1. Check waste classification by composition
First of all, check whether you are dealing with hazardous waste. Waste is considered hazardous if it possesses the properties listed in Appendix I of Article R. 541-8 of the Code de l’environnement .
1.1 Properties that make waste hazardous (appendix I of article R. 541-8 of the French Environment Code)
H1 "Explosive": substances and preparations which may explode under the effect of flame, or which are more sensitive to impact or friction than dinitrobenzene.
H2 "Oxidizing": substances and preparations which, in contact with other substances, particularly flammable substances, exhibit a highly exothermic...
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Circular of October 3, 2002 on the implementation of decree no. 2002-540 of April 18, 2002 on waste classification
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properties that make waste hazardous (appendix I of article R. 541-8)
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