Environment Protection Regulations 2021
Sch 6Categories of priority waste
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Schedule 6—Categories of priority waste
Regulations 67 and 68
Category A waste
Category A waste is industrial waste—
(a) that can be classified as dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 and falls within one or more of the following UN classes under that Act—
(i) Class 1 (Explosives);
(ii) Class 4 (Flammable solids; substances liable to spontaneous combustion; substances which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases);
(iii) Class 5 (Oxidising substances and organic peroxides);
(iv) Class 6 (Toxic and infectious substances);
(v) Class 8 (Corrosive substances); or
(b) that generates gases that can be classified as UN Division 2.3 (Toxic Gases) dangerous goods under the Dangerous Goods Act 1985 when it comes into contact with air or water; or
(c) with any contaminant concentration greater than the upper limits for Category B waste contaminant concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds; or
(d) with any leachable concentration greater than the upper limits for Category B waste leachable concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds; or
(e) for which the Authority has issued a designation classifying the waste as Category A waste.
Category B waste
Category B waste is industrial waste (other than Category A waste)—
(a) with any contaminant concentration greater than the upper limits for Category C waste contaminant concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds, but not exceeding the upper limits for Category B waste contaminant concentrations; or
(b) with any leachable concentration greater than the upper limits for Category C waste leachable concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds, but not exceeding the upper limits for Category B waste leachable concentrations; or
(c) for which the Authority has issued a designation classifying the waste as Category B waste.
Category C waste
Category C waste is industrial waste (other than Category A waste or Category B waste)—
(a) with any contaminant concentration greater than the upper limits for Category D waste contaminant concentrations specified in the Waste Disposal Categories—Characteristics and Thresholds, as in force from time to time, but not exceeding the upper limits for Category C waste contaminant concentrations; or