Consider the following statements with respect to Hazardous and Other Wastes Amendment Rules 2019 1 ...........

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Consider the following statements with respect to Hazardous and Other Wastes Amendment Rules, 2019

1. It totally bans the import of solid plastic wastes in to India, except when they are carried out by agencies situated in Special Economic Zones (SEZ).

2. It mandates the exporters of silk waste to get prior permission from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

Which of the statement(s) given above is/are correct?

1 only

2 only

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

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Explanation:

• Recently the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has amended the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans-boundary Movement) Rules, 2016.

• Some of the salient features of the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Trans- boundary Movement) Amendment Rules, 2019 are as follows:

1. Solid plastic waste has been prohibited from import into the country including in Special Economic Zones (SEZ) and by Export Oriented Units (EOU).

2. Exporters of silk waste have now been given exemption from requiring permission from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

3. Electrical and electronic assemblies and components manufactured in and exported from India, if found defective can now be imported back into the country, within a year of export, without obtaining permission from the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change.

4. Industries which do not require consent under Water (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1974 and Air (Prevention and Control of Pollution) Act 1981, are now exempted from requiring authorization also under the Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016, provided that hazardous and other wastes generated by such industries are handed over to the authorized actual users, waste collectors or disposal facilities.