Hazardous Waste Management
Introduction
Hazardous Waste Definition

Solid Waste (MSW)
Hazardous Waste
  • Any other waste not classified as Hazardous Waste
  • Categorised as follows:
    • waste generated from the daily household activities
    • Garden waste
    • Bulk waste
    • Industrial, commercial and institutional (ICI) waste.
  • Classified as hazardous based on its characteristics
  • Four basic characteristics:
    • Ignitable (flash point of ≤ 60˚c)
    • Corrosive (dissolves metals, burns the skin or has a pH ≤ 2 or pH ≥ 12.5)
    • Reactive (unstable or undergoes rapid or violent chemical reaction with water, air or other materials)
    • Toxic (poisonous or can cause cancer, mutations or death)

 

 
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