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9.2 HAZARDOUS WASTES MANAGEMENT IN INDIA
This paper presents an overall update on the global waste recycle mar-
ket in 2017 and covers the MSW, industrial nonhazardous waste, Waste of
Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE), and (C&D) construction
and demolition waste. It forecasts that the global market revenue is expected
to increase from 247.48 billion USD to 265.65 billion USD in 2017. This
paper delivers likelihoods about revenues, waste volumes and services, and
inspects the recent trends that are prompting the market. Also, it highlights
the recycling chances of different waste streams generated globally [4]. As a
matter of fact, more than 70% of the hazardous waste produced in United
States was mainly from chemical and petrochemical industries, while the re-
maining waste (22%) produced by metal-related industries. As industrializa-
tion is fixing its roots in our country, the management of hazardous wastes
is becoming a serious problem. The Indian chemical and petrochemical
industries, which account for about 13% of the total industrial production
and approximately 10% of the GNP, employs about 6% of the nation’s in-
dustrial workforce, which makes it one of the major producers of toxic and
hazardous wastes (Table 9.1).

Table 9.1 Types of hazardous waste and its different sources
S·No Types of wastes Different sources
1 Radioactive Biomedical research facilities, colleges and
substances university laboratories, offices, hospitals,
nuclear power plants, etc.
2 Toxic chemicals Agricultural chemical companies, battery
shops, car washes, chemical shops, college
and university laboratories, construction
companies, electric utilities, hospitals and
clinics, industrial cooling towers, newspaper
and photographic solutions, nuclear power
plants, pest control agencies, photographic
processing facilities, plating shops, service
stations, etc.
3 Biological wastes Biomedical research facilities, drug companies,
hospitals, medical clinics, etc.
4 Flammable wastes Dry cleaners, petroleum reclamation plants,
petroleum refining and processing facilities,
service stations, tanker truck cleaning
stations, etc.
5 Explosives Construction companies, dry cleaners,
ammunition production facilities, etc.