Hello student,

Hazardous waste is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment . Characteristic hazardous wastes are materials that are known or tested to exhibit one or more of the following hazardous traits:

• Ignitability.
• Reactivity.
• Corrosivity.

Hazardous waste also includes different physical forms, including: solids, liquids, and gases.

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Hello student,

The term Hazardous Wastes stands for the waste that has potential threats to public health.Environment can also have severe damage due to such waste.

• Hazardous waste is not only in solid form but also in liquids and gases.
• It is a special type of waste and cannot be disposed by common means .
• This type of waste must not be thrown in landfills which may affect us in various ways.

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