Hazardous Waste Import Authorisation - Overview
Currently, about more than 30,000 industries are producing 6 million tonnes of hazardous waste (HW) in India annually. Thus, effectively managing hazardous waste is essential to avoid environmental pollution and adverse health effects due to improper handling and disposal. So to regulate this process, MOEF grants hazardous wastes authorisation. No hazardous waste can be imported from any nation to India except for recycling, recovery, re-use or utilisation, including co-processing. Having said that, all this must be done only after obtaining the MOEF&CC permission for import. Importing used oil, batteries scrap, lead scrap, waste tyres, plastic waste, paper and electrical and electronic assemblies, and rubber scrap also requires a MOEF certificate.
Notably, to reduce the movement of hazardous wastes between countries, mainly to prevent the transfer of HW from developed nations to developing countries, an International Treaty, i.e. "The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of HW & their Disposal", was designed. As per this Convention, parties are entitled to prohibit the hazardous waste import and are mandated to prohibit its export if importing nation doesn't gives consent in writing to a specific import. In India, hazardous waste import is regulated under the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) (HWM) Rules and the amendments made thereof.
Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) (HOWM) Rules, 2016 and amendments made thereof
These rules apply to managing hazardous and other wastes as mentioned in the Schedules to these rules.
However, these rules do not apply to -
(a) wastes produced due to operation from ships more than five kilometres of the relevant baseline as included under the norms of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1958 (44 of 1958) and the norms made thereunder and as amended gradually;
(b) waste-water and exhaust gases as included under the norms of the Water (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 (6 of 1974) & the Air (Prevention & Control of Pollution) Act, 1981 & the norms made thereunder and as amended gradually;
(c) radio-active wastes as included under the norms of the Atomic Energy Act, 1962 (33 of 1962) and the guidelines made thereunder and as amended gradually;
(d) wastes included under the Municipal Solid Wastes (Management and Handling) Rules, 2000, made under the Act and as amended gradually; and
(e) bio-medical wastes are included under the Bio-Medical Wastes (Management & Handling) Rules, 1998, made under the Act & as amended gradually.
Definitions
Hazardous waste is any waste which, because of features like chemical, physical, biological, toxic, reactive, flammable, explosive or corrosive, causes or is likely to cause danger to the environment or health, whether alone or in contact with other substances or wastes. This waste must include the following -
- (i) waste mentioned in 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 concerning the import or export of such wastes or those not mentioned in Part A but exhibiting hazardous characteristics mentioned in Part C of Schedule III.
An authorisation is a permission for producing, handling, reception, collection, treatment, transport, storage, recycling, re-use, recovery, pre-processing, utilisation, including co-processing and disposal of hazardous wastes issued under sub-rule (2) of rule 6.
Basel Convention means storing any hazardous or other waste for a temporary time interval, at the end of which such waste is processed or disposed of; and
Import implies bringing into India from a place outside this country.
An importer is any occupier or person who imports hazardous or other waste (HOW).
The transboundary movement means any movement of HOWs from a site under the jurisdiction of one nation to or through a place under the jurisdiction of another nation or to or through a site not under the jurisdiction of any nation, given that at least two nations are engaged in the movement;
Hazardous and other wastes import and export (transboundary movement)
The MoEF&CC is the nodal Ministry to manage the transboundary movement of hazardous and other wastes as per the norms of these rules.
- (1) No import of the HOWs from any nation to India for disposal is allowed.
- (2) The hazardous and other wastes imported from any country are allowed only for recycling, reuse, recovery and utilisation, including co-processing.
- (3) The import of hazardous waste in Part A of Schedule III is permitted to the actual users (AU) with the prior informed consent of the exporting nation and needs the MoEF&CC.
- (4) The import of other wastes in Part B of Schedule III is allowed to actual users with the permission of the MoEF&CC.
- (5) The import of other wastes in Part D of Schedule III is allowed as per steps mentioned in Rule 13 and according to the note subsquent the said Schedule.
- No import of the HOWs mentioned in Schedule VI is allowed.
- The import of hazardous and other wastes not mentioned in Schedule III, but exhibiting the hazardous characteristics outlined in Part C of Schedule III, needs prior MoEF clearance before it is imported to India, as the case may be.
Procedure for hazardous and other wastes import
(1) Actual users wishing to import or transit for transboundary movement of HOWs mentioned in Part A and Part B of Schedule III must apply in Form 5, along with the documents listed therein, to the MoEF&CC for the proposed import along with the prior informed consent of the exporting nation in respect of Part A of Schedule III waste. The actual user must also send a copy of the application simultaneously to the concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) for information, and the acknowledgement in this respect from the concerned SPCB must be submitted to the Ministry along with the application.
(2) The importer does not need MoEF permission to import other wastes listed in Part D of Schedule III. However, the importer must provide the required information according to Form 6 to the Customs authorities, along with the following documents and those listed in Schedule VIII, wherever applicable. For used electrical and electronic assemblies mentioned at serial numbers 4 (e) to 4(i) of Schedule VIII (Basel No. B1110), there is no particular need for documentation under these rules:
- (a) the import license from the (DGFT) Directorate General of Foreign Trade, if applicable;
- (b) the valid consents (CTE and CTO) and the authorisation under these rules and the authorisation under the E-Waste (Management and Handling) (EWM) Rules, 2011, as amended gradually, whichever is applicable;
- (c) As per HOWM Second Amendment Rules, 2021, an importer who is a trader importing waste on behalf of actual users or for the use of the actual users authorised by SPCB must apply in Form 7 for one-time authorisation. Also, the hazardous waste importer must obtain one-time authorisation in Form 7A, and a copy of such authorisation must be appended to Form 6.
(3) For Part B of Schedule III, in case of import of any used electrical and electronic assemblies/spares/part/component/consumables as mentioned under Schedule I of the EWM Rules, 2011, as amended gradually, the importer must obtain extended producer responsibility (EPR) authorisation as producer under the said rules.
(4) Before clearing a consignment of wastes mentioned in Part D of Schedule III, the Customs authorities must verify the documents as given in column (3) of Schedule VIII.
(5) On receiving the complete application related to Part A & B of Schedule III, the MoEF&CC must scrutinise the application considering the comments and observations, if any, obtained from the SPCB, and can grant the permission for import within two months, subject to the condition that the importer has -
- (i) the environmentally sound facilities;
- (ii) adequate arrangements for treatment and disposal of wastes produced;
- (iii)a valid authorisation and consent from the SPCB;
- (iv) prior informed consent from the exporting country in case of Part A of Schedule III wastes.
(6) The MoEF&CC must forward a copy of the permission to the concerned CPCB, Port and Customs authorities and SPCB to guarantee compliance regarding their respective functions mentioned in Schedule VII.
(7) The hazardous and other waste importers must maintain records of the HOWs imported by him in Form 3, & the record so retained must be presented for inspection.
(8) The hazardous waste importer must file an annual return in Form 4 to the specific SPCB on or prior to the 30th of June after the financial year to which that return belongs.
(9) Samples of hazardous and other wastes being imported for testing or research and development (R&D) purposes up to 1000 gm or 1000 ml are exempted from requiring permission for import under these rules.
(10) The Port and Customs authorities must guarantee that the shipment has the movement document as stated in Form 6 & the test report of analysis of the consignment, waste,wherever applicable, from a lab recognised or accredited by the exporting country. If there is any doubt, the customs may verify the analysis.
Illegal traffic
(1) The hazardous or other wastes imported to India are deemed illegal if-
- (i) It is without permission of the Central Government as per these rules; or
- (ii) the permission has been obtained through misrepresentation, falsification or fraud; or
- (iii) it doesn’t conform to the shipping info provided in the movement documents; or
- (iv) it results in deliberate disposal (i.e., dumping) of hazardous or other waste in contravention of the Basel Convention and of general principles of domestic or international law.
(2) In case of illegal import of hazardous or other waste, the importer must re-export the waste in question at his cost within three months from the date of its arrival in India. The respective Port and the Customs authority ensure its implementation. In case of disposal of such waste by the Port and Customs authorities, they must do so as per these rules with the permission of the PCB of the state where the Port is located.
(3) In case of illegal hazardous or other waste import, where the importer is not traceable, then the waste either can be sold by the Customs authority to any user with authorisation under these rules from the concerned SPCB or can be sent to authorised treatment, storage and disposal facility (TSDF).
Liability of hazardous waste importer
(1) The importer is liable for all damages caused to the environment or third party because of improper handling and management of the HOW.
Appeal
(1) Any person aggrieved by order of suspension/cancellation/refusal of authorisation or its renewal passed by the SPCB can, within one month from the day on which the order is conveyed to him, prefer an appeal in Form 12 to the Appellate Authority, namely, the Environment Secretary of the State.
(2) The Appellate Authority can entertain the appeal post the expiry of the said period of one month if it is satisfied that enough cause prevented the appellant from filing the appeal in time.
(3) Every appeal filed under this rule must be disposed of within two months from the date of its filing.
Frequently Asked Questions
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1. What are the instructions for importing Hazardous and Other Wastes under Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016?
(a) The application must be addressed to Joint Director, Hazardous Substances Management Division, Jal Block, 2nd Floor, Indira Paryavaran Bhawan, New Delhi-110003.
(b) From the 73rd meeting of the Expert Committee (EC), all applications seeking import permissions under HOWM Rules, 2016 must be submitted online through Ministry's waste management portal (www.iwms.nic.in).
(c) Applicants are requested to visit the Ministry’s website frequently for updates and the latest notices.
(d) Please ensure that the e-mail address and Mobile No. of the contact person are furnished in the forwarding letter of the application.
(e) The applicants applying for the first time in the Ministry must invariably attend the EC Meeting for a technical discussion.
(f) After accepting the online application in this Ministry, the applicant must file the hard copy of the documents and the application to this Ministry via post or personally before/during the scheduled EC meeting.
(g) The applicants notified for presentation by the EC must ensure their presence within two subsequent meetings of the EC. After which, their application will be cancelled, and they must file a new application for consideration by the Ministry.
(h) The 'checklist' of the documents to be filed to the Ministry along with the application is given below -
Import of Lead Scrap/Batteries Scrap
- (a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016
- (b) Justification for import
- (c) Valid consent to operate and Establish
- (d) Valid authorisation under HOWM Rules, 2016
- (e) Copy of lead analysis report in the workers' soil, air, water, stack and blood.
- (f) Process flow chart indicating adequate pollution control equipment, including alkaline scrubber and battery breaking system for more than 10,000 MTA units of ISRI Code RAINS.
- (g) Photographs & Video CD of running plant
- (h) If imported previously, evidence of a list of users the product has been supplied to (not for the first timers)
- (i) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned (SPCB)/Pollution Control Committee (PCC)
- (j) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- (k) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Import of waste tyres/rubber scrap
- (a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016
- (b) Justification for import
- (c) Valid Consent to Establish and Operate
- (d) Valid authorisation under HOWM Rules, 2016
- (e) Process flow chart indicating adequate pollution control equipment
- (f) List of users
- (g) Photographs & Video CD of running plant
- (h) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned (SPCB)/Pollution Control Committee (PCC)
- (i) If imported previously, evidence of a list of users the product has been supplied to (not for the first timers)
- (j) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- (k) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Import of used EEAs for Testing purposes/Projec
ts/R&D and to be re-exported after three years
(a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016.
(b) Justification for import
(c) If being imported on a returnable basis, then undertaking for re-export specifying the period
(d) Chartered Engineer Certificate from the exporting country indicating the functionality, manufacturing date, residual life and serial number.
(e) Details of previous import, if there has been any and confirmation regarding their re-export, if applicable.
(f) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned PCC/SPCB
(g) Certification from exporting company for accepting the re-export of defective or second-hand EEEs, and the spares/parts/components/ consumables after the specified time.
(h) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefitted
(i) EPR Authorisation as producer under EWM Rules, 2016, if the EEAs to be imported are mentioned in Schedule I of the EWM Rules, 2016
(j) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry Note - Used EEAss imported for testing, R&D, and project work purposes and to be re-exported back within three years from the date of import" are in Schedule III D of HOWM Rules, 2016 and thus are exempted from the need for MoEF permission, subject to the condition prescribed within the Rules.
Import of used EEAs, including medical equipment, for their re-use purpose
- (a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016.
- (b) Justification for import
- (c) If being imported on a returnable basis, then undertaking for re-export, then specifying the period
- (d) Chartered Engineer Certificate from exporting country indicating the functionality, manufacturing date, residual life and serial number
- (e) Details of previous import, if there has been any and confirmation regarding their re-export
- (f) In the case of capital items, particularly medical equipment, the fact that the machine has been refurbished at the OEM factory and after-sales service is provided by the supplier/importer
- (g) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned SPCB/PCC
- (h) Certification from exporting company for accepting the re-export of defective or second-hand EEEs, after the specified time
- (i) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- (j) EPR Authorisation as producer under EWM Rules, 2016, if the EEAs to be imported are mentioned in Schedule I of the EWM Rules, 2016
- (k) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Note - Used critical care medical equipment for re-use" falls in Schedule VI of HOWM Rules, 2016 and is prohibited for import purposes.
Import of refurbished spare/parts/components for warranty replacement and to be re-exported after one year
(a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016.
(b) Justification for import
(c) If being imported on a returnable basis, then undertaking for re-export
(d) If refurbished components are being imported as replacements for defective parts, then undertaking for export of equivalent numbers of defective components
(e) Details of previous import, if there has been any and confirmation regarding their re-export.
(f) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned SPCB/PCC
(g) Certification from exporting company for accepting the re-export of defective spares/parts/components/ consumables after the specified period.
(h) Document on the declared policy regarding the use of second-hand or refurbished spare parts for repairs of EEE during the warranty period, if applicable
(i) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
(j) EPR Authorisation as producer under EWM Rules, 2016, if the EEAs to be imported are listed in Schedule I of the EWM Rules, 2016
(k) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Note - imported for warranty replacements provided an equal number of defective or non-functional parts are exported back within one year of the import" are in Schedule III D of HOWM Rules, 2016 and thus are exempted from the need for Ministry's permission, subject to the condition prescribed within the Rules.
Import of used Oil
- (a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016.
- (b) Justification for import
- (c) Valid Consent to Operate and Establish
- (d) Valid Authorisation as per the HOWM Rules, 2016.
- (e) Composition analysis of waste Oil from the recognised lab
- (f) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned SPCB/PCC
- (g) Agreement copy between the buyer and seller
- (h) Details of previous import, if any
- (i) Video CD of running plant/photograph of the equipment
- (j) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- (k) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
Import of any other type of waste, excluding those listed above
- (a) Form 5 of HOWM Rules, 2016
- (b) Justification for import
- (c) CTE and CTO
- (d) Valid Authorisation under HOWM Rules, 2016
- (e) Chemical analysis report of the waste to be imported from a lab accredited or recognised by the exporting country
- (f) Process flow chart indicating adequate pollution control equipment
- (g) Photographs & Video CD of running plant
- (h) If imported previously, evidence of a list of users the product has been supplied to (not for the first timers)
- (i) Acknowledgement for receipt of a copy of the application from the concerned PCC/SPCB
- (j) Document depicting the status of employment generation indicating the no. of people who benefited
- (k) Copy of the previous latest permission issued by this Ministry
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2. What is included in the list of hazardous wastes applicable for export with prior informed consent [Annexure VIII of the Basel Convention*]?
Basel No.
Description of Hazardous Wastes
(1)
(2)
A1
Metal and Metal bearing wastes
A1010
Metal wastes & waste consisting of alloys of any of the following but excluding such wastes listed explicitly in Part B and Part D
- Antimony
- Cadmium
- Lead
- Tellurium
A1020
Waste having constituents or contaminants, excluding metal wastes in massive form, any of the following:
- Antimony, antimony compounds
- Cadmium, cadmium compounds
- Lead, lead compounds
- Tellurium, tellurium compounds
A1040
Waste having metal carbonyls as constituents
A1050
Galvanic sludges
A1070
Leaching residues from zinc processing, dust & sludges like jarosite, hematite, etc.
A1080
Waste zinc residues not included in Part B, having lead and cadmium in concentrations sufficient to exhibit hazard characteristics indicated in Part C
A1090
Ashes from the insulated copper wire incineration
A1100
Dust & residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters
A1120
Waste sludges, except anode slimes, from electrolyte purification frameworks in copper electrorefining & electrowinning processes
A1140
Waste cupric chloride and copper cyanide catalysts not in liquid form note the related entry in Schedule VI
A1150
Precious metal ash from the incineration of printed circuit boards is not included in Part B.
A1160
Waste lead acid batteries, whole or crushed
A1170
Unsorted waste batteries excluding mixtures of only Part B batteries. Waste batteries not specified in Part B contain constituents mentioned in Schedule II to an extent to render them hazardous.
A2
Wastes having principally inorganic constituents, which may contain metals and organic materials
A2010
Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes & other activated glasses
A2030
Waste catalysts but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A3
Wastes with principally organic constituents, which may include metals & inorganic materials
A3010
Waste from the processing and production of petroleum coke & bitumen
A3020
Waste mineral oils not for their originally intended use
A3050
Wastes from production, formulation & use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues or adhesives, excluding such wastes specified in Part B (B4020)
A3120
A fluff-light fraction from shredding
A3130
Waste organic phosphorus compounds
A4
Wastes that may contain either organic or inorganic constituents
A4010
Wastes from the preparation, production and use of pharmaceutical products but excluding such waste specified in Part B
A4040
Wastes from the manufacture, formulation & use of wood-preserving chemicals (does not include wood treated with wood-preserving chemicals)
A4070
Waste from the formulation, production & use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, and varnish, excluding those specified in Part B (B4010)
A4100
Wastes from industrial pollution control equipment for cleaning industrial off-gases but excluding such wastes specified in Part B
A4120
Wastes that contain or are contaminated with peroxides.
A4130
Wastes packages and containers containing Schedule II constituents in a concentration sufficient to exhibit Part C of Schedule III hazard characteristics.
A4140
Waste consisting of or containing off-specification or outdated chemicals (unused within the period recommended by the manufacturer) corresponding to constituents mentioned in Schedule II and exhibiting Part C of Schedule III hazard characteristics.
A4160
Spent activated carbon is not included in Part B, B2060.
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3. 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*]?
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 of 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, 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
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:
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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 re-use
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
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4. 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 re-use, 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 * * *
- 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.
B3
Wastes having principally organic constituents, which may have metals and inorganic materials
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 re-treading and reimported after re-treading 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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5. What are the modalities of the EPR regime as per Hazardous Waste Management Rules 2022?
(1) All producers (importers) must have the following EPR obligations, namely: -
(a) For manufacturers or importers of new tyres:
Sl. No.
Year
Waste Tyre Recycling Target in Weight (Kilogram or Tons)
(1)
(2)
(3)
(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
(ii)
EPR obligation for the year 2023-2024
70% of the quantity of new manufactured or imported in the year 2021-2022
(iii)
EPR obligation of the year 2024- 2025
100% of the quantity of new manufactured or imported in 2022-2023.
(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).
(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).
(b) For waste tyre importers: -
(i) The EPR obligation for waste tyre importers in year (Y) must be 100% of the tyre imported in the year (Y-1)
(ii) The import of waste tyres to produce pyrolysis oil or char is prohibited.