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Which rules apply to each waste type, who may handle it, and what paperwork you need.

Rules are revised from time to time. Verify current requirements on the CPCB and your state pollution control board websites before acting on this guide.

How ScrapLink enforces this

Regulated categories are listed as licensed-only. Only verified, licensed parties can bid, and a manifest record is created for every regulated order. End-of-life vehicles can only be listed by their owners for a registered RVSF, and the Certificate of Deposit and scrapping certificate are stored on the order.

Biomedical

Rule: Bio-Medical Waste Management Rules, 2016

Manifest required
Biomedical

Handled by: Licensed CBWTF; colour-coded segregation

What you must do

  • Segregate at source into yellow, red, white and blue categories.
  • Hand over only to a Common Bio-Medical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF).
  • Keep records of quantity generated and handed over.

Document checklist

  • PCB authorization for the generator
  • CBWTF agreement
  • Waste manifest per pickup

E-waste

Rule: E-Waste (Management) Rules, 2022 (EPR)

Manifest required
E-waste

Handled by: Registered recyclers and refurbishers

What you must do

  • Sell or hand over only to CPCB-registered recyclers or refurbishers.
  • Bulk consumers must file returns of e-waste generated.

Document checklist

  • Recycler registration certificate
  • Invoice and manifest
  • Annual return (bulk consumers)

Plastic

Rule: Plastic Waste Management Rules, 2016 (EPR)

No manifest
Plastic

Handled by: Registered recyclers and processors

What you must do

  • Use registered plastic waste processors.
  • Keep EPR certificates where applicable.

Document checklist

  • Processor registration
  • Invoice
  • EPR certificate (producers and brand owners)

Hazardous industrial

Rule: Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules, 2016

Manifest required
Hazardous industrial

Handled by: Authorized TSDF and recyclers; manifest tracking

What you must do

  • Store in labelled, compatible containers.
  • Transport only with a manifest and an authorized transporter.
  • Send only to an authorized TSDF or recycler.

Document checklist

  • PCB authorization
  • Form 10 manifest
  • TSDF membership

Batteries

Rule: Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022

Manifest required
Batteries

Handled by: Registered battery recyclers

What you must do

  • Hand over only to registered recyclers or refurbishers.
  • EPR applies to producers.

Document checklist

  • Recycler registration
  • Invoice and manifest

Automobile (end-of-life vehicles)

Rule: Vehicle scrapping policy and RVSF rules, 2021

Manifest required
End-of-life vehicles

Handled by: Registered Vehicle Scrapping Facilities

What you must do

  • Only the registered owner can list the vehicle.
  • Deliver to a registered RVSF, which issues a Certificate of Deposit.
  • A scrapping certificate is issued and the registration is cancelled.

Document checklist

  • Registration certificate (RC)
  • Owner ID proof
  • Certificate of Deposit
  • Scrapping certificate

Automobile parts: used oil, coolants, tyres

Rule: Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules, 2016 (used oil, waste tyres, EPR for tyres)

Manifest required
Used oilTyres

Handled by: Authorized used-oil re-refiners, tyre recyclers and pyrolysis units

What you must do

  • Used oil goes only to authorized re-refiners.
  • Tyres go to retreaders, crumb rubber or authorized pyrolysis units.

Document checklist

  • Re-refiner authorization
  • Manifest (used oil)
  • Invoice

Construction and demolition

Rule: C&D Waste Management Rules, 2016

No manifest
Construction & demolition

Handled by: C&D processing plants

What you must do

  • Segregate concrete, soil, steel, wood and plastics.
  • Deliver to an authorized C&D processing site.

Document checklist

  • Local body permission (large generators)
  • Delivery receipt

Metal, paper, glass, textile

Rule: General trade; open market

No manifest
MetalPaper & cardboardGlassTextileAgri-waste

Handled by: Scrap dealers and recyclers

What you must do

  • GST invoice for business sellers.

Document checklist

  • Invoice
  • Weighbridge slip

Automobile waste handling

End-of-life vehicles
Owner delivers the vehicle to a registered RVSF, which issues a Certificate of Deposit. The vehicle is depolluted, dismantled and sorted; a scrapping certificate is issued and the registration is cancelled.
Depollution
Fuel, engine oil, coolant, brake fluid and refrigerant are drained and sent to authorized processors. Airbags and other hazardous parts are removed safely.
Steel, aluminium, copper
Shredded and sorted, then sold to metal recyclers and foundries.
Lead-acid and EV batteries
Collected by registered battery recyclers under the Battery Waste Management Rules, 2022.
Used engine oil and lubricants
Sent only to authorized re-refiners or recyclers.
Tyres
Retreaded, shredded into crumb rubber, used in roads, or sent to authorized pyrolysis units.
Plastics, glass, upholstery
Sorted and sent to plastic recyclers, glass recyclers, or authorized disposal.
Reusable spare parts
Tested and resold through authorized dismantlers.

Verify current rules