Summary

Guidance for regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste.

This guidance explains the standards (appropriate measures) that are relevant to regulated facilities with an environmental permit to treat or transfer chemical waste. Chemical waste includes:

  • hazardous chemical wastes (for example sulphuric acid or engine oil)
  • wastes that contain, or are contaminated with, hazardous chemicals (for example contaminated soils)
  • non-hazardous chemical wastes (for example non-hazardous sludges from physico-chemical treatment) that are treated chemically

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