Lok Sabha Question No. 2204 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-07-29
Subject: Release of hazardous waste by factories
Ministry: CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS
Asked by: Jayant Sinha

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF CHEMICALS & FERTILIZERS DEPARTMENT OF CHEMICALS & PETROCHEMICALS

## LOK SABHA UN-STARRED QUESTION NO. 2204 TO BE ANSWERED ON 29.07.2022

## 'Release of hazardous waste by factories'

## 2204.  SHRI JAYANT SINHA:

Will the Minister of CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS be pleased to state:

- (a) the type and quantum of hazardous waste generated annually by factories in chemical and industrial areas of Jharkhand, particularly in Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts;
- (b) the steps taken by the Government to ensure compliance with established procedure for waste discharge;
- (c) whether  the  Government  has  taken  any  action  for  non-compliance  against  the aforementioned factories during the last 5 years; and.
- (d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE FOR CHEMICALS AND FERTILIZERS (SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA)

- (a) As per the information provided by Jharkhand State Pollution Control Board (JSPCB), total 2,02,821.43 MT of hazardous waste has been generated during 2020-21 from hazardous waste generating units of Jharkhand. Further the details on the quantity of hazardous waste generated from Hazaribagh and Ramgarh districts & State of Jharkhand is given in the table below:
- (b) to (d): Government of India, Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has notified the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules,

| S. No.   | Category      |   Quantity of hazardous waste generated in Hazaribagh District (MT) |   Quantity of hazardous waste generated in Ramgarh District (MT) | Quantity of hazardous waste generated in State of Jharkhand (MT)   |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 1.       | Land fillable |                                                                0    |                                                             0    | 16,454.85                                                          |
| 2.       | Incinerable   |                                                                0    |                                                             0    | 439.83                                                             |
| 3.       | Recyclable    |                                                              202.87 |                                                           343.16 | 14,738.41                                                          |
| 4.       | Utilizable    |                                                               63.2  |                                                            10.49 | 1,71,181.35                                                        |
|          | Total         |                                                              266.07 |                                                           353.64 | 2,02,821.43                                                        |

2016 (hereinafter referred as HOWM Rules, 2016), under the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986, to ensure safe storage, treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes in an environmentally sound manner without causing adverse effect to environment and human health. The steps taken by the Government to ensure compliance are as under:

- I. Wastes from chemical manufacturing industry like pesticide, pharmaceutical, petrochemical, dye & dye intermediate, fertiliser, refinery, organic chemical, paint, etc. are classified as hazardous waste based on the toxic characteristics. Such wastes are listed in Schedule- I of the HOWM Rules, 2016.
- II. The industries which are involved in handling, generation, collection, storage, packaging, transportation,  use,  treatment,  processing,  recycling,  recovery,  pre-processing,  coprocessing, utilisation, offering for sale, transfer or disposal of the hazardous waste are required  to  obtain  authorization  from  the  concerned  State  Pollution  Control  Boards (SPCBs)/ Pollution Control Committees (PCCs) and in accordance with the procedures laid down under the Rule 6 of the said Rules.
- III. For management of hazardous wastes, the hierarchy steps shall be followed mainly:

1.  Prevention;  2.  Minimization;  3.  Reuse;  4.  Recycling;  5.  Recovery,  6.  Utilisation including co-processing and 7. Safe disposal through incineration or secured landfilling.

- IV. Central Pollution Control Board  has published various guidelines for effective management  of  hazardous  waste.  CPCB  has  also  prepared  81  Standard  Operating Procedures (SOPs) for utilization of various categories of hazardous waste and circulated to  all  SPCBs/PCCs.  Such  guidelines  and  SOPs  are  available  at  CPCB  website https://cpcb.nic.in/technical-guidelines/ and https://cpcb.nic.in/sop-for-hw-specific/ respectively.
- V. SPCBs/PCCs  are  the  prescribed  authority  for  implementation  of  Rules  including monitoring of compliance of various provisions, conditions of authorization and taking action  against  violations  of  the  aforesaid  rules  as  per  Rule  21  and  Scheduled  VII  of HOWM Rules, 2016.