| 释义 |
hazardous waste hazardous waste Any waste substance that is considered harmful to human health or the environment because it possesses one or more of 15 properties listed in the EU’s Revised Waste Framework Directive (2008). A list of such substances can be found in the European Waste Catalogue. There are stringent regulations governing the production, pretreatment, movement, and disposal of all such wastes and imposing a regime of monitoring and inspection. See alsowaste disposal. |