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HAZARDOUS WASTE CLASSIFICATION <br />Definition of Waste. <br />Waste" means any discarded material of any form (for example, liquid, semi-solid, solid or <br />gaseous). <br />A discarded material is any material which is any of the following: <br />(1) Relinquished; or <br />(2) Recycled; or <br />(3) Considered inherently waste -like. <br />A material is a waste if it is relinquished by being any of the following: <br />(1) Disposed of; <br />(2) Burned or incinerated; <br />(3) Accumulated, stored or treated, but not recycled, before or in lieu of, being <br />relinquished by being disposed of, burned or incinerated. <br />A material is a waste if it is recycled, or accumulated, stored or treated before recycling, <br />by being managed: <br />(1) Through being used in a manner constituting disposal: or <br />(2) Through being burned for energy recovery: <br />A material is a waste if it is inherently waste -like when it is recycled. A material is a waste <br />if it poses a threat to human health or the environment and meets either, or both, of the <br />following: <br />(1) It is mislabeled or not adequately labeled, unless the material is correctly labeled <br />or adequately labeled within 10 days after the material is discovered to be <br />mislabeled or inadequately labeled; <br />2 The information presented here is only intended to serve as a guide, and as such, is not all inclusive. Refer to <br />California Code of Regulations, Title 22, Div 4.5, Chapter 11 for regulatory requirements. <br />Draft HMMP <br />March, 2000 <br />