Action Against Import of Hazardous Wastes

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....ction Against Import of Hazardous Wastes <br>News and Press Release<br>Dated:- 7-12-2011<br><BR>Press Information Bureau Government of India Ministry of Commerce & Industry 07-December-2011 18:13 I....

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....ST 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 Mov....

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....ement) 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 med....

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....ical 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 & Indus....

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....try in written reply to a question in Rajya Sabha today. DS/GK<BR> News - Press release - PIB....