The Hazardous Waste Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2005

Regulation 4(2)(a)(i)

SCHEDULE 1ANNEX I OF THE HAZARDOUS WASTE DIRECTIVE

“ANNEX I”CATEGORIES OR GENERIC TYPES OF HAZARDOUS WASTE LISTED ACCORDING TO THEIR NATURE OF THE ACTIVITY WHICH GENERATED THEM (*) (WASTE MAY BE LIQUID, SLUDGE OR SOLID IN FORM)

*

Certain duplications within this Annex are intentional.

ANNEX I.A
Wastes displaying any of the properties listed in Annex III and which consist of:
1.anatomical substances; hospital and other clinical wastes;
2.pharmaceuticals, medicines and veterinary compounds;
3.wood preservatives;
4.biocides and phyto-pharmaceutical substances;
5.residue from substances employed as solvents;
6.halogenated organic substances not employed as solvents excluding inert polymerized materials;
7.tempering salts containing cyanides;
8.mineral oils and oily substances (e.g. cutting sludges, etc.);
9.oil/water, hydrocarbon/water mixtures, emulsions;
10.substances containing PCBs and/or PCTs (e.g. dielectrics etc.);
11.tarry materials arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment (e.g. still bottoms, etc.);
12.inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnishes;
13.resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives;
14.chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not known (e.g. laboratory residues, etc.);
15.pyrotechnics and other explosive materials;
16.photographic chemicals and processing materials;
17.any material contaminated with any congener of polychlorinated dibenzofuran;
18.any material contaminated with any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin.
ANNEX I.B
Wastes which contain any of the constituents listed in Annex II and having any of the properties listed in Annex III and consisting of:
19.animal or vegetable soaps, fats, waxes;
20.non-halogenated organic substances not employed as solvents;
21.inorganic substances without metals or metal compounds;
22.ashes and/or cinders;
23.soil, sand, clay including dredging spoils;
24.non-cyanidic tempering salts;
25.metallic dust, powder;
26.spent catalyst materials;
27.liquids or sludges containing metals or metal compounds;
28.residue from pollution control operations (e.g. baghouse dusts, etc.) except (29), (30) and (33);
29.scrubber sludges;
30.sludges from water purification plants;
31.decarbonization residue;
32.ion-exchange column residue;
33.sewage sludges, untreated or unsuitable for use in agriculture;
34.residue from cleaning of tanks and/or equipment;
35.contaminated equipment;
36.contaminated containers (e.g. packaging, gas cylinders, etc.) whose contents included one or more of the constituents listed in Annex II;
37.batteries and other electrical cells;
38.vegetable oils;
39.materials resulting from selective waste collections from households and which exhibit any of the characteristics listed in Annex III;
40.any other wastes which contain any of the constituents listed in Annex II and any of the properties listed in Annex III.