How much hazardous waste does it take to get an environmental permit?

How much hazardous waste is required to get an environmental permit? This is an issue that businesses need to pay attention to regarding environmental protection in business. Determining the amount of hazardous waste to request an environmental permit is necessary for businesses to comply with regulations, avoid violating the law and contribute to environmental protection. This article below will answer the above questions and issues related to environmental permits for hazardous waste.

What is hazardous waste?

According to the provisions of Clause 20, Article 3 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, hazardous waste is waste containing toxic, radioactive, infectious, flammable, explosive, corrosive, poisonous or other hazardous properties.

Hazardous waste has many potential risks of causing serious environmental pollution, directly affecting human health and the ecosystem if not managed and treated properly. Therefore, identifying and classifying hazardous waste is the first step in the waste management process.

List of hazardous waste

To determine whether the type of waste belongs to the list of hazardous waste or not, customers can refer to Section C Form No. 1 Appendix 3 issued with Circular 02/2022/TT-BTNMT. This list regulates 19 types of hazardous waste.

Some types of hazardous waste can be mentioned below:

• Waste from the chemical industry: Includes residual chemicals, incomplete reactants, and by-products of the manufacturing process.
• Waste from the medical industry: Including biological waste, medical chemicals, and expired drugs.
• Waste from the agricultural industry: Including chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other plant protection drugs.
• Waste from the electronics industry: Includes broken electronic components, batteries, accumulators and other types of electronic devices.
• Waste from the textile industry: Includes dyeing, bleaching chemicals, and additives used in the production process

How much hazardous waste does it take to get an environmental permit?

According to the provisions of Clause 1, Article 39 of the Law on Environmental Protection 2020, group I, group II and group III investment projects that generate wastewater, dust, and exhaust gases discharged into the environment must be treated or waste generated. Hazards must be managed according to regulations on waste management when officially put into operation.

Clause 2, Article 71 of Decree 08/2022/ND-CP stipulates more clearly on this issue: For investment projects and facilities in group I, group II, group III that generate hazardous waste with a total volume of output of 1,200 kg/year or more or 100 kg/month or more during operation, an application for an environmental permit must be prepared.

Thus, not every project that generates hazardous waste must apply for an environmental permit. Only projects in groups I, II, III generate hazardous waste with a volume of 1,200 kg/year or more or 100 kg/month or more.

Consulting services and guidance on applying for environmental permits for hazardous waste

To support customers in the process of applying for environmental permits for hazardous waste, Long Phan provides consulting services and guidance on applying for environmental permits for hazardous waste, including:

• Consulting and support in determining the type of hazardous waste generated;
• Consulting on the amount of hazardous waste that requires an environmental permit;
• Drafting and supporting the preparation of dossiers for environmental permits;
• Instructions on the order and procedures for applying for environmental permits;
• Consulting on choosing appropriate hazardous waste treatment options;
• Instructions for preparing reports proposing environmental licensing;
• Instructions on the order and procedures for applying for environmental permits;
• Representing customers to quickly apply for environmental permits;
• Support in explaining and supplementing environmental permit applications (if any);
• Consulting and answering other related issues.

>>> Reference: ENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT APPLICATION SERVICE IN LONG PHAN.

Complying with regulations on applying for environmental permits for hazardous waste is the responsibility of every business. Customers need to clearly understand the legal regulations and accurately determine the volume of hazardous waste generated to properly carry out licensing procedures. Contact Long Phan immediately via the hotline: 0906735386 for the best advice and support!