Hazardous Waste

Registration of Recyclers/Re-
processors
PROCEDURE FOR REGISTRATION AND RENEWAL OF REGISTRATION OF RECYCLERS AND RE-
REFINERS

According to Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Rules, 1989 and as amended , Central Pollution Control
Board has been designated as the authority for grant of registration to such recyclers/reprocessors for
reprocessing of hazardous wastes. The Hazardous Waste Management Rules notified by Government of India
pertaining to Registration Scheme are as follow:

Rule 19. Procedure for registration and renewal of registration of recyclers and re-refiners.

1. Every person desirous of recycling or re-refining non-ferrous metal wastes as specified in Schedule 4 or
used oil or waste oil shall register himself with the Central Pollution Control Board:
Provided that no owner or occupier of an industrial unit having captive recycling of on-ferrous metals or
recycling of waste oil or re-refining of used oil facility shall be required to register under these rules.
Provided further that no person who has registered with the Ministry of Environment & Forests before the
commencement of the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2003, shall,
unless such registration is cancelled or ceases to operate under sub-rule (3) of rule 21, be required to
register under this sub-rule as given in the certificate of registration.
2. Every application for registration under this rule shall be made in Form 11 along with a copy each of the
following documents to the Central Pollution Control Board for the grant of such registration or renewal:
(a) letter of consents granted under the Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1974 and the Air
(Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act, 1981;
(b) authorization granted under rule 5 of these rules;
(c) certificate of registration with District Industries Centre;
(d) proof of installed capacity of plant and machinery issued by either State Pollution Control Board or
Committee or the District Industries Centre; and
(e) report from the State Pollution Control Board or Committee regarding proof of compliance of effluent
and emission standards and treatment and disposal of hazardous wastes as stipulated by the Board or
Committee.
3. If the Central Pollution Control Board is satisfied that the recyclers or re-refiners posses requisite facilities,
technical capabilities, and equipment to recycle or re-refine the wastes and dispose of the hazardous
wastes generated, it shall grant a certificate of registration to such recycler or re-refiner, as the case may
be.
4. The Central Pollution Control Board shall dispose of the application for registration within 120 days of
receipt of such application with complete details.
5. The certificate of registration granted under sub-rule (3) shall be valid for a period of two years from the
date of its issue unless suspended or cancelled earlier.
6. Every application for renewal of registration of a certificate of registration granted under sub-rule (3) shall
be made in Form 11 alongwith the documents mentioned in sub-rule (2) atleast two months before the
expiry of the period of validity of such certificate. The Central Pollution Control Board shall renew the
registration of the recycler or re-refiner granted under sub-rule (3) after examining each case on merit.
7. The Central Pollution Control Board may, after giving reasonable opportunity to the applicant of being
heard, by order, refuse to grant certificate of registration of renewal.
8. The Central Pollution Control Board may cancel or suspend a registration or renewal granted under these
rules, if in its opinion the registered recycler has failed to comply with any of the conditions of registration,
or with any provisions of the Act or rules made thereunder after giving him an opportunity of being heard
and after recording the reasons therefore;
9. (9) An appeal against any order of suspension or cancellation or refusal of registration or renewal passed
by Central Pollution Control Board shall lie with the Secretary, Ministry of Environment & Forests
(hereafter referred to as the appellate authority)
10. The memorandum of appeal under sub-rule (9) shall be in writing and shall be accompanied with a copy
 of the order appealed against and shall be presented within 30 days of passing of the order:
Provided that the appellate authority may allow a memorandum of appeal to be filed after the expiry of the
said period of thirty days, but in no case later than 45 days if the appellate authority is satisfied that there
exists sufficient cause for not preferring the appeal in time.
11. On receipt of a memorandum of appeal under sub-rule (9) the appellate authority shall within ninety days
from the date of receipt of such memorandum of appeal and after giving the appellant an opportunity of
being head pass such order as he may deem fit.
12. In case of units registered with the Ministry of Environment and Forests or the Central Pollution Control
Board for items placed under "free category" in Notification nos. 22(RE-99) 1997-2002, dated 30th July,
1999; 26 (RE-99) 1997-2002 dated 10th September, 1999; 38 (RE-2000) 1997-2002 dated 16th October,
2000 and 6(RE 2001) dated 31st March, 2001 issued by the Directorate General of Foreign Trade and
other similar notifications issued based on the advice of Ministry of Environment & Forests, prior import
permission from that Ministry shall not be required.
13. Recyclers and re-refiners registered with the Government of India in the Ministry f Environment and
Forests or the Central Pollution Control Board shall maintain a record of wastes purchased, processed
and sold and shall file an annual return in Form-12 to the respective State Pollution Control Board or
Committee, as the case may be, latest by 31st January of every year.

Rule 21. Technology and standards for re-refining or recycling:

1. Re-refiners and recyclers shall use only environmentally sound technologies while recycling and re-
refining non-ferrous metal wastes or used oil or waste oil. In case of used oil, re-refiners using acid clay
process or modified acid clay process shall switch over within six months from the date of commencement
of the Hazardous Waste (Management & Handling) Amendment Rules, 2003 to other environmentally
sound technologies as under:
a) Vacuum distillation with clay treatment;
b) Vacuum distillation with hydrotreating;
c) Thin film evaporation process; or
d) Any other technology approved by the Ministry of Environment & Forests
2. The re-refiners and recyclers registered with the Ministry of Environment and Forests or the Central
Pollution Control Board in accordance with the procedure laid down in rule 19 shall file a compliance
report of having adopted one of the technologies mentioned in sub-rule (1) within six months from the date
of commencement of the Hazardous Wastes (Management and Handling) Amendment Rules, 2003.
3. Notwithstanding anything contained in a certificate of registration granted to a recycler or re-refiner, such
registration with the Ministry of Environment and Forests shall cease to be valid if he fails to comply with
sub-rule (1).
4. The State Pollution Control Board or Committee shall inspect the re-refining and recycling units within
three months of the expiry of the six months period referred to in sub-rule (1) and submit a compliance
report to the Central Pollution Control Board which shall compile such information and furnish the same to
the Ministry of Environment and Forests on a regular basis.
5. The Ministry of Environment and Forests shall notify from time-to-time specifications and standards to be
followed by recyclers and re-refiners."