The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), on November 30, 2025, issued a SOP and Facilities Checklist for Utilization of Spent Acetic Acid (from Pharmaceutical Processes) in Pigment Yellow 12 Manufacturing under HW Rules, 2016 (Rule 9).
The following has been stated, namely:-
• SPCBs/PCCs shall provide half yearly updated list of units permitted under Rule 9 of Hazardous & Other Wastes (Management & Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2016 (HOWM Rules, 2016) to CPCB and also upload the same on SPCB/PCC website, periodically.
• Authorisation for utilisation shall not be given to the units located in the State/Union Territory where there is no Common TSDF, unless the unit ensures authorised captive disposal of the hazardous waste (generated during utilisation) or its complete utilisation or arrangement of sharing with any other authorised disposal facility.
• The source and work zone standards suggested in the SOP are based on EPA notified and OSHA standard respectively, however, SPCBs/PCCs may impose more stringent standards based on the location or process-specific conditions.
Detailed notification is attached below
