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[[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]]).

~~Furthermore,~~ 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~~]]).

==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:

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.

[[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==

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 [[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]]).
-Furthermore, 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]]).
+==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:
-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.
+[[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==