India’s National Green Tribunal has directed the Central Pollution Control Board to regulate the import of waste tyres, which are used in pyrolysis industry, to prevent India from becoming a dumping ground for highly polluting hazardous waste material from other nations.
Near Total Ban on Waste Tyre Imports Imminent in India
A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the pyrolysis process involves high levels of pollution which adversely affects the health of workers.
Stating that there is a need for restrictions on import [of tyres] and regulation of such un...
Near Total Ban on Waste Tyre Imports Imminent in India
A Bench headed by NGT chairperson Justice Adarsh Kumar Goel said the pyrolysis process involves high levels of pollution which adversely affects the health of workers.
Stating that there is a need for restrictions on import [of tyres] and regulation of such un...
