Navigating Waste Oil Disposal Limits: Can I Exceed the 25 KL Annual Cap?

In our pollution control board consent, the limit of spent waste oil disposal is 25 KL per year. I want to dispose of more than this limit, and we have not disposed of the same for the past 4 years. Can I dispose of a larger quantity above this limit? Is the consent approval for disposal based on the calendar year or the financial year? Please help me in this matter.

Regards,
Paresh Vadher

You should obtain permission from the State Pollution Control Board to increase the limit of the quantity to be disposed of. The permission will be granted by the State Pollution Control Board within one month. You should also make a new agreement with the TSDF or Recycling industry, whichever is on your panel. Move your application through the Regional Office.

Thanks and regards,
Harish

Consent approval for the disposal of hazardous waste should be in line with your consent period. For example, if your consent period is from January to December, or June to June, during that timeframe (refer to your consent copy for the specific period), any generated hazardous waste must be stored in the designated hazardous waste room. If you wish to clear the waste, you need to contact the board and obtain approval from the vendor list provided by the board for disposal. Alternatively, you can find this information on the board's website.

Certain forms need to be completed for the disposal process, which will be handled by the approved vendor.

Thanks & Regards,

Shashidhara.GK HR Manager [Phone Number Removed For Privacy Reasons]

The first step is to check the quality of the oil. If it is recyclable, then you can give it for recycling to a Pollution Control Board authorized party. If not, then disposal is by giving it to CHWTSDF.

Thanks & Regards,
Sudhir

Since four years ago, you have not disposed of the waste oil. You can dispose of up to 100 KL and inform the TNPCB that you have not disposed of it for the past four years, and this is the accumulated quantity.

Additionally, you have to dispose of the waste oil through TNPCB waste oil authorized dealers only and inform TNPCB through Form 13.

Regards,
T. Daniel Mohan Das.

Storage of hazardous and other wastes

As per the new Notification of Hazardous Waste Rule 2016, here are the key points you should know:

(1) The occupiers of facilities may store hazardous and other wastes for a period not exceeding ninety days. They must maintain a record of sale, transfer, storage, recycling, recovery, pre-processing, co-processing, and utilization of such wastes and make these records available for inspection.

Provided that the State Pollution Control Board may extend the said period of ninety days in the following cases, namely:

(i) Small generators (up to ten tonnes per annum) up to one hundred and eighty days of their annual capacity;

(ii) Actual users and disposal facility operators up to one hundred and eighty days of their annual capacity;

(iii) Occupiers who do not have access to any treatment, storage, disposal facility in the concerned State; or

(iv) The waste which needs to be specifically stored for the development of a process for its recycling, recovery, pre-processing, co-processing, or utilization;

(v) In any other case, on justifiable grounds up to one hundred and eighty days.