Waste categories | Types of Wastes | Regulatory quantities |
(1) | (2) | (3) |
Waste Category No. 1 | Cyanide wastes | 1 kilogramme per year calculated as cyanide. |
Waste category No. 2 | Metal finishing wastes | 10 kilogrammes per year the sum of the specified substance calculated as pure metal. |
Waste Category No. 3 | Waste containing water soluble chemical compounds of lead, copper, Zinc, Chromium, nickel, selenium, Barium and antimony | 10 kilogrammes per year the sum of the specified substance calculated as pure metal. |
Waste Category No. 4 | Mercury, arsenic, thallium and cadmium bearing wastes | 5 kilogrammes per year the sum of the specified substance calculated as pure metal. |
Waste Category No. 5 | Non-halogenated hydrocarbons including solvents | 200 kilogrammes per year calculated as non-halogenated hydrocarbons. |
Waste Category No. 6 | Halogenated hydrocarbons including solvents | 50 kilogrammes per year calculated as halogenated hydrocarbons. |
Waste Category No. 7 | Wastes from paints, pigments glue, varnish and printing ink | 250 kilogrammes per year calculated as oil or oil emulsions. |
Waste Category No. 8 | Wastes from dyes and dye intermediates containing inorganic chemical compounds | 200 kilogrammes per year calculated as inorganic chemicals. |
Waste category No. 9 | Wastes from dyes and dye intermediates containing organic chemical compounds | 50 kilogrammes per year calculated as organic chemicals. |
Waste category No. 10 | Waste oil and oil emulsions | 1000 kilogrammes per year calculated as oil and oil emulsions. |
Waste category No. 11 | Tarry wastes from refining and tar residues from distillation or pyrolytic treatment | 200 kilogrammes per year calculated as tar. |
Waste category No. 12 | Sludges arising from treatment of waste waters containing heavy metals, toxic organics,oils, emulsions and spent chemicals and incineration ash | Irrespective of any quantity. |
Waste Category No. 13 | Phenols | 5 kilogrammes per year calculated as phenols. |
Waste category No. 14 | Asbestos | 200 kilogrammes per year calculated as asbestos. |
Waste Category No.15 | Wastes from manufacturing of pesticides and harbicides and residues from pesticides and herbicides formulation units | 5 kilogrammes per year calculated as pesticides and their intermediate products |
Waste category No. 16 | Acid/ alkaline/ slurry wastes | 700 kilogrammes per year calculated as acids/ alkalies. |
Waste category No. 17 | Off-specification and discarded products | Irrespective of any quantity. |
Waste category No. 18 | Discarded container and container liners of hazardous and toxic chemicals and wastes | Irrespective of any quantity. |