Hazardous waste Compliances

Any type of waste which may cause danger to the health of the humans or of the environment due to its characteristics such as being biological, reactive, toxic, flammable, explosive or corrosive, is termed as a Hazardous waste.

• Metal wastes of alloys of the Antimony, Cadmium, Lead, Tellurium.
• Used lead acid batteries and emissions during the incineration of insulated copper wire, Dusts and residues from gas cleaning systems of copper smelters, Waste sludges, excluding anode slimes.
• The waste materials as the residues from the production and processing of petroleum coke and bitumen. Wastes arising out of the production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues and adhesives.
• The wastes products from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products, from the manufacturing and formulation of wood-preserving, from the production and formulation of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnishes.

Thorium scrap, Antimony scrap, Beryllium scrap, Cadmium scrap, Lead scrap, Selenium scrap, Tellurium scrap, Scandium, Titanium, Vanadium, Chromium, Manganese, Iron, Cobalt, Nickel, Copper, Zinc, Yttrium, Zirconium, Niobium, Molybdenum, Hafnium, Tantalum.

• Every occupier authorised under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 must keep a record of hazardous and other wastes managed by him in Form 3 and prepare and submit an annual return containing the details specified in Form 4 to the State Pollution Control Board on or before the 30th day of June following the financial year to which the return relates.
• Any occupier handling hazardous or other wastes, as well as the operator of the treatment, storage and disposal facility, must ensure that hazardous and other wastes are packaged in a manner that allows for safe handling, storage and transportation, in accordance with the Central Pollution Control Board's guidelines. Form 8 must be filed when labelling.
• The occupier must provide the transporter with all pertinent information, including the hazardous nature of the wastes, on Form 9.
• The waste sender must make seven copies of the manifest in Form 10 with the colour codes listed below and all seven copies must be signed by the waste sender.

There is no Government fee for submission of annual or monthly details of the hazardous wastes but an agency hired to perform this activity may charge Rs.10,000 for the filing of compliance documents with the State Pollution Control Board.