Term generally used to refer to pollutants or contaminants which result from industrial processing and must be disposed.
Substances that can significantly harm the health of humans or the environment if they are not handled and disposed of correctly. Household hazardous waste consists of hazardous products used and disposed of by residential consumers, rather than industry.
Any waste that is potentially damaging to environmental health because of toxicity, ignitability, corrosivity, chemical reactivity or other action. Also hazardous material.
A solid waste or combination of solid wastes that, because of quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics, may cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness or pose a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed or otherwise managed. About 290 million tons of hazardous wastes are generated in the United States each year. A small percentage (about 4 percent) is recycled. The rest is treated, stored or disposed. Of the hazardous wastes disposed, most are injected as a liquid into the ground in specially designed injection wells. A large quantity is placed in surface impoundment's (pits, ponds and lagoons). A small portion is placed directly on the land or buried.
An environmental impact category encompassing all types of permitted and unregulated materials, sites, and substance which require prudent handling and treatment to prevent harm or danger. Sites are often referred to as Waste Management Sites.
a legal term meaning a substance/material that can no longer be used for its intended purpose, is a listed hazardous waste and / or has certain characteristics that cause it to be controlled by EPA through specific environmental laws.
Waste that can harm the environment because of its chemical makeup.
any substance that is a by-product of society and is classified under law as potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous wastes are subject to special handling, shipping, storage, and disposal requirements under the laws of the country and province or state.
Wastes that are designed as hazardous by the EPA or state of Nevada regulations. Hazardous waste, defined under the RCRA, is waste from production or operation activities that poses a potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, or disposed. Hazardous wastes that appear on special EPA lists or possess at least one of the four following characteristics: (1) ignitability, (2) corrosivity, (3) reactivity, and (4) toxicity.
any harmful solid, liquid or gaseous waste product which is inherently dangerous to handle or dispose of
Waste regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act that is listed or categorized as ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxic.
Any waste or combination of wastes which pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or living organisms because such wastes are nondegradable or persistent in nature or because they can be biologically magnified, or because they can be lethal, or because they may otherwise cause or tend to cause detrimental cumulative effects; also, a waste or combination of wastes of a solid, liquid, contained gaseous, or semisolid form which may cause, or contribute to, an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness, taking into account the toxicity of such waste, its persistence and degradability in nature, its potential for accumulation or concentration in tissue, and other factors that may otherwise cause or contribute to adverse acute or chronic effects on the health of persons or other organisms.
A waste which, because of its quantity, concentration, or characteristics, may be hazardous to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed. Specific definitions of hazardous waste vary by statute or regulation.
Waste with the potential to cause severe damage to the environment
solids, liquids or gases considered dangerous or destructive to the environment & therefore subject to special handling, shipping, storage & disposal according to applicable laws
by-products or waste materials of manufacturing and other processes that have some dangerous property; generally categorized as corrosive, ignitable, toxic, or reactive, or in some way harmful to people or the environment
A waste that: is easily ignitable under ordinary temperature and pressure; readily supplies oxygen or reactive gas to a fire; is corrosive (highly acidic or caustic); is explosive or generates toxic gas; is acutely toxic to animals if it comes into contact with skin or is inhaled, eaten or drunk; or contains toxic chemicals that can be dissolved in an acidic environment, such as a landfill.
a wide range of material such as discarded commercial chemical products, process wastes and wastewater. Some chemicals and chemical mixtures are hazardous wastes because they are specifically listed by the EPA. A chemical waste that is not listed by the EPA is still a hazardous waste if it has one or more of EPA's 4 hazardous characteristics: flammability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity .
A waste or combination of wastes that, because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics, may pose a threat to human health and the environment.
Any potentially harmful solid, liquid, or gaseous waste product of manufacturing or other human activities.
Component of the waste stream which by its characteristics poses a threat or risk to public health, safety or the environment (includes substances which are toxic, infectious, mutagenic, carcinogenic, teratogenic, explosive, flammable, corrosive, oxidising and radioactive). A waste that belongs to any category contained in App.5, list 1, unless it does not possess any of the characteristics contained in App. 5, list 3 of Guidance Statement no.4. Reference: Landfill Waste Classification and Waste Definitions 1996 (as amended)
waste which can harm people, property or the environment if not correctly managed
paint debris that contains any substance above the limits set by the EPA pollution guidelines
poisonous waste that can cause problems for living organisms or the environment.
Waste materials that when improperly managed may cause or significantly contribute to serious illness or death or that may pose a substantial threat to human health or the environment.
a discarded substance whose chemical nature makes it potentially dangerous to people
an unwanted substance that can damage the environment and pose a threat to human safety
a solid, liquid, or gas that poses a danger to human health or the environment
a waste that appears on one
a waste that exhibits a hazardous characteristic or
a waste that is either toxic (poisonous), can catch fire, corrode other materials or react with other chemicals
a "waste" that is listed by the OEPA as being hazardous or that demonstrates one or more hazardous characteristic as defined by the OEPA
a waste that poses a potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly handled
Materials that are hazardous to the environment -- human health and safety, water, air and wildlife, etc.
is liquid or solid waste that posses a risk to the safety or health of people or the environment
(HW) - a solid waste which (1) is not excluded by 40 CFR 261.4(b) and (2) it meets the characteristic of a hazardous waste in Subpart C or (3) is listed in Subpart D of 40 CFR 261 or, is a mixture of a solid waste and a hazardous waste.
a waste that contains any substance (solid, liquid, or gaseous) that is harmful or potentially harmful to life or the environment; this type of waste includes toxic flammable, corrosive and oxidizing substances and is subject to special handling, shipping, storage, and disposal requirements
solid and liquid waste that contains substances that can be harmful or dangerous to the environment.
Toxic, corrosive, reactive, or ignitable materials that can negatively affect human health or damage the environment. They can be liquid, solid, or sludge, and include heavy metals, organic solvents, reactive compounds and corrosive materials. They are defined and regulated by the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act.
Waste with properties that represent hazards to the environment and to human health (ex.: paints, solvents, drain oil, etc.). This type of waste can be explosive, corrosive, toxic, irritant, flammable, etc. Hazardous waste cannot be stored at facilities used to store other categories of waste and requires special precautions for storage, transport and processing.
Waste substances that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly managed. To be a hazardous waste the compound must possess at least one of these four characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity; or appears on special U.S. EPA lists.
Waste that is dangerous, or capable of having harmful effects on human health and the environment. For example, flammable, explosive, oxidising, corrosive, toxic, ecotoxic, radioactive or infectious materials.
Specified wastes which are classified as requiring special treatment under the Special Waste Regulations 1996. These include explosive, toxic, carcinogenic and highly flammable wastes and waste prescription-only medicines. These types of waste are tracked using a system of consignment notes.
the term used by EPA to identify those solid wastes with properties that could pose dangers to human health and the environment (for example, spent solvents, ink sludge's, cyanide wastes, etc.).
Waste products that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly managed. Hazardous waste is regulated at the federal level under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. A waste may be hazardous because it has at least one of four characteristics - ignitable, corrosive, reactive, or toxicity--or it may be included on one of several lists of waste groups that are known to be hazardous.
A subset of solid waste, which can create a risk to the safety or health of people or the environment. Any solid waste that is ignitable, explosive, reactive or toxic and which may pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health and safety or to the environment when improperly managed. Reactive refers to the ability to enter into a violent chemical reaction that may involve explosion or fumes. (Use of this term is often highly imprecise.)
waste that is often produced in large quantities by businesses and industrial facilities that can be defined as toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or reactive. This type of waste is regulated by a law called the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) to minimize risks to human health and the environment.
Waste that is potentially reactive, corrosive, flammable, toxic or explosive.
waste that is reactive, toxic, corrosive, or otherwise dangerous to living things and/or the environment. Many industrial by-products are hazardous.
A material designated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and subject to the Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements.
A substance (gas, liquid, solid, or sludge) that causes, or contributes to, illness or death, or that may substantially threaten human health or the environment when not properly controlled. A waste may be hazardous because it is toxic, ignitable, corrosive, or dangerously reactive.
For the purposes of this chapter, means any material that is subject to the Hazardous Waste Manifest Requirements of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency specified in 40 CFR Part 262.
Any waste (solid, liquid, or gas) which because of its quantity, concentration, or chemical, physical, or infectious characteristics pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of.
Discarded solid, liquid or gaseous material that can harm people or the environment, and that requires special disposal.
Refuse that could present dangers through the contamination and pollution of the environment. It requires special disposal techniques to make it harmless or less dangerous.
This type of waste includes waste substances that are dangerous (or potentially dangerous) to sustaining life. Examples of hazardous waste include toxic or corrosive wastes or wastes created by specific industrial processes. It is generally defined by Subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, as amended by the 1976 Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. EPA lists specific hazardous wastes and their pollutants in 40 CFR Part 261.
any substance discarded into the air or water or onto the land which poses a hazard to human health or welfare or to the environment.
A solid waste that has been listed as a hazardous waste under 40 CFR Subpart D or SWM Rule 1200-1-11-.02(4) or is characteristic of a hazardous waste as listed under 40 CFR Subpart C or sWM Rule 1200-1-11-.02(3). Also, a waste is hazardous if it has been contaminated with a listed hazardous waste.
The list of hazardous wastes includes: F Listed wastes generated from non-specific sources and those specifically defined, e.g., tetrachloroethylene, xylene, toluene, and treatment sludges from electroplating operations. K Listed wastes generated from specific sources such as emission control dust/sludge from the primary production of steel in electric furnaces. P Listed wastes which are commercial chemical products, manufacturing chemical intermediates or off-specification commercial chemical products or manufacturing chemical intermediates which are acutely hazardous wastes based on toxicity and reactivity, e.g., acrolein, fluorine and Phosgene. U Listed wastes which are commercial chemical products, manufacturing chemical intermediates or off-specification commercial chemical products based on toxicity, e.g., acetone, aniline and methyl ethyl ketone (MEK). SWM Rule 1200-1-11-.02(4) or 40 CFR § 261 Subpart D
any waste substance which is ignitable, corrosive, reactive or toxic and that, if improperly handled, poses a substantial threat to human health and/or the environment.
Waste that contains materials that are harmful to persons, animals or the environment.
Waste generated during production or other activities by society that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly managed. Possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity or toxicity).
Any solid, semisolid, liquid, or gaseous waste that is ignitable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive as defined by RCRA and identified or listed in 40 C.F.R. part 261.
Any discarded material containing substances known to be toxic, mutagenic, carcinogenic, or teratogenic to humans or other life-forms; ignitable, corrosive, explosive, or highly reactive alone or with other materials.
Waste requiring special disposal techniques. Definitions, regulations, and national standards vary from country to country.
Waste which is classified as "hazardous" (i.e., potentially harmful to the environment) by the government.
Substances that have been released or disposed into the environment and, under certain conditions, could be harmful to people who come into contact with them.
waste that poses a risk to human health or the environment and requires special disposal techniques to make it harmless or less dangerous.
Any solid waste or combination of solid wastes, as defined in Act 97, which because of its quantity, concentration or physical, chemical or infectious characteristics may; 1) cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in morbidity in either an individual or the total population; or 2) post a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of or otherwise managed.
Solid waste that exhibits one of the four characteristics of a hazardous waste (reactivity, corrosivity, ignitability, and/or toxicity) or is specifically designated as such by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Waste which requires special handling to avoid illness or injury to persons or damage to property. Includes, but is not limited to, inorganic mineral acids of sulfur, fluorine, chlorine, nitrogen, chromium, phosphorous, selenium and arsenic and their common salts; lead, nickel, and mercury and their inorganic salts or metallo-organic derivatives; coal, tar acids such as phenol and cresols and their salts; and all radioactive materials.
Defined by federal and state law as exhibiting either of the following characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity
Discarded material which, because of its inherent nature and quantity, requires special disposal techniques to avoid crating health hazards, nuisances or environmental pollution. Hazardous waste can physically be solid, liquid, semi-solid or gaseous.
waste is hazardous if it exhibits physical or chemical characteristics causing it to be hazardous (see hazardous material).
A hazardous waste is a solid waste which because of its quantity, concentration, or characteristics may cause an increase in mortality or serious irreversible illness or pose a substantial hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. Hazardous wastes are identified and managed as a result of their being specifically placed on lists, or because they exhibit at least one of four particular characteristics (ignitability, corrosively, reactivity, or toxicity). Defined, in fact, by the Environmental Protection (Special Waste) Regulations 1996 (as amended) and is broadly any waste on the European Hazardous Waste List that has one or more of fourteen hazardous properties.
Potentially harmful substances that have been released or discarded into the environment.
Waste materials that are inherently dangerous in contact, handling and disposal. They may be toxic, explosive, caustic, or ignitable. Substances classified as hazardous under state or federal law are subject to special handling, shipping, storage, and disposal requirements. Radioactive materials and some biological wastes are also considered hazardous.
Waste that is designated such by regulatory agencies either because it has elevated levels of hazardous chemicals or materials, because it exhibits a potentially dangerous characteristic (e.g., ignitable, corrosive, etc.) or because the material belongs to a general family of materials which have been deemed hazardous by regulatory agencies.
waste that can cause harm to the environment or people if not disposed of correctly. Precise definitions vary according to national legislation.
Under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, a solid waste, or combination of solid wastes, which because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may (a) cause or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality or an increase in serious irreversible, or incapacitating reversible, illness or (b) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, disposed of, or otherwise managed. Source, special nuclear material, and by-product material, as defined by the Atomic Energy Act, are specifically excluded from the definition of solid waste.
A subset of solid wastes that pose substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment and meet any of the following criteria: Is specifically listed as a hazardous waste by EPA Exhibits one or more of the characteristics of hazardous waster (ignitability, corrosiveness, reactivity, and/or toxicity Is generated by the treatment of hazardous waste, or is contained in a hazardous waste Toxic waste materials jeopardizing the value of real estate. (See asbestos, Environmental Protection Agency, undergound storage tanks, urea-formaldehyde)
Any material that is being discarded and meets the EPA definition of Hazardous waste (i.e. discarded M258/M256 kits, protective mask filters, paints/thinners).
Any waste that is considered dangerous to people or the environment by state or Federal laws.
Any waste material that is potentially dangerous, including, but not limited to, explosives, radioactive materials and chemicals.
Hazardous wastes are hazardous materials that no longer have practical use, such as substances that have been discarded, spilled, or contaminated, or that are being stored temporarily prior to proper disposal.
Any waste material that is potentially dangerous, including but not limited to material that is explosive, radioactive, ignitable, corrosive, toxic, or reactive.
Defined by EU legislation as the most harmful wastes to people and the environment
Products or residues known or suspected to be toxic that require special care in their handling and disposal. Examples are asbestos, dioxin or radioactive substances.
Materials that are considered a serious pollutant and that can have consequences for public health. Covered under the Hazardous Waste regulations www.environment-agency.gov.uk/subjects/waste/1019330/1029396
the definition of hazardous waste in the UK has always been debated. Usually referred to as 'special waste', it has been controlled in the UK under the special waste regulations 1996. These were reviewed in 2001, because the definition of special waste failed to meet the requirements of the EC Directive on hazardous waste. Hazardous / special waste includes a wide range of rubbish, including things like asbestos, fridges, solvents, and radioactive waste. Businesses who need to dispose of hazardous waste must do so through a registered company, see also Duty of Care. Further information on hazardous waste can be found from the Environment Agency (England & Wales), SEPA (Scotland) or EHS (Northern Ireland).
Any unusable by-product derived from the repair and/or painting process that cannot be disposed of through normal waste disposal streams. These products can be potentially harmful to the environment and require special handling as well as professional disposal. Federal, State and Local laws apply and may differ in their scope.
The NSW EPA classifies waste in the following order, ranging from the least harmful to the most harmful to the environment inert, solid, industrial, and hazardous. The hazardous waste type contains contaminants listed under "Environmentally Significant Transformations" at levels high enough to require treatment to render them safe before disposal.
Waste that is a threat to the well-being of people, plants and animals, eg hazardous waste from factories, detergents, pesticides and vehicles. Back to links
Any waste that is considered toxic, corrosive, flammable, or otherwise dangerous and declared by regulations to be a hazardous waste.
Harmful to human and animal health and to the environment.
Hazardous waste is waste that is potentially hazardous to humans, other living things and the environment and so needs to be carefully disposed of. Examples of hazardous waste include asbestos and poisons – also called Special Waste
any solid, liquid, or gaseous substance that is a by-product of society and classified under state or federal law as potentially harmful to human health or the environment. Hazardous wastes are subject to special handling, shipping, storage, and disposal requirements and possess at least one of the following four characteristics: ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity.
Unwanted by-products remaining in the environment and posing an immediate potential hazard to human life.
Any discarded material that may pose a significant threat to human health or the environment. In California, a waste is considered hazardous if it is ignitable, toxic, reactive, or corrosive as defined in CCR Title 22, Div. 4, Ch. 30, Article 11.
Defined in RCRA Section 1004(5) as "solid waste, or combination of solid waste, which, because of its quantity, concentration, or physical, chemical, or infectious characteristics may (A) cause, or significantly contribute to an increase in mortality, or an increase in serious, irreversible, or incapacitating reversible illness; or (B) pose a substantial present or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly treated, stored, transported, or disposed of, or otherwise managed."
A term applied to those wastes that because of their chemical reactivity, toxicity, explosiveness, corrosiveness, radioactivity or other characteristics, constitutes a risk to human health or the environment.
waste that originates from a specified waste stream or has hazardous properties or contains hazardous substances as defined in the Hazardous Waste Directive
corrosive, toxic, flammable and reactive substances that pose a threat to public health, safety and the environment. Hazardous materials include ni-cad batteries, oil-based paint, used motor oil and other automotive fluids, electronics, many pesticides, herbicides and fungicides, pool chemicals, solvents, fertilizers, fluorescent lamps and wood preservatives.
Waste with properties that make it dangerous, or capable of having harmful effects on human health and the environment. nert Waste: Concrete, bricks, asphalt, tiles, rock, gravel and dirt. iquid Waste: Residential and commercial septic tank waste, chemical toilet waste, grease trap waste and car wash clarifier pumpings.
A controlled product that is intended for disposal, or is sold for recycling or recovery.
A material or substance characterized by a propensity to be unhealthy, toxic, or dangerous.
By-products of society that can pose a substantial or potential hazard to human health or the environment when improperly managed. Possesses at least one of four characteristics (ignitability, corrosivity, reactivity, or toxicity), or appears on special EPA lists.
A waste such as chemicals or nuclear material that is hazardous to humans or animals and requires special handling.
solid, liquid, viscous or gaseous substance which, because of its source or measurable characteristics, is classified as potentially dangerous and is subject to specific legal regulations and special handling, shipping, and disposal requirements.
n: Any solid, liquid, or containerized gas that can catch fire easily, is corrosive to skin tissue or metals, is unstable and can explode or release toxic fumes, or has harmful concentrations of one or more toxic materials that can leach out.