Policies

National Strategy for Solid Waste Management advocates reduction of waste generation over reuse, reuse over recycling and recycling over environmentally friendly final disposal. National Cleaner Production Policy, Strategy and Action Plan stress the adoption of methodologies to promote waste prevention, minimization strategies. Minimization of Hazardous Waste covered under Stockholm Convention (National Implementation Plan for Stockholm Convention) Load Based license scheme is specified under section 5.

Legislation

Regulations for Hazardous Waste Management have gazetted with effect from 01st February 2008.

Economy

Regulations have gazetted on Environmental Convention levy on the value of the services supplied by the cellular phone operators based on the polluter pays principal with effect from 1st August 2008.

Industry

Take part in cleaner production walk through audits conducted by the National Cleaner Production Center in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment and Ministry of Industries.

Others

Electronic Waste preliminary inventories have been prepared. POPs preliminary inventories have been prepared. These cover hazardous waste stream such as PCB.