Hazardous Substance Management

HSMD - Manpower Bishwanath Sinha Joint

Secretary

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Manoj Kumar Gangeya Director 9405801777

Sharath Kumar Pallerla Scientist F 9205319757

Shruti Rai Bhardwaj Scientist D 9971016377

E. Thirunvukkarasu Scientist D 7290835157

W. Bharat Singh Scientist D 9811769906

Vision

• Drafting Policies, Legislations & Schemes

• Overseeing the Implementation of Policies and Programs

• Prevention & Mitigation of Damage to Health and Environment

• Promote Safer Handling and disposal

Present scenario in the country

• Generated : 1, 40, 859 TPD

• Collected : 1,27,531 (91%)

• Processed : 34,434 (27 %)

• Compost & vermi-compost plants : 598

• Bio-gas plants : 648

• Refused derived fuel plants : 12

• Waste to Energy (W to E) : 6

• Generated : 15,342.6 TPD

• Collected and Recycled : 9205 tons (60%)

• Uncollected and littered : 6137 tons (40%)

Solid Waste Management

Plastic Waste Management

Present scenario in the country

• Healthcare facilities : 1,68,869

• CBWTFs in Operation : 198 (28 under installation)

• HCFs using CBWTFs : 1,31,837

• HCFs with own facilities : 21,870

• Generation (Tons/day) : 484.00

• Treated (Tons /day) : 447.00

• Generation : 0.8 MMT (as per CPCB, 2012)

0.4 MMT (as per CAG, 2010)

0.43 MMT (as per ELCINA, 2009)

1.80 MMT (as per UNU, 2014)

• Authorized Producers : 151

• Registered dismantlers/recyclers; : 148

• Authorized collection centre : 132

Biomedical Waste Management

E- Waste Management

Present scenario in the country

• Generation : 7.46 Million MTA (Landfillable-3.42;

Incinerable-0.69)

• Recyclable : 3.35 MTA)

• No of industries : 43938

• Registered recyclers : 1080

• Cement plants co-processing permitted : 47

• Industries hazardous waste utilisation permitted : 108

• Common Hazardous Waste TSDFs in 17 States/UTs: 40

Hazardous Waste Management

Outcomes • Waste Management Rules

Solid Waste

E-waste

Hazardous Waste

Plastic Waste

Bio-medical Waste

Construction & Demolition Waste

• Chemical Safety Rules Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals

Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response)

Battery

• Fly Ash Management Rules

• International Conventions on Management of Hazardous Chemicals and Wastes

• Public Liability Insurance Act, 1991

• UCIL

Achievements • Comprehensive revision of Waste Management Rules

Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movements) Rules, 2016.

E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2016

Bio-medical Wastes Management Rules, 2016

Solid Wastes Management Rules, 2016

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

Fly Ash Notification

• New Rule

Construction and Demolition Waste Management Rules, 2016

• Web-based System for Waste Management including for Imports

• Web-based System for monitoring the implementation of PLI Act, 1991

• Database of CTEs and CTOs in the country

• Trial incineration of UCIL waste

Schemes & Projects

• Existing Scheme in HSM Division

• GEF sponsored Projects : Elimination of PCB

Alternate to DDT

Bio-medical Waste Disposal

Mercury Initial Assessment

• World Bank Assisted Capacity Building Programme on Industrial Pollution Management

International Conventions • Basel Convention 1992

Transboundary Movement of hazardous wastes and their disposal

• Rotterdam Convention

Prior Informed Consent (PIC) Procedure for certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

• Stockholm Convention 2001

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP’s)

• Strategic Approach to International Chemicals Management 2006

Synergies among Conventions for efficient management

• Minamata Convention on Mercury 2014

Control on the use of Mercury

• Implementation Guidelines for Waste Management Rules

• Revision in Rules

Manufacture, Storage and Import of Hazardous Chemicals (MSIHC) Rules, 1989

Chemical Accidents (Emergency Planning, Preparedness and Response) Rules, 1996

Batteries (Management & Handling) Rules, 2001

Fly Ash notification, 1999

Public Liability Insurance Rules 1992

Environment Relief Fund Scheme, 2008

• National Waste Management Mission

• National Inventory Assessment of e-waste

• National Policy on Remediation of Contaminated Site

• Soil standards

Road Ahead

• National Policy for Environment Safeguard for Chemicals

• Mercury Initial Assessment

• GIS mapping of Industries and Industrial Clusters

• New HSM Scheme

• Global Chemical and Waste Convention Cell

• Regional Resource Centres for testing & Assessment of Contamination

• Formulation of management strategy for End of Life Vehicles

• New Classification of Labeling and Packaging Rules

Road Ahead (Contd.)

Procedure for handling of hazardous waste on the basis of authorization

Procedural simplification - Single permission for processes

Stringent environmental compliance - SOP & guidelines based

approach for permission

Transboundary movement procedure for HW for recycling purpose

Simplification of process of import/export of waste

The import of metal scrap, paper waste & various categories of EEE for

re-use purpose - exempted from need of Ministry’s permission

Prohibited list for import now include plastic scrap, household waste,

critical care medical equipment, tyre for direct re-use, waste EEE,

medical waste.

Schedules providing list of HW generating industries and concentration

of hazardous waste as per international best practices.

Inter-state movement of waste on the basis of manifest system

Hazardous and other Wastes (Management

and Transboundary Movement) Rules,2016

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EPR forms crux of the rules

Target based approach

Flexibility for implementation of EPR - PRO, e-waste exchange, e-

retailer, Deposit Refund as additional channels

Collection mechanism approach to replace collection centre - a

business model

Pan India EPR Authorization of Producers by CPCB

Inbuilt - Authorization of Collection centres in EPR

Exemption for micro sector as defined in MSME Act

Bulk Consumer - based on turnover & number of employees

CFL & other mercury containing lamps in ambit

Procedural simplification - Single permission for processes

Stringent environmental compliance - SOP & guidelines based

approach for permission

E-Waste (Management & Transboundary

Movement)Rules, 2016

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Cover all Health Care Facilities (HCFs) irrespective of the

medical system,

simplify the categorisation and treatment of bio-medical wastes

introduce new technologies for disposal,

introduce bar-coding for packaging and labeling of waste to

eliminate pilferage on the way of transportation;

mandates phasing out use of chlorinated plastic bags, gloves

and blood bags within two years;

introduce stringent standards for emission from Incinerator

(reduction of permissible limit for particulate matter, introduction

of standards for Dioxin and Furans and increasing the

residence time in the Incinerator Chambers

Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016

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Jurisdiction extended

emphasises source segregation, reuse, recycle and recovery

enable local bodies to collect ‘User Fee’ and levy ‘Spot Fine’,

separate regime of disposal of diapers and sanitary napkins;

Bulk generators to have composting

promotion of city compost marketing;

enable bringing policy on waste to energy;

integration of Rag pickers, Kabadiwallas and Self Help

Groups etc. in waste collection system;

SEZ to earmark at least 5% of the total area of the plot or

minimum 5 plots/ sheds for recovery and recycling facility.

Solid waste Management Rules, 2016

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Jurisdiction extended to cover rural areas;

minimum thickness of plastic carry bags increased from 40

to 50 microns;

minimum thickness of 50 micron imposed for plastic

sheets also.

Rules mandates establishment of collect back system of

plastic waste by the Producers/ Brand owners as per

Extended Producers Responsibility;

collection of plastic waste management fee through pre

registration of the shopkeeper and vendors selling the

plastic carry bags.

Scope of Reuse / recycle enhanced

Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016

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Amendment to notification on Fly Ash

Utilisation construction of buildings within a radius of 300 km from a coal or lignite

based thermal power plant (TPP) shall use only fly ash based products for

construction;

TPPs shall bear the cost of transportation of ash up to 100 km & from 100-

300 km -share

TTPS to bear the cost of transportation for road construction projects under

Pradhan Mantri Gramin Sadak Yojna and asset creation programmes of the

Government

use of ash based bricks or products in construction under all Government

Scheme or programmes mandatory

TPPs located in coastal districts shall support, assist or directly engage into

construction of shore line protection and other measures;

TPPs to set up of fly ash based product manufacturing industries within their

premises or in the vicinity or near the cities;

State Authorities to amend Building Bye Laws of the cities having population

One million or more so as to ensure the mandatory use of ash based bricks.

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For the first time in the history, Construction & Demolition Waste Rules

are being notified by the Ministry.

local authorities mandatorily commission C&D waste based plants

large generators (generation>20 tons/ day or 300 tons /project / month)

to have waste management plan

Littering prohibited;

the service providers for telecom, water supply, sewage, gas pipeline

and others to remove all construction and demolition waste

State Government/ Construction agencies to mandatorily procure and

utilise 10-20% materials made from construction and demolition waste

BIS to develop standards for C&D products, and Schedule of Rates of

the construction agencies to be amended to incorporate these

products.

Construction and Demolition Waste Management

Rules, 2016

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Rotterdam Convention on the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous

Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade

Salient Features

Type : United Nations Treaty

Signed : 10 September 1998

Location : Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Effective : 24 February 2004

Condition : 90 days after ratification by 50 signatory states

Signatories : 72

Parties : 155

Ratified by India

: 2005

PIC procedure requires exporters of identified hazardous chemicals to obtain prior consent of importers before trading.

To make the voluntary Prior Informed

Consent (PIC) Procedure legally binding.

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Salient Features

Type : United Nations Treaty

Signed : 22 May 2001

Location : Stockholm, Sweden

Effective : 17 May 2004

Condition : 90 days after ratification by 50 signatory states

Signatories 152

Parties 180

Ratified by India

: 13th Jan, 2006 Seeks to restrict or eliminate production,

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Salient Features

Type : Policy Framework

Framed : 6th February, 2006

Location : Johannesburg

Acceded : Over 190 countries including India

Committed : June, 2002 in Rio+20

Aims at ensuring that, by the year 2020, chemicals produced and used in ways that minimize significant adverse impacts on the environment and human health

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Basel Convention on the Control of

Transboundary Movements of Hazardous

Wastes and Their Disposal

Salient Features

Type : United Nations Treaty

Signed : 22nd March 1989

Location : Basle, Switzerland

Effective : 5th May 1992

Condition : 90 days after ratification by 20 signatory states

Signatories 53

Parties 184

Ratified by India

: In 1992

Countries are required to ensure that HWs and hazardous recyclable materials are managed in an Environmentally Sound Manner.

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Legally binding instrument with objective to protect human health and the environment from the adverse effects of Mercury

Salient Features

Type : United Nations Treaty

Signed : 10th October, 2013

Location : Kumamato, Japan

Effective : 5th May 1992

Condition : 90 days after ratification by 50 signatory states

Signatories : 128

Parties : 28

Signed by India

: 30th Sep, 2014

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Existing Scheme in HSM Division

Creation and Maintenance of Hazardous Substances Management Structure in the States

– Objective being proper handling and disposal of hazardous wastes and effective management of chemical accidents.

Priority Areas under the Scheme

Identification of disposal sites and Setting up of Hazardous Wastes Treatment Disposal Facilities;

Setting up of Secured Landfills;

Setting up of e-Waste Recycling , Treatment & Disposal Facilities;

Setting up of Common Bio-Medical Waste & Treatment Disposal Facilities; and

Management of Chemical Accidents.

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National Implementation Plan (NIP) under Stockholm

Convention- Priority areas

To meet its obligation under the Convention, India developed

its NIP as required under Article 7 of the text of the Convention

and prioritise various steps.

Environmentally Sound Management and Final Disposal of

Polychlorinate Biphenyls (PCBs) – project under GEF grant of

US $ 14.10 million

Organo-chlorine compounds of concern because of its:

Highly toxicity;

Persistence in the environment;

Bio-accumulates in ecosystem;

Long range transboundary transport character.

Project aims at treatment and disposal of 7,700 tons of PCBs inventorised so far

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National Implementation Plan (NIP) under Stockholm

Convention- Priority areas

Development and promotion of non-POPs alternatives to DDT – project under GEF grant of US $ 10.0 million

DDT is an organochloride known for its insecticidal properties and is one of the initial 12 POPs listed under Annexe A (elimination), Annex B (restriction) & Annex C (unintentional production) of the Convention.

DDT is listed under Annex B (restriction) and India had obtained exemption for its use for disease vector control as there is no appropriate and cost-effective alternative as on date.

Exemption valid till 2024.

Project aims at finding alternative to DDT by targeting vulnerable stages of the life cycle of malaria vectors through multipronged mechanism using physical, chemical and biological control strategies such as application of Bt-based bio-pesticides at breeding sites; elimination of larvicide by neem based pesticides; and use of LLIN in malaria endemic areas under Integrated Vector Pest management .

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Remediation of Contaminated Sites in the Country

Objectives

Build tangible human and technical capacity in selected state agencies

Development of a policy, institutional and methodological framework

Issues

No Soil Pollution Level Standards

No Policy / regulations on contaminated site management

Weak liability clauses and land development policies

Inadequate Capacity and infrastructure with institutions

Project

US $ 51.25 million (Original – US $ 75.39); 85:15

MOEF&CC and Pollution Control Boards of West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Telangana

MoEF&CC- Development of Policy Framework as National Programme for Rehabilitation of

Polluted Sites (NPRPS)

States-Four Remediation Pilots; NMK Lake in Hyderabad, Telangana; Kadapa, Andhra

Pradesh; and Dhapa, West Bengal

New Activities after restructuring-National Action Plan on Industrial Chemicals and soil

standard; National Waste Management Information System – Phase II; Capacity Building

of NE States in terms of infrastructure; IIT as CoE

World Bank Aided Capacity Building for Industrial Pollution

Management Project (Oct 2010- Sept 2017)

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– Project budget: USD 1 million

– Project period: 2 years

– Funding by: GEF

– GEF Implementing partner: UNDP

Objective

To undertake a Mercury Initial Assessment (MIA) to determine the

national requirements and needs for ratification of Minamata Convention.

Purpose

Development of a country’s MIA will assist a country in taking its decision

to:

• ratify and notify the convention;

• develop its National Implementation Plan; and

• prepare a national plan to reduce emissions of mercury.

Improve Mercury Management in India

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Bio-medical Waste Disposal The Project is developed for implementation under Objective 4 of National

Implementation Plan (NIP)as dioxins and furans are unintentionally produced

POPs generated during incineration of medical waste.

The Project was considered and approved by the National Steering Committee for

Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants in its 2nd meeting held on

13th August, 2008. Subsequent to this, a detailed situation analysis was carried

out during the project preparatory phase in 5 selected states in India namely

Gujarat, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Punjab and Orissa covering medical waste

management in a sample of Health Care Facilities (HCFs) and Common Biomedical

Waste Treatment Facilities (CBWTFs). Based on the above survey, the project was

proposed with an aim to promote country-wide adoption of best available

techniques/best environmental practices (BAT/BEP) in a manner that protects

human health and reduces adverse environmental impacts.

The full-scale project was endorsed and the project document was signed in

October 2012 with the approval of the Secretary (E&F). Back