Hazardous waste is a waste that, due to its chemical activity or flammable explosive, toxic o corrosive properties, is likely to the result in danger to human health or the environment.
Hazardous waste posses following characteristics
(i) Igntability
(ii) Corrosivity
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(iii) Reactivity
(iv) Toxicity
The above four characteristics given as above provide guidelines for considering a substance to hazardous.