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[[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]] | [[Category:Tonnage & Waste Types]] | ||
[[Hazardous Waste]] is defined within Art 3(2) of the [[Waste Framework Directive]] ([[WFD]]) as waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III (of the [[WFD]]). | [[Hazardous Waste]] is defined within Art 3(2) of the [[Waste Framework Directive]] ([[WFD]]) as waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III (of the [[WFD]]). [[Hazardous Waste]] is listed in the [[European Waste Catalogue]] ([[EWC]]) as a six digit code with an asterisk (*) e.g. 07 04 01*. | ||
==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
[[Hazardous Waste]] is defined within Art 3(2) of the [[Waste Framework Directive]] ([[WFD]]) as waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III (of the [[WFD]]). | [[Hazardous Waste]] is defined within Art 3(2) of the [[Waste Framework Directive]] ([[WFD]]) as waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in Annex III (of the [[WFD]]). [[Hazardous Waste]] is listed in the [[European Waste Catalogue]] ([[EWC]]) as a six digit code with an asterisk (*) e.g. 07 04 01*. | ||
Examples of [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]] as | Examples of [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]] as listed in the [[EWC]] are outlined in the table below (with the 2-digit code being the Chapter Title and the 4-digit code being the process giving rise to the [[waste]]): | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
|- | |- | ||
! [[EWC]] !! Description | ! [[EWC]] !! Description!![[STAT]] Group | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''13 || '''OIL WASTES AND WASTES OF LIQUID FUELS (except edible oils and those in chapters 05, 12 & 19)''' | | '''13 || '''OIL WASTES AND WASTES OF LIQUID FUELS (except edible oils and those in chapters 05, 12 & 19)'''|| | ||
|- | |- | ||
| '''13 01 || '''waste hydraulic oils''' | | '''13 01 || '''waste hydraulic oils'''|| Used Oils | ||
|- | |- | ||
| 13 01 01* || hydraulic oils, contianing PCBs | | 13 01 01* || hydraulic oils, contianing PCBs||Waste Containing PCBs | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13 01 04* || chlorinated emulsions | |13 01 04* || chlorinated emulsions|| Used Oils | ||
|- | |- | ||
|13 01 11* || synthetic hydraulic oils | |13 01 11* || synthetic hydraulic oils|| Used Oils | ||
|} | |} | ||
{| class="wikitable" | {| class="wikitable" | ||
| | When considering the diagram below of [[Hazardous Waste|hazardous waste]] waste arisings of 4.6 million tonnes in 2018, 80% of hazardous waste was grouped into the following [[STAT]] groupings: | ||
*Discarded Vehicles 23% | |||
*Chemical Wastes 21% | |||
*Discarded Equipment 10% | |||
*Mineral Waste from Construction and Demolition 10% | |||
*Used Oils 8% | |||
*Soils 8% | |||
==Hazardous Waste Arisings== | ==Hazardous Waste Arisings== |