Hazardous Waste

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 Waste requires specialist handling and treatment as defined within the Waste Framework Directive (2008/98/EC) and the transposed Waste (England and Wales) Regulations 2012, as amended.