Facility which carries out the disposal of chemical waste:
Any person who wishes to carry out disposal of chemical waste should apply for a Waste Disposal Licence from the EPD. This requirement applies to all disposal facilities, including off-site or in-house disposal facilities, and for any waste treatment, reprocessing and recycling facilities as well.
EPD shall grant a waste disposal licence if the waste disposal facility is capable of disposing of an aggregate of not less than 1000 litres or kilograms of waste per day; or reducing the harmful impact of chemical waste on the environment by serving as a facility for the disposal of chemical waste on site where it is produced and avoiding the movement of chemical waste; or disposing of chemical waste in any other manner beneficial to the environment.
How to apply:
Applications should be made in the application form (EPD 127) prescribed under the Waste Disposal Ordinance, together with the following documents:
1. Site Location Plan of the waste disposal facility;
2. Operational Plan, which should comprise a detailed description of the operation of the facility including a layout plan and other drawings on an appropriate scale showing the key features of the facility;
3. Resume of the management staff of the facility; and
4. The application fee prescribed under the Ordinance (cheque shall be made payable to the Government of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region). For more information, please refer to the EPD booklet: "A Guide to the Chemical Waste Control Scheme".
