Compliance for Waste Handler / Recycler / CBWTF
Waste Handler — Scrap Dealer Compliance & SWM Rules 2026
30 rules typically apply to a waste handler — scrap dealer in India, covering waste management (including SWM Rules 2026) and general compliance obligations.
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Waste Management (9)
Segregation, disposal, EPR, and related waste-stream obligations — including SWM Rules 2026.
Registered Waste Processor
If this facility handles more than 5 metric tonnes of waste per day, it needs SPCB/PCC authorization (Form I application, field verification, Form II authorization) confirming it meets Schedule I & II processing/treatment standards.
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HWM Rules 2016 — SPCB Authorization
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CBWTF Authorization
If this facility operates as a Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility, it needs SPCB authorization (Form-II, with GPS-tagged facility map and contingency plan), the required treatment equipment (incinerator, autoclave/microwave, shredder, ETP), and an annual Form-IV report by 30 June.
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Registered E-Waste Recycler
If this facility recycles e-waste, it must register on the CPCB EPR portal (requiring a prior valid CTO and HWM 2016 authorization from the SPCB), submit recycling-capacity data and a geotagged facility video, and pass CPCB facility verification.
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Registered Battery Recycler
If this facility refurbishes or recycles waste batteries, it must register with the SPCB via the CPCB EPR portal (Form 2A/2B) — registration is valid 5 years and subject to periodic SPCB audits.
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Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (as amended)
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Waste Tyre EPR / HWM Amendments
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Dry Recyclable Sale to Authorized Buyer
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Construction & Demolition (C&D) Waste
Any renovation or demolition work must segregate C&D waste per the local authority's plan; projects over 20,000 sq.m also need EPR portal registration.
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General Compliance (21)
Reporting, licensing, and regulatory obligations beyond waste.
Air Act 1981
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Water Act 1974 (process wastewater ETP)
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Noise Pollution Rules 2000
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Factories Act 1948 / Labour Laws
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Fire Safety / Facility Safety
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Diesel Storage Licence (PESO)
Storing more than 2,500L of diesel for DG backup requires a PESO storage licence and periodic tank safety certification.
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Groundwater Extraction (CGWA)
If groundwater is drawn from a borewell/tube well, CGWA requires monthly groundwater-level monitoring reported through their portal.
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Shops & Establishments Registration
Nearly every commercial or institutional premises operating in India needs Shops & Establishments registration from the state labour department or municipal corporation — this is separate from any sector-specific licence and applies regardless of business type.
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POSH Internal Complaints Committee
Any workplace with 10 or more employees must proactively constitute an Internal Complaints Committee, including an external member, at every branch or office location — waiting until a complaint arises is itself a violation.
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Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) Consent
Operating an on-site STP needs SPCB Consent to Operate plus monthly performance and sludge-disposal logs.
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Lifts & escalators
A lift runs on a licence and a maintenance contract that both expire. Where the state has a lift Act you get its statutory tests and filings; everywhere you get monthly maintenance, rescue-device checks and an accident log, because the owner answers for a defect that was known and not fixed.
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Electrical safety
Every premises has an electrical installation that needs a current inspection or self-certification. Most fires in buildings start electrically, and a lapsed inspection is the first thing an insurer or investigator asks for.
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Trade licence
Hotels, restaurants, hospitals, shops and most commercial premises need a trade licence from the local body, and it is often a prerequisite for other licences and utility connections.
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Weights & measures
Any quantity you charge or pay for by weight — including waste weighed at a weighbridge — is only as good as a stamped, in-date instrument.
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Occupancy & structure
The occupancy certificate is the document other licences ask for; in Maharashtra and Gujarat an older building also needs a current structural stability certificate.
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Site labour duties
These are the labour duties that show up on site — a stocked first-aid box, an accident notice, and proof that the agencies supplying your housekeeping and security staff are licensed. Wages, provident fund and ESI stay with payroll.
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Personal data protection
Resident, visitor, guest, patient, student and staff records — and CCTV — are personal data. The core duties start on 13 May 2027; these tasks get the notice, breach plan and grievance contact in place before then.
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Environmental Statement (Form V)
If your premises runs under an SPCB consent to operate (for an STP, ETP, DG set or boiler) or a hazardous-waste authorisation, you owe the Board a yearly environmental statement — water and raw-material use, pollutants discharged, hazardous and solid waste generated, and measures taken. It is easy to miss because no renewal prompts it.
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Environmental Clearance (EIA)
Projects near sensitive ecosystems or within 10km of a protected area need prior Environmental Clearance before construction begins.
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Consent to Establish / Operate
Operating without a valid consent to operate is the most basic pollution-control lapse a Board can find — every other environmental check assumes it is in place.
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Rainwater harvesting
Where the state binds existing buildings, a missing or non-working structure is a standing violation and can raise the water bill; elsewhere it is the approval-time condition most often left unmaintained.
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