Government decides to ban import of tyres, edible fats for Recycling

NEW DELHI: Streamlining the implementation of hazardous waste management for its effective disposal, the government has decided to ban the import of tyres, waste edible fats, animal and vegetable oils and critical care medical equipment for the purpose of recycling.

Bringing amendments to the Hazardous Waste (Management and Handling and Transboundary Movement) Rules, 2008, which are expected to be notified soon by the Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change, the import of