Foreword

As per the provisions of Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989, as amended, every occupier handling, or recycler recycling, hazardous wastes including facility for collection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal of such wastes is required to obtain authorization from concerned State Pollution Control Board (SPCB)/Pollution Control Committee (PCC) in UT for any of the said activities.

Besides, such authorization is also required to be obtained by any person who intends to be an operator of a facility for collection, reception, treatment, transport, storage and disposal of hazardous waste.

After being satisfied that the operator of a facility or an occupier, as the case may be, possesses appropriate facilities, technical capabilities and equipment to handle hazardous wastes safely, the concerned SPCB/PCC is to issue the authorization. However, this requires examination considering all relevant aspects. Therefore, a checklist is needed for the same.

The Central Pollution Control Board prepared a draft document on 'Management of hazardous waste: Pre-requisites for issuance of authorization by SPCBs/PCCs to waste generators' in the form of a checklist as directed by the Hon'ble Supreme Court vide order dated October 2003 and widely circulated among the concerned agencies to invite comments/suggestions for improvement.

The present document is the finalized version of the aforesaid draft document incorporating the suggestions and comments received from various agencies.

Contribution made by Dr. D.B. Boralkar, Senior Scientist, CPCB, presently on deputation as Member Secretary, Maharashtra Pollution Control Board, in preparation of the draft report is gratefully acknowledged. Dr. B. Sengupta, Member Secretary has given valuable guidance in preparation of the draft guidelines. Dr. S.P. Chakrabarti, Former Member Secretary, CPCB, Shri N. K. Verma, Additional Director and Shri J. Chandra Babu, A.E.E. of CPCB finalized the report.