(1)

For the management of hazardous and other wastes, an occupier shall follow the following steps, namely:-

(a) prevention;

(b) minimization;

(c) reuse,

(d) recycling;

(e) recovery, utilisation including co-processing;

(f) safe disposal.

(2)

The occupier shall be responsible for safe and environmentally sound management of hazardous and other wastes.

(3)

The hazardous and other wastes generated in the establishment of an occupier shall be sent or sold to an authorised actual user or shall be disposed of in an authorised disposal facility.

(4)

The hazardous and other wastes shall be transported from an occupier's establishment to an authorised actual user or to an authorised disposal facility in accordance with the provisions of these rules.

(5)

The occupier who intends to get its hazardous and other wastes treated and disposed of by the operator of a treatment, storage and disposal facility shall give to the operator of that facility, such specific information as may be needed for safe storage and disposal.

(6)

The occupier shall take all the steps while managing hazardous and other wastes to-

(a) contain contaminants and prevent accidents and limit their consequences on human beings and the environment; and

(b) provide persons working in the site with appropriate training, equipment and the information necessary to ensure their safety.