தமிழ்நாடு மாசு கட்டுப்பாடு வாரியம்Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board

The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India has notified the Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016. As per the rules, bio-medical waste means any waste, which is generated during diagnosis, treatment or immunization of human beings or animals or research activities pertaining thereto or in the production or testing of biological or in health camps. The bio-medical waste generator and the operator of the common bio-medical waste treatment and disposal facility (CBMWTF) shall be responsible for safe handling and disposal of the bio-medical waste. The State Government of Health shall ensure for implementation of the rule in all health care facilities.

SPCB shall issue authorization to the health care facilities and CBMWTF. It shall monitor the compliance of various provisions of the rules. TNPCB has so far authorized 6261 Private and Government hospitals in the State under the rules. All these hospitals have made agreement with the CBMWTF for the collection, transport, treatment and scientific disposal of the biomedical waste. The CBMWTF consists of autoclave, shredder, incinerator and secured land fill facilities. In Tamil Nadu, 11 CBMWTF are under operation. On an average, daily 43 Tonnes of bio-medical waste is handled by these facilities. There are 3 such facilities in the districts of Tiruvallur, Cuddalore and Tiruppur are under establishment.


Details of Common Bio-medical waste Treatment and disposal facilities (CBMWTFs) under operation in Tamil Nadu new

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The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, Government of India, New Delhi notified the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022 on 22/08/2022 in supersession of the Batteries (Management and Handling) Rules, 2001 under the provisions of the Environment (Protection) Act, 1986. These Rules apply to Producer, Dealer, Consumer of batteries, Entities involved in collection, segregation, transportation, re-furbishment of used batteries and recycling of waste batteries. These Rules apply to all types of batteries regardless of chemistry, shape, volume, weight, material composition and use.

As per the Rules, Producer shall register through the online centralised portal of Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) in Form-1(A) and obtain ‘Certificate of Registration’ from CPCB in Form-1(B). Producer shall have the obligation of Extended Producer Responsibility for the Battery that they introduce in the market to ensure the attainment of the recycling or refurbishing obligations.Producer shall also have the obligation with respect to the minimum use of domestically recycled materials in new battery as per the target mentioned. Refurbisher of used batteries and Recycler of waste batteries shall register with State Pollution Control Board (SPCB) on the centralised portal of CPCB in Form 2(A) and obtain ‘Certificate of Registration’ from SPCB in Form 2(B).

There are 16 battery manufacturers & 30 waste battery recyclers registered with Tamil Nadu Pollution Control Board as of 31/12/2022.



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