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Hazardous Waste is waste that appears in the List of Waste (England) Regulations 2005, as amended as a six digit code with an asterisk e.g.16 06 01*. Wastes are generally hazardous if they contain or exhibit properties which are hazardous to human health or the environment e.g. toxic, corrosive, mutagenic etc. Hazardous | [[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 listed in the [[European Waste Catalogue]] ([[EWC]]) as a six digit code with an asterisk (*) e.g. 07 04 01*. | |||
==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 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 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" | |||
|- | |||
! [[EWC]] !! Description!![[STAT]] Group | |||
|- | |||
| '''13 || '''OIL WASTES AND WASTES OF LIQUID FUELS (except edible oils and those in chapters 05, 12 & 19)'''|| | |||
|- | |||
| '''13 01 || '''waste hydraulic oils'''|| Used Oils | |||
|- | |||
| 13 01 01* || hydraulic oils, contianing PCBs||Waste Containing PCBs | |||
|- | |||
|13 01 04* || chlorinated emulsions|| Used Oils | |||
|- | |||
|13 01 11* || synthetic hydraulic oils|| Used Oils | |||
|} | |||
{| 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== | |||
The macro-level data reported in July 2020 by [[DEFRA]]<ref>[https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/uk-waste-data UK Statistics on Waste July 2020 update]</ref> for tonnage arisings is summarised in the figure below, with a total of 4.6 million tonnes of [[Hazardous Waste]] arising in the UK in 2018: | |||
[[File:Picture2macrohazwaste2019.png|1000px|center|Macro Hazardous Waste Arisings 2018]] | |||
==Waste Listing== | |||
Hazardous Waste is waste that appears in the [[List of Waste (England) Regulations 2005]], as amended, as a six-digit [[EWC]] code with an asterisk e.g.16 06 01*. Wastes are generally hazardous if they contain or exhibit properties which are hazardous to human health or the environment e.g. toxic, corrosive, mutagenic etc ([[Hazardous Properties]]). | |||
==Treatment== | |||
Hazardous Waste requires specialist handling and treatment as defined within the [[Waste Framework Directive]] (2008/98/EC) and is regulated by the [[Hazardous Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2005]] in England and Wales and by [[The Special Waste Regulations 1996]] and [[The Special Waste Amendment (Scotland) Regulations 2004]] in Scotland. The same macro level data reported in July 2020 showed the final treatment tonnage of 2.1 million tonnes was via the following destinations: | |||
[[File:Picture3macrohazwastetreat2018.png|800px|center|Macro Waste Final Treatment of Hazardous Waste in UK 2018]] | |||
==References== | |||