Employment of washing process in manufacture of agglomerates etc from imported plastic waste and scrap
ON the issue of employment of washing process in the manufacture of agglomerates etc from imported plastic waste and scrap, the Department of Commerce has clarified as follows:
“The imported scrap is tested to meet the eligibility requirements. Hence, washing process has no bearing on the eligibility of scrap and unit can use such processes to remove impurities which may get added to the scrap during its collection and transportation and washing is a permissible activity . However, the washing process must meet the State Pollution Control Board's standards.”
SEZ Instruction No. 48, Dated: March 10, 2010