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Government of India

Ministry of Commerce & Industry

07-December-2011 18:13 IST

The import of hazardous wastes including e-waste, plastic scrap, clinical and related wastes into India is subject to the provisions of Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Tran boundary Movement) Rules. As per the Rules, import of recyclable wastes, such as plastic scrap, e-waste, is permitted only for recycling or recovery or reuse. Import for clinical and related wastes (hazardous medical waste) listed at the entry A 4020 in Schedule VI of these Rules is prohibited into the country.

This information was given by Shri Jyotiraditya M. Scindia, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today.

DS/GK

Import of hazardous waste permitted for recycling only; clinical hazardous wastes prohibited from import nationwide. Import of hazardous wastes is subject to the Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules; recyclable wastes such as plastic scrap and e waste may be imported only for recycling, recovery or reuse, while clinical and related hazardous medical wastes listed in Schedule VI are prohibited from import.