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title: "Hazardous Waste Management Rules 2016: India"
description: "India's Hazardous and Other Wastes Rules 2016 regulate the management and transboundary movement of hazardous waste, ensuring environmental protection."
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Model Diplomat Research Team · Last reviewed June 22, 2026

TL;DR

- The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016 are India's principal regulatory framework governing the handling, recycling, treatment, and import-export of hazardous waste.
- How do the 2016 Rules differ from the E-Waste Management Rules 2016?
- Can hazardous waste be imported into India under these rules?
- What role does the Basel Convention play in these rules?
- Who grants authorisation to handle hazardous waste in India?

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The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016 are India's principal regulatory framework governing the handling, recycling, treatment, and import-export of hazardous waste.

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1. 4 April 2016

   The Hazardous and Other Wastes (Management and Transboundary Movement) Rules 2016 were notified by India's Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change…

2. 1 January 2021

   The 2016 framework has been amended several times — notably in 2019 to bar solid plastic waste imports and ease metal-scrap and paper-waste rules, and throug…

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In 2019 MoEFCC amended the rules to prohibit import of solid plastic waste into India, a response to mounting volumes redirected from China after its 2018 "National Sword" import restrictions disrupted global recycling flows.

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