Hazardous waste and its disposal is increasingly becoming a problem globally for various reasons. India is no exception. While all Industries generate considerable amount of waste, certain industries generate waste that are hazardous in nature. Such wastes, because of its characteristic quality of being corrosive or flammable, reactive, toxic or persistent in nature, are termed as Hazardous Wastes. To address this problem the Government of India issued a notification under the Environment Protection Act, called “The Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989. Unscientific disposal of hazardous Wastes with a number of wild dumpsites existed prior to 1989. This scenario posed serious risks to human, animal and plant life due to contamination of ground water, surface water, soil etc.
Theses rules were then amended in 2000 and later again in 2003. Presently we have The Hazardous Wastes (Management, Handling and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2008 which is a more practical and scientific version of the 1989 rules which really shows a paradigm shift in terms of legal basis.
A High Power Committee (HPC) on hazardous waste management, constituted by the Hon'ble Supreme Court of India in 1997, also helped to a large extent to bring about a positive shift in Hazardous Waste Management. The Supreme Court Monittring Committee (SCMC) provided a frame work time bound action plan to all the states to adhere to implementation of Hazardous Waste Management.
Now India has several Common Treatment Storage and Disposal Facilities (TSDF) according to legal requirement where hazardous waste is treated and disposed in a controlled and scientific way. Many states have begun to remediate the illegal or wild dumpsites also as clean-up measure. This is also a very welcome step. One can also see a lot of awareness among the industries in minimizing Hazardous Waste and the proper onsite segregation, storage, treatment etc. Many industries are adopting cleaner technologies trying to avoid use of Hazardous materials thereby reducing the quantities of hazardous and non-hazardous Waste. These are clearly indications of a Paradigm Shift in the Hazardous Waste Management scenario. But are these efforts enough? What are our short comings? Where should we improve and how? Are the methods and technologies available sufficient? These are some of the questions that need to be addressed in this conference!
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Day 1: 11:30 – 13:00
India scenario on E-waste collection-dismantling-recycling; Formal v/s Informal sector activities
Day 1: 14:00 – 15:30
Global E-waste recycling chains; India future aspects, E-waste generation, EPR-Extended Produces Responsibility
Day 1: 16:00 – 16:30
Administrative & Technological approach at EWA Bangalore – A Success Story
Round Table Discussion: E-waste; challenges, chances and future perspective
Day 2: 10:00 – 11:30
Implementation of legislation, administration, monitoring and public-private partnerships
Day 2: 12:00 – 13:30
TSDF – Landfill designs, planning & implementation: case studies; future development – land filling restrictions, zero waste scenario
Day 2: 14:30 – 15:30
Hazardous waste Incineration – technological aspects; Incineration - hazards & safety aspects
Day 2: 16:00 – 17:30
Global Examples – State of the art use of hazardous waste in cement kilns & Indian Experience – Co-processing of hazardous waste in cement kilns
Day 3: 10:00 – 11:30
Hazardous waste minimisation techniques, management and implementation. Recycling and recovery of material, metals and liquids etc.
Day 3: 12:00 – 13:30
Latest Trends, Developments, Techniques and success stories on Effluent Treatment & Control, Dust & Gaseous Emission Control
Day 3: 14:00 – 15:30
Environment Monitoring, Assessment and EMS reporting; Authorities v/s industry viewpoint
Day 3: 16:00 – 17:30
Round Table Discussion: Is there a Paradigm Shift? Hazardous waste management in the next decade in India; what way to go?
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Hazardous Waste conference Secretariat Email: hwm@iesummit.net
Anita Kumari GTZ – HAWA representative Email:anita@iesummit.net
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