waste of bones and horn cores, unworked, defatted, prepared (but not cut to shape), degelatinised or treated with acid
- Fish waste
- Cocoa shells, skins, husks and other cocoa waste
- Other wastes from the agro-food industry, excluding byproducts that meet national and international requirements and standards for human or animal consumption
B3070
The following wastes:
- Waste straw
- Waste of human hair
- Deactivated fungus mycelium from penicillin generation to be used as animal feed
B3080
Waste parings and a rubber scrap
B3090
Paring & other wastes of leather or of composition leather not ideal for the manufacture of leather items, excluding leather sludges, not containing hexavalent chromium compounds and biocides (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3100)
B3100
Leather dust/ash/sludges or flours not having hexavalent chromium compounds/biocides (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3090)
B3110
Fellmonger wastes not having hexavalent chromium compounds/biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry in Schedule VI, A3110)
B3120
Wastes having food dyes
B3130
Waste polymer ethers & waste non-hazardous monomer ethers incapable of forming peroxides
B3140
Waste pneumatic & other tyres, excluding those which don't lead to resource recovery, recycling, or reclamation but not for direct reuse
B4
Wastes that may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
B4010
Wastes consisting mainly of water-based or latex paints, inks, & hardened varnishes not having heavy metals, organic solvents, or biocides to an extent to render them hazardous (note the related entry in Part A, A4070)
B4020
Wastes from formulation, production and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues or adhesives not listed in Part A, free of solvents and other contaminants to the extent that they don't exhibit Part C characteristics (note the related entry in Part A, A3050)
B4030
Used single-use cameras with batteries not included in Part A
** = Export of silk waste is exempted from requiring permission from the MoEF&CC (as per HWM Amendment Rules, 2019).
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2. What is included in the list of other wastes applicable for import and export without permission from the MoEF&CC [Annex IX of the Basel Convention*] (MoEF Schedule 3 Part D)?
Basel No.
Description of Hazardous Wastes
(1)
(2)
B1
Metal and metal-bearing wastes
B1010
Metal and metal-alloy wastes in the non-dispersible, metallic Form:
- Precious metals (gold, Platinum, silver but not mercury) * *
- Iron and steel scrap * *
- Nickel scrap * *
- Aluminium scrap* *
- Zinc scrap * *
- Tin scrap * *
- Tungsten scrap * *
- Molybdenum scrap * *
- Tantalum scrap * *
- Cobalt scrap * *
- Bismuth scrap * *
- Titanium scrap * *
- Zirconium scrap * *
- Manganese scrap * *
- Germanium scrap * *
- Vanadium scrap * *
- Hafnium scrap * *
- Indium scrap * *
- Niobium scrap * *
- Rhenium scrap * *
- Gallium scrap * *
- Magnesium scrap * *
- Copper scrap * *
- Chromium scrap * *
B1050
Mixed non-ferrous metal, heavy fraction scrap, containing metals other than specified in Part B1050 and not containing constituents mentioned in Schedule II in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C characteristics* *
B1100
Metal-bearing wastes arising from the melting, smelting and refining of metals:
- Hard Zinc spelter * *
- Zinc-containing drosses * *:
~ Galvanising slab zinc top dross (>90% Zn)
~ Galvanising slab zinc bottom dross (>92% Zn)
~ Zinc die casting dross (>85% Zn)
~ Hot dip galvanisers slab zinc dross (batch) (>92% Zn)
~ Zinc skimmings
- Aluminium skimmings (or skims), excluding salt slag
B1110
Electrical & electronic assemblies (EEAs) (including printed circuit boards, electronic components & wires) are intended for direct reuse, not for recycling or final disposal.
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for repair and to be re-exported back after repair within one year of import * * *
If found non-functional or defective, EEAs and components manufactured in and exported from India must be imported back by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) within one year from the export date. (as per HWM Amendment Rules, 2019)
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for rental purposes and re-exported back within one year of import * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies exported for repair and to be reimport after repair
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported for testing, research and development, and project work purposes and to be re-exported back within three years from the date of import * * *
- Spares imported for warranty replacements provided an equal number of defective or non-functional parts are exported back within one year of the import * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported by the Ministry of Defence, Department of Space and Department of Atomic Energy * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies (not in bulk; quantity less than or equal to three) imported by the individuals for their personal uses
- Used Laptop, Personal Computers, Mobile, and Tablet up to 01 number each imported by organisations in a year
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies owned by individuals and imported on the transfer of residence
- Used multifunction print and copying machines (MFDs)* * * *
- Used electrical and electronic assemblies imported by airlines for aircraft maintenance and remaining either on board or under the custodianship of the respective airline's warehouses located on the airside of the custom-bonded areas.
B2
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
B2020
Glass wastes in non-dispersible Form:
- Cullet & other waste and scrap of glass except for glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses
B3
Wastes having principally organic constituents, which may have metals and inorganic materials (HWM Second Amendment Rules, 2021)
B3020
Paperboard, Paper & paper product wastes * *
The materials given below, given that they're not mixed with hazardous wastes:
Waste & scrap of paperboard or paper of:
- unbleached paper/paperboard/of corrugated paper/paperboard
- other paperboard or paper made mainly of bleached chemical pulp, not coloured in the mass
- paperboard or paper made mainly of mechanical pulp (such as newspapers, journals and similar printed matter)
- other, including but not limited to
(1) laminated paperboard
(2) Unsorted scrap
B3140
Aircraft tyres are exported to Original Equipment Manufacturers for retreading and reimported after retreading by airlines for aircraft maintenance and remaining either on board or under the custodianship of the respective airline's warehouses located on the air side of the custom bonded areas.
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3. What Hazardous and Other wastes are prohibited for import per Schedule 6 of Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016?
Basel No
Description of hazardous and other wastes
(1)
(2)
A1
Metal and Metal bearing wastes
A1010
Metal wastes and waste consisting of alloys of any of the following but excluding such wastes listed explicitly in Part B and Part D of Schedule III
- Arsenic
- Beryllium
- Mercury
- Selenium
- Thallium
A1020
Wastes having as contaminants or constituents excluding metal wastes in huge form, any of the following:
- Beryllium; beryllium compounds
- Selenium; selenium compounds
A1030
Wastes having as constituents or contaminants any of the following:
- Arsenic; arsenic compounds
- Mercury; mercury compounds
- Thallium; thallium compounds
A1040
Waste having hexavalent chromium compounds as constituents
A1140
Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts in liquid Form (note the related entry in Part A of Schedule III)
A1060
Wastes liquors from the pickling of metals
A1110
Spent electrolytic solutions from copper electrorefining and electrowinning operations
A1130
Spent etching solutions containing dissolved copper
A1180
Waste electrical and electronic assembles or scrap (does not include scrap assemblies from electric power generation) containing components such as accumulators and other batteries included in Part A of Schedule III, mercury switches, glass from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glass and PCB capacitors, or contaminated with Schedule II constituents (e.g. cadmium, mercury, lead, polychlorinated biphenyl) to the extent that they exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C of Schedule III (note the related entry in Part B B1110)
A1190
Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics containing or contaminated with coal tar, PCB, lead, cadmium, other organohalogen compounds or other constituents as mentioned in Schedule II to the extent that they exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C of Schedule III.
A2
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
A2020
Waste inorganic fluorine compounds in sludges or liquid form but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A2040
Waste gypsum generated from chemical industry processes, if it has any of the constituents listed in Schedule 2 to the extent that they exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C of Schedule III (note the related entry in Part B B2080)
A2050
Waste asbestos (dust and fibres)
A2060
Coal-fired power plant fly ash containing Schedule II constituents in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C characteristics
A3
Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials
A3030
Wastes that contain consist of or are contaminated with leaded anti-knock compounds sludges.
A3040
Waste thermal (heat transfer) fluids
A3060
Waste nitrocellulose
A3070
Waste phenols, phenol compounds, including chlorophenol in the Form of liquids or sludges
A3080
Waste ethers, not including those specified in Part B
A3090
Waste leather dust, ash, sludges and flours when containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides (note the related entry in Part B B3100)
A3100
Waste paring & other waste of leather or of composition leather not ideal for the manufacture of leather articles containing hexavalent chromium compound and biocides (note the related entry in Part B B3090)
A3110
Fellmongery wastes containing hexavalent chromium compounds or biocides or infectious substances (note the related entry in Part B B3110)
A3140
Waste non-halogenated organic solvents but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A3150
Waste-halogenated organic solvents
A3160
Waste halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery operations
A3170
Waste produced from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons (such as chloromethane, dichloro-ethane, vinyl chloride, vinylidene chloride, allyl chloride and epichlorohydrin)
A3180
Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB), polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT), polychlorinated naphthalene (PCN) or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB) or any other polybrominated analogues of these compounds
A3190
Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cement) arising from refining, distillation & any pyrolytic treatment of organic materials
A3200
Bituminous material (asphalt waste) from road construction and maintenance containing tar (note the related entry in Part B, B2130)
A4
Wastes that may contain either inorganic or organic constituents
A4020
Clinical & related wastes, that is, wastes generated from medical, nursing, veterinary, dental or similar practices, & wastes produced in hospitals or other facilities during the investigation or treatment of patients or research projects.
A4030
Waste from the production, formulation and use of biocide and phytopharmaceuticals, including waste pesticides and herbicides which are off-specification, outdated (unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer), or unfit for their originally intended use
A4050
Wastes that contain consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
- Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious-metal-bearing residues in solid Form containing traces of inorganic cyanides.
- Organic cyanides
A4060
Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions
A4080
Wastes of an explosive nature (but excluding such wastes specified in Part B)
A4090
Waste acidic or basic solutions other than those specified at B2120 of this Schedule
A4110
Wastes that contain consist of or are contaminated with any of the following:
- Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan.
- Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-P-dioxin.
A4150
Waste chemical substances generated from research and development (R&D) or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new & whose effects on human health and/or the environment are not known
B1
Metal and Metal bearing wastes
B1110
Used critical care medical equipment for reuse
B1115
Waste metal cables coated or insulated with plastics are not included in A1190 of this Schedule, excluding those destined for operations that do not lead to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct reuse or alternative uses or any other disposal operations involving at any stage, uncontrolled thermal processes, such as open-burning.
B1250
Waste end-of-life motor vehicles containing neither liquids nor other hazardous components
B2
Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
B2050
Coal-fired power plant fly ash, note the related entry at A2060 of this Schedule.
B2110
Bauxite residue (red mud) (pH moderated to less than 11.5)
B2120
Waste basic or acidic solutions with a pH more than 2 and less than 11.5, which are not corrosive or otherwise hazardous (note the related entry at A4090 of this Schedule)
B3
Wastes containing principally organic constituents, which may contain metals and inorganic materials
B3011 (HWM Second Amendment Rules 2021)
Solid plastic waste
The following plastic or mixed plastic waste, prepared to a specification:
- Scrap plastic of non-halogenated polymers and co-polymers, including but not limited to the following:
Ethylene, Styrene, Polypropylene, Acrylonitrile, Butadiene, Polyacetals, Polyamides, polybutylene terephthalate, Polycarbonates, Polyethers, polyphenylene sulphides, acrylic polymers, alkanes C10-C13 (plasticiser), polyurethane (not containing CFC's), Polysiloxanes, Polymethyl methacrylate, polyvinyl alcohol, polyvinyl butyral, Polyvinyl acetate
- Cured waste resins or condensation products, including the following:
Urea-formaldehyde resins, phenol-formaldehyde resins, melamine formaldehyde resins, epoxy resins, alkyd resins, polyamides
- The following fluorinated polymer wastes (excluding post-consumer wastes):
perfluoro ethylene/ propylene, perfluoro alkoxy alkane, tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro vinyl ether (PFA), tetrafluoroethylene/perfluoro methyl vinyl ether (MFA), polyvinyl fluoride, polyvinylidene fluoride
B3026
The following waste from the pre-treatment of composite packaging for liquids, not containing constituents mentioned in Schedule II in concentrations sufficient to exhibit Part C characteristics:
- Non-separable plastic fraction
- Non-separable plastic-aluminium fraction
B3065
Waste edible fats & oils of animal or vegetable origin (e.g. frying oil)
B3140
Waste pneumatic tyres for direct reuse
Y 46
Wastes collected from household/municipal waste
Y 47
Residues generated from the incineration of household wastes