National strategies/policies

Ongoing Remedial Action Master plans in respect of hazardous waste treatment and recycling of hazardous organic solvents from pharmaceutical manufacturing and crude oil industry wastes. Cleaner production technology and waste minimization plan is now required at industrial development planning stage in issuing clearance for environmental permit.

Legislation, regulations and guidelines

Law on Conservation of the Environment and Prevention of Pollution Regulations for the Management of Hazardous Waste.

Economy

Self-driven economics related to cost saving and re-use benefits in preference to disposal costs.

Industry

Reed bed technology experiments have now led to the full scale project for the removal of hydrocarbons and heavy metals from oilfield production water. Cyanide based gold extraction process – all tailings are press dried and filtrate is recycled. Dry Press cake is deposited in securely lined dam. Constant monitoring programme is in place with over 100 sample analyses per month. 
 
Others

Hazardous Waste storage facilites set up to store large amounts industrial hazardous waste until the National Facilities Project is developed.