Hazardous Waste

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Futala lake pollution, Nagpur, Maharashtra, 05/06/2025

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of In Re: News Item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect and poor maintenance appearing in ‘The Times of India’ dated 25.05.2025". The original application was registered suo-motu based on the news item titled "Futala Lake’s charm fades amid neglect …

Reply to the NGT by J.K.N. Purvanchal, CBWTF works, village Pahadpur, district Deoria, Uttar Pradesh, 02/05/2022

Reply by the project proponent, M/s J.K.N. Purvanchal, CBWTF works, village Pahadpur, post Gotha Rasoolpur, district Deoria, Uttar Pradesh. The project is for the disbursal of medical waste in three districts adjacent to the proposed plant area. Also no plant exists nearby in the district except the proposed plant. The …

Action taken report by the Uttar Pradesh State Pollution Control Board, Gorakhpur on the proposed common bio-medical waste facility in village Paharpur, tehsil and district …

Action taken report in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (NGT) order, February 18, 2022 (I.A. No. 29/2022) in the matter of Prabhar Rai & Others Vs Union of India & Others. The matter related to the proposed setting up of a common bio-medical waste facility (CBWTF) in village Paharpur, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding a CBWTF facility, Sanwer Road Industrial Area, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, 05/04/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Puneet Jain Vs Madhya Pradesh State Environment Impact Assessment Authority (SEIAA) dated 05/04/2022. The application was filed in the NGT, challenging the order passed by the Madhya Pradesh State Environment Assessment Authority (MPSEIAA), January 27, 2021 …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding unscientific disposal of biomedical waste in Haryana, 25/03/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Varun Sheokand Vs Central Pollution Control Board & Others dated 25/03/2022. Grievance in the application is against unscientific disposal of biomedical waste in Faridabad, in violation of Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 (BMW Rules). The status report filed by the …

Response by Ramky Enviro Engineers regarding environmental violations in the setting up and running of a hazardous waste facility, Karnatakaa, 11/02/2022

Response by Ramky Enviro Engineers Ltd in the matter of T. M. Umshanakar Vs Union of India & Othes dated 11/02/2022. An application was filed alleging violations by Ramky Enviro Engineers in setting up and running of integrated common hazardous waste treatment storage and disposal facility at Karnataka waste management …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms during the beaching of a de-commissioned ship Dona Paula-II, Ghogha Sea Port, Bhavnagar, Gujarat, …

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Robert Drawin Vs State of Gujarat dated 24/01/2022. Grievance in the application is regarding violation of environmental norms at Ghogha Sea Port, Bhavnagar, Gujarat relating to the beaching of a de-commissioned ship Dona Paula-II (IMO no. 8606446) in connivance with …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a bio-medical waste treatment facility, Mandideep, tehsil Goharganj, district Raisen, Madhya Pradesh, 10/01/2022

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Vikram Denwar Vs M/s India Waste Management Pvt. Ltd. & Others dated 10/01/2022. The issue raised in the Original Application is violation of Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2019, Environmental Laws, Guidelines and specific conditions prescribed in …

Draft regulation on extended producer responsibility for waste tyres

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change presented a notification for regulations for the extended producer responsibility (EPR) for waste tyres that will be effective from the new fiscal year. According to the data, India scraps around 275,000 tyres each year but does not have a complete plan. About …

Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2021

Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC) on November 12, 2021 has issued Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Second Amendment Rules, 2021 to further amend the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans boundary Movement) Rules, 2016. This shall come into force on November 12, 2021. …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding non compliance of biomedical waste management rules by M/s Bhopal Incinerators Limited, Madhya Pradesh, 27/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Jogendra Singh Vs M/s Bhopal Incinerators Limited dated 27/10/2021. The matter related to non compliance of provisions of Bio Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016 and the guidelines issued by CPCB with regard to the Common Bio-medical Treatment Facility by M/s …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of hazardous waste by CEERI, Pilani, 05/10/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal (Central Zone Bench, Bhopal) in the matter of Himanshu Dutt Sharma Vs Director, General, CSIR, New Delhi dated 05/10/2021. Applicant being a scientist in the organization of CEERI raised the issue of violation of Hazardous and other Wastes (Management, Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, …

Global chemicals and waste indicator review document

The Global Chemicals and Waste Indicator Review Document aim to strengthen the knowledge base of chemicals and hazardous waste and enhance the capacity of selected countries to track progress towards related SDG indicators across sectors. With the purpose of enhancing evidence base as well as the science-policy interface, this review …

Report on the CBWTF at village Kaliyadeh, Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, 28/08/2021

Factual and action taken report of Joint Committee in the matter of Original Application No. 32/2021 (Jitendra Bairagi Vs Hostech Eco Management Pvt. Ltd. (Indore) & Others) in compliance to the National Green Tribunal (Central Bench) order, June 7, 2021. The unit was proposed as Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility …

Order of the Supreme Court regarding use of PVC and chlorinated plastics for banners/hoardings during elections, 12/08/2021

Order of the Supreme Court of India in the matter of W. Edwin Wilson Vs Union of India & Others dated 12/08/2021. The matter related to use of PVC and chlorinated plastics for banners/hoardings used during elections. The appellant, dissatisfied with the order of the National Green Tribunal, approached the …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding EC granted to a bio medical waste plant, village Fatehpur Vishnoi, Moradabad district, Uttar Pradesh, 11/08/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Rakesh Kumar & Others Vs Union of India & Others dated 11/08/2021. The matter related to Environmental Clearance (EC) granted to M/s Sushila Bio Medical Waste Plant at village Fatehpur Vishnoi, district Moradabad, Uttar Pradesh and that it was contrary …

Joint Committee report on the operation of a Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) in Satna, Madhya Pradesh, 28/07/2021

Joint Committee inspection report of M/s Indowater Management & Pollution Control Corporation, Satna, Madhya Pradesh in the matter of O.A. No. 10/2021 (Nitin Singh Solanki Vs State of Madhya Pradesh & Others). The report was in compliance with the NGT order, May 19, 2021. An application filed before the NGT …

Order of the National Green Tribunal regarding violation of environmental norms by a CBWT facility, village Saalpur Navadiya, district Shahjahanpur, Uttar Pradesh, 27/07/2021

Order of the National Green Tribunal in the matter of Mukul Kumar Vs State of Uttar Pradesh & Others dated 27/07/2021. The matter related to violation of Biomedical Management Rules, 2016 (BMW Rules) by SP Green Light Environment Waste Management LLP (SPGLEWML), Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh in operating a Common Biomedical …

Telangana government report to the NGT on compliance with waste management rules, 27/07/2021

First quarterly status report for the year 2021-22 (April 2021 to June 2021) on the compliance of Solid Waste Management Rules, 2016 by the state of Telangana with the directions of the National Green Tribunal in Original Application No. 606/2018 and connected matters. Bio-remediation started in the following ULBs - …

Human rights and hazardous substances: key messages

The complete lifecycle of hazardous substances (used here to include all toxics and wastes that have adverse effects on human health and on the environment), starting from their manufacturing and transport, to use, to trade, and eventually disposal, can have an enormous impact on the enjoyment of fundamental human rights- …

Interlinkages between the chemicals and waste multilateral environmental agreements and biodiversity: key Insights

The Secretariats of the Basel, Rotterdam, and Stockholm (BRS) Conventions and the Minamata Convention on Mercury published a study inspired by the ongoing discussions on a post-2020 global biodiversity framework. The report highlights interlinkages between the work of the global chemicals and waste conventions and conventions related to biodiversity, with …

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