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    Answers to questions about the National Hazardous Waste List (17 articles)

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    I.
    FAQs of the National Hazardous Waste List (2021 Edition) (First Batch)
     
    On November 25, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport and the National Health Commission revised and released the National Hazardous Waste List (2021 Edition) (hereinafter referred to as the "Directory"
    ).
    In view of the revision of the List and some common problems in the process of use, the Catalogue Compilation Team has prepared answer materials for reference in the use of the List
    .

     
    1.
    After the implementation of the new Directory, what work needs local ecological and environmental departments and enterprises to do to connect?
     
    A: Some hazardous wastes have been added and reduced in the revision of the Directory, and some waste codes have changed, and local ecological and environmental departments and relevant enterprises need to do a good job in linking the implementation of the Directory with environmental management systems such as hazardous waste management plans, transfer coupons, and permits
    .
    For example:
     
    1) If the type or code of hazardous waste generated by relevant enterprises changes, the hazardous waste management plan and pollution discharge permit and other information
    should be changed in time.

     
    2) If there is a change in the type and code of hazardous waste in the hazardous waste collection and comprehensive permit, the licensed enterprise and the local ecological and environmental department shall make changes
    in a timely manner.

     
    3) If there is a change in the type or code of hazardous waste applying for the transfer of hazardous waste across provinces, the relevant enterprise shall change the transfer plan and resubmit the transfer application
    .

     
    2.
    What are the main considerations for the revision of the Directory to delete the relevant provisions on medical waste and waste hazardous chemicals (Articles 3 and 4) in the main text?
     
    A: This revision is not simply to delete the relevant provisions on medical waste and waste hazardous chemicals in the main text of the List, but to further improve and refine the relevant content and include it in the appendix of the List, which is more scientific and rigorous
    .

     
    Regarding medical waste, the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste stipulates that "medical waste shall be managed in accordance with the national hazardous waste list"
    .
    The Directory no longer simply stipulates that "medical waste is hazardous waste", but lists the relevant types of medical waste in the Appendix to the List, and stipulates that "the classification of medical waste shall be carried out in accordance with the Catalogue of Classification of Medical Waste"
    .

     
    Regarding waste hazardous chemicals, the first is to further clarify the scope of waste hazardous chemicals included in the environmental management of
    hazardous wastes.
    Not all hazardous chemicals in the Catalogue of Hazardous Chemicals have environmental hazard characteristics, and waste hazardous chemicals cannot be simply equated with hazardous wastes, such as "liquid oxygen" and "liquid nitrogen" and other hazardous chemicals
    that only have the physical hazard of "pressurized gas".

     
    Second, it further clarifies the requirements for
    the inclusion of waste hazardous chemicals in the environmental management of hazardous waste.
    After some flammable and explosive hazardous chemicals are discarded, their hazardous chemical properties do not change; It is also difficult for regulators to define
    whether hazardous chemicals are discarded.
    Therefore, the Directory specifically proposes "declared for disposal by the owner" for waste hazardous chemicals, that is, the owner of hazardous chemicals should declare the waste to the emergency management department and the
    ecological environment department.
    The main reason for the "3?21" accident in Xiangshui is that the enterprise has neither stabilized the waste hazardous chemicals into the environmental management of hazardous waste in accordance with relevant national standards, nor declared them to the emergency management department and the ecological environment department, evading supervision and causing major accidents
    .

     
    3.
    What are the considerations for the "peer-to-peer" directed use exemption? How is the implementation implemented?
     
    A: After the exemption management system was first proposed in the 2016 edition of the List, it has played a positive role
    in promoting the utilization of hazardous waste.
    However, there are many types of hazardous wastes and diverse utilization methods, and it is difficult to make provisions one by one, and it is necessary for all localities to implement more flexible utilization exemption management in combination with actual conditions to further promote the utilization of
    hazardous wastes.
    Therefore, the Directory specifically proposes that "under the premise of controllable environmental risks, according to the scheme determined by the provincial ecological and environmental department, the 'point-to-point' directional utilization of hazardous waste" is implemented.


     
    After the Ministry of Ecology and Environment issued and implemented the "Guiding Opinions on Improving the Environmental Supervision Capacity, Utilization and Disposal Capacity and Environmental Risk Prevention Capacity of Hazardous Waste" in 2019, Shandong, Jiangsu and other places have explored and carried out the relevant work of "point-to-point" directional utilization exemption management of hazardous waste, with good
    results.

     
    In the next step, in the implementation process of "point-to-point" directional use exemption management, each provincial ecological and environmental department can formulate implementation rules in combination with local conditions and organize relevant work
    .

     
    4.
    Are wastes included in the Exemption List of the List classified as hazardous wastes?
     
    A: The Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List only exempts some of the management requirements of specific links of hazardous waste, but does not exempt its hazardous waste attributes
    .

     
    5.
    What is the specific meaning of the exemption in the appendix "Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List"?
     
    A: The "exempt content" of the Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List refers to the content
    that can not be managed according to hazardous waste.
    Its specific meaning is as follows:
     
    1) The whole process is not according to hazardous waste management: the whole process is exempted, and each management link does not need to implement hazardous waste environmental management regulations
    .

     
    It should be emphasized that except for the hazardous waste transfer process under the scenario of "the whole process is not in accordance with hazardous waste management", and the transfer process of hazardous waste collection and transfer to centralized storage points under the exemption of the collection process, the transfer process of hazardous waste under other exemption scenarios is required to run the hazardous waste transfer coupon
    .

     
    2) The collection process is not according to hazardous waste management: if the collection exemption conditions stipulated in the exemption list of the "List" are met, the collection may not require a hazardous waste collection permit, and the transfer process of collection and transfer to the centralized storage point may not run the transfer coupon; Storage and other links after centralized collection are still managed
    in accordance with hazardous waste.

     
    3) The utilization process is not in accordance with the management of hazardous waste: if the utilization exemption conditions stipulated in the exemption list of the Directory are met, the utilization enterprise does not need to hold a comprehensive hazardous waste license; It is necessary to run the transfer order, and other links such as storage in the utilization enterprise are still managed
    according to hazardous waste.

     
    4) The landfill (or incineration) disposal process is not in accordance with the hazardous waste management: meet the landfill (or incineration) disposal exemption conditions stipulated in the exemption list of the List, landfill (or incineration) disposal enterprises do not need to hold a comprehensive hazardous waste license, landfill (or incineration) pollution control implementation exemption conditions requirements; It is necessary to run the transfer order, and other links such as storage in the disposal enterprise are still managed
    according to hazardous waste.

     
    5) The cement kiln collaborative disposal process is not in accordance with the hazardous waste management: if the cement kiln cooperative disposal exemption conditions stipulated in the exemption list of the "List" are met, cement enterprises do not need to hold a comprehensive hazardous waste license, and the pollution control of the collaborative disposal process is implemented according to the requirements stipulated in the exemption conditions; It is necessary to run the transfer order, and other links such as storage in the disposal enterprise are still managed
    according to hazardous waste.

     
    6) Transportation not according to hazardous waste: the transportation process may not be in accordance with the requirements stipulated in the conditions for the transportation of dangerous goods and pollution control during transportation; You need to run a transfer coupon
    .

     
    6.
    Does the waste deleted in this amendment and the waste marked in parentheses "not including.
    .
    .
    " in the Directory mean that it is not hazardous waste?
     
    A: According to the legal definition of hazardous waste, wastes listed in the List are hazardous wastes, and wastes not included in the List are also hazardous wastes that are determined to have hazardous characteristics according to the hazard identification standards and identification methods stipulated by the state
    .

     
    Wastes deleted from this amendment, as well as wastes marked in parentheses "excluding.
    .
    .
    " in the List
    , are wastes not listed on the List.
    For these wastes, if their hazardous characteristics cannot be excluded through process analysis, etc.
    , it is necessary to further determine whether they are hazardous wastes
    according to the "Hazardous Waste Identification Standard" (GB5085.
    1~7) and "Hazardous Waste Identification Technical Specification" (HJ 298).

     
    7.
    For hazardous wastes that meet the utilization or disposal exemption, if they are handed over to another enterprise for pretreatment before utilization or disposal, is the pretreatment process exempted? In addition, is the principle of derivation applicable to wastes generated during the exempted disposal process?
     
    A: Article 3 of the Directory stipulates that "hazardous wastes listed in the Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List in the appendix of this Directory may be exempted from management in accordance with the provisions of the exemption content when the exemption link listed and the corresponding exemption conditions are met", and the pretreatment link is not in the listed exemption link, so this link cannot be exempted
    .

     
    In addition, the Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List only exempts some of the management requirements of specific aspects of hazardous waste, and does not exempt its hazardous waste attributes
    .
    Therefore, the wastes generated in the exempted disposal links should still be determined
    in accordance with the National Hazardous Waste List, Hazardous Waste Identification Standards (GB5085.
    1~7), and Technical Specifications for Hazardous Waste Identification (HJ 298).

     
    8.
    In determining whether a waste is a hazardous waste and its categories listed on the List, is priority given to the source of the industry or to the description of the waste?
     
    A: Hazardous waste comes from a wide range of sources, and there is a phenomenon
    that the same waste comes from multiple industries.
    The industry code in the Directory refers to the main source of the industry from which the waste is generated, not the only source
    .
    Therefore, when determining whether a waste belongs to the hazardous waste and its categories listed in the List, the principle of focusing on the description of the waste and supplemented by the source of the industry should be adopted, and when there is a contradiction or inconsistency between the two, the description of the waste should be used as the main basis
    for judgment.

     
    9.
    If the waste residue after the harmless treatment of overhaul slag is used as raw material to make bricks or pave roads, and aluminum ash is used as raw material for other enterprises to produce calcium aluminate, can it apply to the provincial ecological and environmental department for point-to-point directional utilization, in this case, does the utilization enterprise not need to hold a comprehensive hazardous waste license?
     
    A: The "point-to-point" directional utilization exemption of hazardous waste meets the corresponding exemption conditions stipulated in the Directory, and ensures that the risk is controllable, and enterprises do not need to hold a comprehensive hazardous waste license when carrying out directional utilization according to the scheme determined by the provincial ecological and environmental department
    .

     
    10.
    According to 900-252-12 "Waste generated during painting and painting with paint (excluding water-based paint) and organic solvents", is water-based paint residue classified as hazardous waste?
     
    Answer: "excluding water-based paint" means that water-based paint residue does not belong to the hazardous waste listed in the List, and whether it is a hazardous waste needs to be determined
    according to the "Hazardous Waste Identification Standard" (GB5085.
    1~7) and "Technical Specification for Hazardous Waste Identification" (HJ 298).

     
    11.
    Does exterior wall paint belong to Class 900-255-12 waste, that is, "waste pigment generated during the coloring process using various pigments"?
     
    A: 900-255-12 refers to the waste pigments produced in the process of coloring with various pigments, exterior wall paints are not pigments, so discarded exterior wall paints do not belong to 900-255-12 waste
    .

     
    In addition, the properties of discarded exterior paints should be clear whether they are water-based paints according to the composition of their exterior wall paints, and those that belong to water-based paints do not belong to Class 900-299-12 waste
    .

     
    12.
    Are the cleaning ink roller wastewater and wastewater treatment sludge generated by water-based ink printing 900-299-12 "failure, deterioration, unqualified, eliminated and shoddy ink, dyes, pigments, paints (excluding water-based paint)" wastes generated during production, sales and use?
     
    A: The cleaning ink roller wastewater and wastewater treatment sludge generated by water-based ink printing do not belong to the 900-299-12 category
    waste in the List.

     
    13.
    Is the sludge from the circulating water and circulating pool used in the overhaul slag wet treatment facility classified as Class 772-006-49 waste?
     
    Answer: It should first be judged whether the circulating water is a solid waste according to the "General Principles of Solid Waste Identification Standards", and if it is not a solid waste, it is not a hazardous waste
    .

     
    The sludge from the circulating tank used in the overhaul slag wet treatment facility is classified as Class 772-006-49 waste
    .

     
    Does 14.
    900-047-49 include laboratory waste generated by the company's laboratory?
     
    A: Yes
    .

     
    15.
    336-100-21 and 336-100-17 both contain "waste tank liquid, tank residue and wastewater treatment sludge from anodic oxidation using chromic acid", what are the considerations?
     
    A: The hazardous wastes in the List are classified according to the mixed source and composition of substances, and the classification system is not uniform
    .
    In the future, it is planned to be gradually implemented and unified into classification
    by source of generation.
    In the 2016 edition of the List, the waste is classified under HW21 and is classified by substance composition; In the new List, it is classified under HW17 and the source classification
    is implemented.
    However, considering that there are many sources of such waste, in order to avoid the problem of poor waste transfer and disposal caused by a large number of waste code changes in the short term, special transitional treatment is carried out, and this type of waste
    is still retained in HW21 of the new List.

     
    Therefore, after the implementation of the new List, this type of waste can be classified into both categories in the management process, and facilities with 336-100-21 and 336-100-17 utilization and disposal qualifications can treat this type of waste
    .

     
    16.
    Should stainless steel electric furnace steelmaking dust removal ash be included in HW21 or HW23?
     
    Answer: The stainless steel dustmaking ash mainly contains zinc, so it should be classified as HW23
    .

     
    17.
    900-041-49 "Waste packaging, containers, filter and adsorption media containing or contaminated with toxic or infectious hazardous wastes" is hazardous waste, and are waste packaging containing or contaminated with corrosive and flammable hazardous wastes wastes classified as wastes in the National Hazardous Waste List?
     
    Answer: Waste packaging containing or contaminated with corrosive and flammable hazardous wastes is not a waste in the List, and whether it is a hazardous waste needs to be identified
    in accordance with the Hazardous Waste Identification Standard (GB5085.
    1~7) and the Technical Specification for Hazardous Waste Identification (HJ 298).

     
    18.
    221-002-35 "Waste lye from cooking pulping during alkali pulping" refers to papermaking black liquor or white liquor?
     
    Answer: The black liquor and white liquor produced by the alkali method (caustic soda method and sulfate method) cooking and pulping are waste lye, which belong to the 221-002-35 category
    waste in the List.

     
    19.
    Regarding the 900-249-08 "scrap iron oil drum, the seal is open, standing without drip, and used for metal smelting after packing and briquetting" in the exemption list of the List, can it be understood that the waste oil drum can be turned upside down without oil flowing out? In addition, can iron waste paint buckets be implemented by reference?
     
    Answer: The inversion of the waste oil drum without oil outflow can be regarded as meeting the condition of "open state, standing without drip", but the exemption of its "metal smelting" utilization process should also meet the condition
    of "after packing and briquetting".

     
    Ferrous paint buckets are not exempt
    from the List.

     
    20.
    According to the exemption list of the List, the aluminum ash residue and secondary aluminum ash recycling metal aluminum utilization process in the 321-024-48 and 321-026-48 wastes are not managed according to hazardous waste, can it be understood that the aluminum ash residue and aluminum ash can be sold to other enterprises to refine aluminum?
     
    A: Enterprises recycling metal aluminum from aluminum ash slag and secondary aluminum ash do not need to hold a comprehensive hazardous waste license, but in addition, other environmental management and pollution control of this type of waste still need to implement the relevant provisions
    of hazardous waste.

     
    21.
    According to the exemption list of the "Directory", 900-041-49 "Waste oily rags and labor protection articles" may not be managed
    according to hazardous waste in the whole process under the condition of unclassified collection.
    Can it be understood that oily rags can be disposed of directly with other garbage?
     
    Answer: Waste oily rags, labor protection supplies, etc.
    should be collected
    in accordance with the requirements of relevant national laws and regulations.
    At the same time, in order to solve the problem of domestic waste disposal that does not have the conditions for classified collection and is mixed with a small amount of hazardous waste, the Directory stipulates that oily rags and labor protection supplies that have been mixed with domestic waste are exempted
    from the whole process.

     
    22.
    Does the 900-249-08 "Scrap Ferrous Oil Drums (excluding Class 900-041-49)" in the List of Exemptions from the List contain ferrous waste oil drums containing waste mineral oil?
     
    A: Scrap iron oil drums containing waste mineral oil belong to 900-041-49 category waste, and scrap iron oil drums containing mineral oil belong to 900-249-08 category waste
    .
    The difference between the two types of waste is that the former is filled with waste mineral oil and the latter is loaded with mineral oil
    .
    This clause exempts Class 900-249-08 wastes, while Class 900-041-49 wastes are not included in the exemption management due to the complex composition of waste mineral oil contained in them and the greater environmental risks of the utilization process, so they are not exempt from
    the scope of this exemption.

     
    23.
    900-015-13 Category Waste, "Waste Ion Exchange Resin" from Industrial Wastewater Treatment Process How to understand? Is the waste ion exchange resin produced during the treatment of boiler softened water in industrial enterprises such waste?
     
    Answer: The industrial wastewater referred to in this article specifically refers to the wastewater produced by the process of industrial enterprises, and does not include boiler softened water
    of industrial enterprises.
    Therefore, the waste ion exchange resin produced by the boiler softened water treatment process of industrial enterprises does not belong to this category of waste
    .

     
    24.
    The exemption list of the List stipulates that waste acids in HW34 wastes that only have corrosive and dangerous characteristics are used as neutralizing agents for sewage treatment in industrial sewage treatment plants, and when certain conditions are met, the utilization process is not managed according to hazardous
    wastes.
    How to understand the term "industrial wastewater treatment plant" in this article? In addition, how is "industrial wastewater treatment plant" understood in the corresponding clause of HW35 waste in the exemption list?
     
    A: The term "industrial wastewater treatment plant" in this article not only refers to a treatment plant specializing in industrial wastewater treatment, but also includes the sewage treatment facilities of the workshop of the industrial wastewater generating enterprise, as well as the industrial wastewater treatment facilities
    owned by the industrial wastewater generating enterprise.

     
    Similarly, the industrial wastewater treatment plants in the corresponding clause of HW35 waste in the Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List also include the sewage treatment facilities of the workshops of industrial wastewater generating enterprises, as well as the industrial wastewater treatment facilities
    owned by industrial wastewater generating enterprises.

     
    25.
    How to understand the "high boiling point" in 900-013-11 "High boiling point kettle bottom residues produced by rectification, distillation and pyrolysis processes in other chemical production processes (excluding processing processes with biomass as the main raw material)"?
     
    Answer: The boiling point of the purified substances and the impurities contained in them in the process of rectification, distillation and pyrolysis is different, there are high and low, and the boiling point higher than the substance to be obtained is called "high boiling point impurities"
    .
    Therefore, the distillation, distillation and pyrolysis processes that remain at the bottom of the kettle after purification are "high boiling point residues"
    .

     
    II.
    FAQs of the National Hazardous Waste List (2021 Edition) (Second Batch)
     
    On November 25, 2020, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport and the National Health Commission revised and released the National Hazardous Waste List (2021 Edition) (hereinafter referred to as the "Directory"
    ).
    In view of the revision of the List and some common problems in the process of use, the Catalogue Compilation Team has prepared answer materials (the second batch) for reference in the use of the List
    .

     
    1.
    How to understand the wastewater treatment sludge in the List? For example, HW 263-011-04 "Wastewater treatment sludge generated in pesticide production process" refers to all wastewater treatment sludge produced by the wastewater treatment process of pesticide production enterprises? If the comprehensive sewage treatment plant in the park accepts wastewater discharged by pesticide production enterprises, does the sludge produced by the comprehensive sewage treatment fall into this category?
     
    A: The identification of all wastewater treatment sludge in the Directory follows the basic judgment principle
    of "sludge based on wastewater".
    The source of wastewater is in accordance with the process source described in the List, and the wastewater treatment sludge is classified as this type of hazardous waste
    .
    In the following cases, although the wastewater contains wastewater from the process described in the List, it should not be considered to be sludge described in the List:
     
    First, wastewater with clear characteristic pollutants and pollution discharge standards, after treatment, wastewater that meets the industry sewage discharge standards or takeover standards after treatment further enters the sewage treatment system to treat the wastewater treatment sludge
    produced.
    For example, after electroplating wastewater meets the discharge limit of characteristic pollutants in the "Electroplating Pollutant Discharge Standard" (GB21900), the sludge produced by the wastewater is further treated separately or mixed with other sewage is not a hazardous waste
    as defined by HW17.

     
    Second, wastewater whose characteristic pollutants are not clear or lacks special pollution discharge standards, after the treated pollutants meet the takeover standards, it further enters the sewage treatment system to treat the wastewater treatment sludge
    .
    For example, the sludge produced by wastewater from pesticide production that meets the takeover standard after being treated separately or mixed with other sewage is not hazardous waste
    as defined by HW04.

     
    2.
    How to understand 772-006-49 in the Directory "Wastewater treatment sludge, residue (liquid) generated during the treatment or disposal of toxic or infectious hazardous wastes by physical, chemical, physicochemical or biological methods"?
     
    A: Class 772-006-49 hazardous wastes in the Directory mainly include unclassifiable wastewater treatment sludge and residue (liquid)
    generated by the hazardous waste treatment process.
    The wastewater treatment sludge and residue (liquid) included in this category need to meet the following two conditions: 1) It comes from the hazardous waste treatment process
    .
    The sludge produced by physical, chemical, physicochemical or biological methods for treatment or disposal of substances that meet the requirements of Article 7 of the "General Principles for Solid Waste Identification Standards" GB34330 is not classified as a hazardous waste
    of 772-006-49.
    2) The wastewater treatment sludge and residue (liquid) produced do not have corresponding classification codes
    in other categories of the existing List.
    The list specifies the categories of hazardous wastes produced by the separate treatment process of hazardous wastes, and the wastewater treatment sludge and residue (liquid) are classified according to the original hazardous waste category in accordance with the principle of derivation
    .
    For example, wastewater treatment sludge generated by oily waste treatment processes should be classified as 251-003-08 and should not be included in 772-006-49
    .

     
    3.
    In the production of aluminum alloy products, the use of aluminum alloy ingots is melted by the melting furnace, and the slagging agent is added and refined into aluminum alloy melting liquid, which type of waste should the dust collected by the melting slag and dust collector belong to in the "List"?
     
    Answer: The melting slag belongs to 321-026-48 "Aluminum ash slag generated on the surface of the remelting, refining, alloying, casting melt during the processing of recycled aluminum and aluminum materials, and the salt slag and secondary aluminum ash produced by the recycling aluminum process", the dust collected by the dust collector belongs to 321-034-48 "Aluminum ash heat recovery aluminum process flue gas treatment collection (removal) dust collected by the dust device, aluminum smelting and regeneration process flue gas (including: recycled aluminum smelting flue gas, aluminum liquid melt purification, impurity removal, alloying, casting flue gas) Dust collected by the dust collection (dedust) device"
    .

     
    4.
    Should the waste packaging of contaminated toxic raw materials and products be directly set as 900-041-49? If it is classified as hazardous waste, how should it be classified?
     
    Answer: Waste packaging contaminated with toxic raw materials and products should not be directly characterized as 900-041-49, and whether it is hazardous waste depends on whether the contents (raw materials and products) contained in it have hazardous characteristics
    .
    If the contents are hazardous, the packaging is hazardous waste
    .

     
    The classification of waste packaging belonging to hazardous waste should follow the principle of
    facilitating the elimination of pollution characteristics and the use and disposal.
    If there is a clear code in the List, it should be classified as the corresponding code in the List, for example, pesticide waste packaging is classified as 900-003-04, and waste mineral oil packaging is classified as 900-249-08; If there is no clear code but there is a definite category in the List, it should be classified into various similar codes or 900-000-XX in the List, for example, the waste packaging of waste organic solvents is classified as 900-000-06, and the waste packaging of dye paint can be classified according to waste dye paint or classified as 900-000-012
    .
    If no category is identified, it can be classified as 900-041-49 or 900-000-XX.


     
    5.
    Which solid wastes such as zinc ash, waste plating aid, dross, bottom slag and other solid wastes generated in the hot-dip galvanizing process are hazardous wastes in the List?
     
    Answer: The zinc ash and waste plating aid produced in the hot-dip galvanizing process belong to the "336-103-23 Waste plating melting (solving) agent and dust collected by the dust collection (removal) device generated in the hot-dip galvanizing process" in the "Directory"
    .
    The dross and bottom dross produced by hot-dip galvanized pots are not considered wastes on the List
    .

     
    6.
    Does the dust removal ash generated during the production of zinc alloy belong to the category of waste under the List 336-103-23?
     
    Answer: The dust collection ash produced in the production process of zinc alloy comes from the process of melting, stirring and casting zinc alloy ingots into zinc alloy ingots by electric furnace such as zinc ingots and alloy components (aluminum, copper, lead
    ).
    This process does not belong to the hot-dip galvanizing process, therefore, the dust collection ash produced by the zinc alloy production process does not belong to the "Directory" 336-103-23 "Dust collected by waste plating melting (solving) agents and dust collection (removal) devices generated during the hot-dip galvanizing process"
    .
    Whether it is a hazardous waste needs to be determined
    according to the hazardous waste identification standards and identification methods stipulated by the state.
    If it is identified as a hazardous waste, the waste category shall be determined according to its main hazardous components and hazardous characteristics, and classified and managed
    according to the code "900-000-XX" (XX is the hazardous waste category code).

     
    7.
    Is the used paint barrel handed over to the paint manufacturer for recycling, which is a situation of hazardous waste exemption management? How to characterize the properties of wastewater treatment sludge generated during the cleaning process of paint barrels after use?
     
    Answer: The used paint barrel is recycled by the paint manufacturer and used directly or after cleaning for the coating, which belongs to the situation of not being managed as solid waste as stipulated in the "General Principles of Solid Waste Identification Standards" (GB 34330) 6.
    1 a), that is, the used paint barrel is not solid waste, nor is it hazardous waste, and is not exempt from management
    .
    The wastewater treatment sludge produced by the cleaning process does not belong to the 772-006-49 category of waste in the List, and whether it is a hazardous waste needs to be determined
    according to the hazardous waste identification standards and identification methods stipulated by the state.

     
    The used paint barrel is recycled by the paint manufacturer, directly or after cleaning for recycling materials or disposal, the paint barrel belongs to solid waste, whether it is hazardous waste needs to be identified
    according to the national hazardous waste identification standards and identification methods.
    Waste iron drums in the Hazardous Waste Exemption Management List do not include waste ferropaint drums
    .
    The wastewater treatment sludge produced during the cleaning process of waste paint barrels belonging to hazardous wastes belongs to Class 772-006-49 wastes in the List, and the wastewater treatment sludge produced during the cleaning process of waste paint barrels that is not hazardous waste does not belong to Class 772-006-49 wastes in the List, and whether it is hazardous waste needs to be identified
    according to the national hazardous waste identification standards and identification methods.

     
    8.
    Are waste new mineral oil and packaging contaminated with new mineral oil hazardous waste?
     
    A: According to the definition of solid waste in the Law on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste, the discarded "new mineral oil" belongs to the solid waste
    that has not lost its use value but has been abandoned or abandoned.
    According to the Directory, discarded "new mineral oil" and waste packaging contaminated with new mineral oil belong to 900-249-08 "Other waste mineral oil generated during production, sale and use and waste packaging contaminated with mineral oil"
    .
    Therefore, discarded "new mineral oil" and discarded packaging contaminated with "new mineral oil" are hazardous waste
    .

     
    9.
    Is there a contradiction between the General Principles of Solid Waste Identification Standards (GB 34330) and the laboratory waste in the Directory 900-047-49 that stipulates that "solid waste samples for laboratory analysis or scientific research" are not managed as solid waste?
     
    A: No contradiction
    .
    The General Principles of Solid Waste Identification Standards (GB 34330) is the standard and basis for judging whether a substance is a solid waste, and the List is one of the
    standards and basis for judging whether solid waste is a hazardous waste.
    The premise for judging whether a substance belongs to the List is whether the substance is a solid waste, and if it is not a solid waste, there is no need to refer to the List to judge
    .
    Article 6.
    1 of the General Principles of Solid Waste Identification Standards (GB 34330) stipulates that solid waste samples for laboratory analysis or scientific research are not managed as solid waste, and solid waste samples in this management link are not laboratory waste
    in 900-047-49 of the List.
    However, the remaining samples collected after experimental analysis or scientific research are solid wastes, among which solid wastes in the List and solid wastes with hazardous characteristics judged to have hazardous characteristics according to hazardous waste identification standards are hazardous wastes
    .
    Laboratory waste belonging to hazardous waste shall be managed
    in accordance with hazardous waste.
    If it is not a hazardous waste, it shall be disposed of
    in accordance with the laboratory waste management regulations formulated by this or the laboratory.

     
    10.
    Does the waste copper clad laminate in the electronics industry fall under List 900-045-49?
     
    A: 900-045-49 includes "waste circuit boards (including waste circuit boards with or without removed components), and waste CPU, graphics card, sound card, memory, capacitors containing electrolyte, connectors containing precious metals such as gold generated by the disassembly process of waste circuit boards"
    .
    Waste copper clad laminates (unsoldered circuits, slots, without components, etc.
    ) are not waste circuit boards and therefore do not belong to Class 900-045-49 waste
    .

     
    11.
    Is waste salt from wastewater treatment in industrial parks necessarily hazardous waste?
     
    A: Waste salt from wastewater treatment in industrial parks is not necessarily hazardous waste
    .
    To determine the properties of waste salt produced by wastewater treatment in industrial parks, the hazardous substances in the wastewater should be analyzed according to the main products and production processes involved in the industrial park, and the characteristic pollutants in the waste salt should be judged in combination with the composition analysis of the waste salt, and the hazardous waste attributes should be identified in accordance with the identification procedures stipulated in the General Principles of Hazardous Waste Identification Standards (GB 5085.
    7
    ).

     
    12.
    The pesticide packaging discarded by 900-003-04 in the exemption management list has exemption provisions for collection, transportation, utilization and disposal, why not directly exclude it from hazardous waste?
     
    A: Wastes included in the exempt list are still hazardous wastes with hazardous characteristics or environmental risks
    .
    Waste pesticide packaging can only be exempted in the collection, transportation, utilization and disposal when the corresponding exemption conditions are met, and those that do not meet the exemption conditions (such as random dumping) are still managed
    as hazardous waste.

     
    13.
    What are the reasons for the deletion of "wastes to be collected and disposed of for the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases" from the HW01 category?
     
    A: The waste that needs to be collected and disposed of for the prevention and control of animal infectious diseases mainly refers to infected animals and their excreta, infected animal products, and animal carcasses
    that have died of disease or whose cause of death is unknown.

     
    The Animal Epidemic Prevention Law, amended in 2007, clearly stipulates that infected animals and their excreta, infected animal products, and animal carcasses that have died of disease or the cause of death are unknown shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of the competent veterinary department under the State Council, and shall not be arbitrarily disposed of
    .
    The Animal Epidemic Prevention Law, revised in 2021, also clearly stipulates that "infected animals and their excreta, infected animal products, and animal carcasses that have died of disease or the cause of death are unknown shall be disposed of in accordance with relevant national regulations and shall not be disposed of
    arbitrarily.
    " ”
     
    The Technical Specifications for the Harmless Treatment of Sick and Diseased Animals (Nongyi Fa [2017] No.
    25) issued by the former Ministry of Agriculture also clarifies the operation technology for the harmless treatment of
    diseased and diseased animals and related animal products.
    Therefore, the wastes that need to be collected and disposed of for the prevention and control of zoonotic diseases shall be supervised by the agricultural and rural departments in accordance with relevant laws, regulations and technical specifications, and the purpose of harmless treatment of wastes and pollution prevention and control can be achieved, and the Directory will no longer include them
    .

     
    14.
    Using the pyrolysis process to recover mineral oil in oil sludge, does the pyrolysis residue produced by this process belong to the "List" 772-003-18 hazardous waste?
     
    A: The "pyrolysis" described in Class 772-003-18 hazardous wastes in the List refers to the disposal of hazardous wastes
    by pyrolysis incineration process.
    Although the process of oil sludge recovery of mineral oil includes pyrolysis reaction, its production process does not belong to the scope specified in 772-003-18 and does not belong to 772-003-18 waste
    .
    The pyrolysis residue produced by the process of oil sludge recovery of mineral oil complies with Article 6.
    2 of the General Principles of Hazardous Waste Identification Standards (GB 5085.
    7), and can be determined whether it is hazardous waste
    through hazard characteristic identification.

     
    15.
    Are discarded vaccines classified as waste on the List? If so, how should it be classified?
     
    A: Discarded vaccines are waste in the List, and the classification of discarded vaccines depends on the node
    at which they were produced.
    Waste vaccines produced by medical institutions belong to the waste in the "Classification Catalogue of Medical Waste", which is classified as 841-005-01; Waste vaccines produced by vaccine manufacturers are classified as 276-005-02; Other discarded vaccines generated during sale and use are classified as 900-002-03
    .

     
    16.
    Does the wastewater treatment sludge from the chlorinated polyvinyl chloride production process of polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) fall under category 261-084-45 wastes in the List?
     
    A: The organic halides mentioned in category HW45 of the List do not include organic resins, and the hazardous wastes generated by the production process of organic resins are listed
    in Category HW13 of the List.
    The wastewater treatment sludge in the production process of chlorinated polyvinyl chloride (CPVC) does not belong to the 261-084-45 category of waste in the List, but its physicochemical treatment sludge belongs to the 265-104-13 category of waste in the List, and the biochemical sludge does not belong to the waste
    listed in the List.

     
    17.
    How will the Directory be dynamically revised?
     
    A: Dynamic revision takes problem-orientation as the working principle, continuously collects feedback from relevant parties in the process of using the List, and analyzes and sorts out the problems
    existing in the List.
    According to the importance of the problem, special research is carried out in stages, and hazardous waste revisions are proposed every year and released in a timely manner
    .
    At present, a special study
    on hazardous wastes such as cyanide tailings in the 2021 edition of the Catalogue has been launched.

     
    3.
    Revised comparison table of the National Hazardous Waste List (2021 Edition).

     
    Revised Fact Sheet
     
    In 1998, China first issued and implemented the National Hazardous Waste List (hereinafter referred to as the "List"), and revised it twice
    in 2008 and 2016 。 In order to implement the spirit of General Secretary Xi Jinping's important instructions on precise pollution control, scientific pollution control, and management of pollution according to law, implement the Law of the People's Republic of China on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Waste on "the National Hazardous Waste List shall be dynamically revised" and other relevant provisions, further strengthen the prevention and control of hazardous waste pollution and protect the health of the people, the Ministry of Ecology and Environment, together with the National Development and Reform Commission, the Ministry of Public Security, the Ministry of Transport and the National Health Commission
    , revised the Directory for the third time.
    The List consists of
    three parts: the main text, the Schedule and the Appendices.
    Among them, the main text stipulates the principle requirements, the attached table stipulates the specific hazardous waste type, name and hazard characteristics, etc.
    , and the appendix stipulates the hazardous waste exemption management requirements
    .
    This revision has revised and improved all three parts:
     
    Main text: The content of "Article 7 This List shall be dynamically adjusted according to the actual situation" has been added, and the provisions
    of Articles 3 and 4 of the 2016 edition of the List have been deleted.

     
    Schedule: Mainly adding, subtracting, merging and modifying the expression of some hazardous waste categories
    .
    The number of revised species totaled 467, a decrease of 12 species, of which: the addition or deletion reduced the number of species by 2 (including 4 new species and 6 deletions); Splitting or merging reduced the number of species by 10 (including splitting and increasing by 3 and combining by 13).


     
    In addition, the wording or hazard characteristics of 90 hazardous wastes have been revised
    .

     
    Appendix: 16 new types of hazardous wastes are exempted
    , bringing the total number of hazardous wastes exempted to 32.

     
    Details of the revisions are provided in the revised comparison table
    below.
    (See annex)
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