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HAZARDOUS WASTE MANAGEMENT

Hazardous waste is any unwanted material the disposal of which poses a threat to the environment, i.e. it is explosive, flammable, oxidising, poisonous/infectious, radioactive, corrosive and/or toxic/ecotoxic. Sources of hazardous waste include hospitals, timber treatment, petrol storage, metal finishing, paint manufacture, vehicle servicing, tanneries, agriculture/horticulture, electricity distribution and dry cleaning. The waste can be treated chemically (i.e. by neutralisation, oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, precipitation), physically (encapsulation, separation), biologically (using microorganisms) or thermally (incineration). Most treated waste is then deposited in landfills. To prevent landfills themselves being environmental hazards, conditions of resource consents granted under the Resource Management Act 1991 generally control the types of waste that can be deposited in them and the landfill design. Download The Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016Hazardous waste is any unwanted material the disposal of which poses a threat to the environment, i.e. it is explosive, flammable, oxidising, poisonous/infectious, radioactive, corrosive and/or toxic/ecotoxic. Sources of hazardous waste include hospitals, timber treatment, petrol storage, metal finishing, paint manufacture, vehicle servicing, tanneries, agriculture/horticulture, electricity distribution and dry cleaning. The waste can be treated chemically (i.e. by neutralisation, oxidation, reduction, hydrolysis, precipitation), physically (encapsulation, separation), biologically (using microorganisms) or thermally (incineration). Most treated waste is then deposited in landfills. To prevent landfills themselves being environmental hazards, conditions of resource consents granted under the Resource Management Act 1991 generally control the types of waste that can be deposited in them and the landfill design. Download The Hazardous Waste Management Rules, 2016.
An Inventory of Hazardous & Other Waste Generating Industries/Units in the Tripura State is also been prepared and can be downloaded from the link below.
Inventory of Hazardous & Other Waste Generating Industries/Units

Rules and Amendments

YearQuantity of Waste Recycled (in MT)Annual Report
2018-19264.12Click Here
2019-20267.64Click Here
2020-21248.66Click Here
2021-22224.64Click Here
Sl.No.Name of DistrictNo. of HW Generating UnitsQuantity of HW as per authorization (MTA)Quantity of HW generated as per annual return (MTA)
1Gomati2419.7518.98
2South Tripura113.672.54
3Unakoti144.123.21
4North Tripura198.947.56
5Dhalai082.121.36
6Khowai082.122.12
7Sepahijala2189.3684.99
8West Tripura67230.06136.11

(Above table as per data collected from Tripura State Pollution Control Board for the year 2020-21)

Public Complaint

1. Dr. Bishu Karmakar,
Member Secretary (9436169779)

2. Smt. Aparajita Das,
Asst. Env. Engineer (9436469990)

Address

Tripura State Pollution Control Board
Parivesh Bhawan, P.N. Complex,Gorkhabasti, P.O. Kunjaban, Agartala, Tripura-799006
Email:tripuraspcb@gmail.com
Phone: 0381 2312589

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