Hazardous Waste

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Definition

Hazardous Waste is any unwanted or unusable material or substance that is discarded after primary use (or is worthless, defective, of no use) and poses a substantial or potential threat to public health or the environment.

Context of EU Law

Hazardous waste means waste which displays one or more of the hazardous properties listed in ^[1]. Hazardous waste is defined in ^[2]

References

↑ Annex III of the Waste framework directive.
↑ Article 3(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste

[1] Annex III of the Waste framework directive.

[2] Article 3(2) of Directive 2008/98/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 November 2008 on waste

[1]

[2]