Revised Laws of Saint Lucia (2021)

Schedule 1

(Section 2)

Wastes Classified as Hazardous Wastes

ANNEX 1

Waste Streams

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   Y1     Clinical wastes from medical care in hospitals, medical centres and clinics

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   Y2     Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products

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   Y3     Waste pharmaceuticals, drugs and medicines

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   Y4     Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals

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   Y5     Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals

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   Y6     Wastes from the production, formulation and use of organic solvents

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   Y7     Wastes from heat treatment and tempering operations containing cyanides

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   Y8     Waste mineral oils unfit for their originally intended use

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   Y9     Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions

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   Y10     Waste substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and/or polychlorinated terphenyls (PCTs) and/or polybrominated biphenyls (PBBs)

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   Y11     Waste tarry residues arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolytic treatment

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   Y12     Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish

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   Y13     Wastes from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticizers, glues/adhesives

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   Y14     Waste chemical substances arising from research and development or teaching activities which are not identified and/or are new and whose effects on man and/or the environment are not known

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   Y15     Wastes of an explosive nature not subject to other legislation

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   Y16     Wastes from production, formulation and use of photographic chemicals and processing materials

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   Y17     Wastes resulting from surface treatment of metals and plastics

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   Y18     Residues arising from industrial waste disposal operations

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   Y19     Wastes, from banned or expired agro-chemicals

Wastes Having as Constituents

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   Y20     Metal carbonyls

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   Y21     Beryllium; beryllium compounds

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   Y22     Hexavelant chromium compounds

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   Y23     Cooper compounds

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   Y24     Zinc compounds

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   Y25     Arsenic; arsenic compounds

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   Y26     Selenium; selenium compounds

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   Y27     Cadmium; cadmium compounds

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   Y28     Antimony; antimony compounds

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   Y29     Tellurium; tellurium compounds

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   Y30     Mercury; mercury compounds

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   Y31     Thallium; thallium compounds

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   Y32     Lead; lead compounds

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   Y33     Inorganic fluorine compounds excluding calcium fluoride

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   Y34     Inorganic cyanides

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   Y35     Acidic solutions or acids in solid form

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   Y36     Basic solutions or bases in solid form

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   Y37     Asbestos (dust and fibres)

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   Y38     Organic phosphorous compounds

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   Y39     Organic cyanides

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   Y40     Phenols; phenol compounds including chlorophenols

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   Y41     Ethers

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   Y42     Halogenated organic solvents

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   Y43     Organic solvents excluding halogenated solvents

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   Y44     Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan

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   Y45     Any congener of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin

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   Y46     Organohalogen compounds other than substances referred to in this Annex (e.g. Y39, Y41, Y42, Y43, Y44).

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   Y47     Wastes collected from households

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   Y48     Residues arising from the incineration of household wastes

Other

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        Radioactive Wastes

ANNEX II

LIST OF HAZARDOUS CHARACTERISTICS

UN CLASSCODE CHARACTERISTICS

1   H1 Explosive

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   An explosive substance or waste is a solid or liquid substance or waste (or mixture of substances or wastes) which is in itself capable by chemical reaction of producing gas at such a temperature and pressure and at such speed as to cause damage to the surroundings.

3   H3 Flammable liquids

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   The word “flammable” has the same meaning as “inflammable”. Flammable liquids are liquids, or mixtures of liquids, or liquids containing solids in solution or suspension (for example, paints, varnishes, lacquers, etc., but not including substances or wastes otherwise classified on account of their dangerous characteristics) which give off a flammable vapour at temperatures of not more than 60.5 degrees C. closed cup test, or not more than 65.6 degrees C. open-cup test. (Since the results of open-cut tests and of closed-cup tests are not strictly comparable and even individual results by the same test are often variable, regulations varying from the above figures to make allowance for such differences would be within the spirit of this definition).

4.1   H4.1 Flammable solids

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   Solids, or waste solids, other than those classed as explosives, which under conditions encountered in transport are readily combustible, or may cause or contribute to fire through friction.

4.2   H4.2 Substances or wastes liable to spontaneous combustion

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   Substances or wastes which are liable to spontaneous heating under normal conditions encountered in transport, or to heating up on contact with air, and being then liable to catch fire.

4.3   H4.3 Substances or wastes which, in contact with water, emit flammable gases

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   Substances or wastes which by interaction with water, are liable to become spontaneously flammable or to give off flammable gases in dangerous quantities.

5.1   H5.1 Oxidising

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   Substances or wastes which, while in themselves not necessarily combustible, may, generally by yielding oxygen cause, or contribute to, the combustion of other materials.

5.2   H5.2 Organic peroxides

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   Organic substances or wastes which contain the bivalent-O-O-structure are thermally unstable substances which may undergo exothermic self accelerating decomposition.

6.1   H6.1 Poisonous (Acute)

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   Substances or wastes liable either to cause death or serious injury or to harm human health if swallowed or inhaled or by skin contact.

6.2   H6.2 Infectious substances

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   Substances or wastes containing viable micro organisms or their toxins which are known or suspected to cause disease in animals or humans.

7   H7 Radioactive Materials

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   Substances or material which spontaneously emit a significant radiation and of which the specific activity is greater than 70kBq/kg (2nCi/g).

8   H8 Corrosives

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   Substances or wastes which, by chemical action, will cause severe damage when in contact with living tissue, or in the case of leakage, will materially damage, or even destroy, other goods or the means of transport; they may also cause other hazards.

9   H10 Liberation of toxic gases in contact with air or water

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   Substances or wastes which, by interaction with air or water, are liable to give off toxic gases in dangerous quantities.

9   H11 Toxic (Delayed or chronic)

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   Substances or wastes which, if they are inhaled or ingested or if they penetrate the skin, may involve delayed or chronic effects, including carcinogenicity.

9   H12 Ecotoxic

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   Substances or wastes which, if released, present or may present immediate or delayed adverse impacts to the environment by means of bioaccumulation and/or toxic effects upon biotic systems.

9   H13

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   Capable, by any means, after disposal, of yielding another material e.g. leachate, which possesses any of the characteristics listed above.