Technical Assistance Consultant’s Report Hazardous Waste Policy Study for Nepal Project Number: 38401 August 2010 Managing Hazardous Wastes (Financed by the Asian Development Bank Technical Assistance Funding Program) Prepared by Amar B. Manandhar Kathmandu, Nepal For the Asian Development Bank This consultant’s report does not necessarily reflect the views of ADB or the Government concerned, and ADB and the Government cannot be held liable for its contents. Final Report on Hazardous Waste Policy Study (Nepal) Submitted to Environment Division Ministry of Environment Singh Durbar, Kathmandu Submitted by Amar B. Manandhar Policy Specialist/National Consultant (ADB TA 6361 (REG) – S 16762) 39, Anamnagar, Kathmandu - 32, Nepal P. O. Box - 8973 NPC 410 Telephone: 00 977 1 4228555, Fax: 00 977 1 4238339 Email:
[email protected] August 2010 RETA 6361 REG Managing Hazardous Wastes Nepal Hazardous Waste Policy Study Report ABBREVIATIONS % - Percent 0C - Degree Celseus 3R - Three R – Reduce, Reuse and Recycle ADB - Asian Development Bank APO - Asian Productivity Organization CA - Constitutional Assembly CBS - Central Bureau of Statistics CNI - Confederation of Nepalese Industries CP - Cleaner Production Cu. m. - Cubic Meter DOHS - Department of Health Services EIA - Environmental Impact Assessment EMS - Environmental Management System EPA - Environmental Protection Act EPR - Environmental Protection Regulation ESM - Environmental Standards and Monitoring FNCCI - Federation of Nepalese Chambers of Commerce and Industry FNCSI - Federation of Nepalese