Waste not, want not
Storage:
• The generator of hazardous wastes is allowed to store a maximum of 10,000 kg or a truck load, whichever is less, of the hazardous wastes on site for a maximum of 90 days.
• The waste should be stored only in closed, specified containers in designated protected areas.
• The storage facilities and containment systems in hazardous waste storage areas should be inspected.
Transportation:
• The authorities should ensure that a copy of the manifest is sent to them as soon as the waste is shipped for treatment and disposal.
• The authorised transporters of hazardous waste should be registered.
• The drivers of the vehicles transporting waste should be trained to deal with emergency situations.
Treatment and disposal:
• The authorities should receive a copy of the manifest when the hazardous waste is received for treatment. The proposed treatment and disposal method should be indicated.
• The waste should be disposed of only in notified disposal facilities.
• Waste management facilities should be set up only on approved sites.
• Licences should be issued to the owners and operators of waste management facilities only after their technical, financial and managerial capabilities have been reviewed.
• The facilities should be inspected during construction, operations and at the time of the closure of the landfill facility.
• Standards should be established for stack emissions from incinerators.
• Stack emissions, effluent and groundwater quality should be monitored regularly.
• The contingency plan of the waste management facility should be reviewed thoroughly before approval.
• The records of such facilities should be checked periodically.
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