Scheduled Waste Management

Scheduled waste is any wastes that possess hazardous characteristics and have the potential to adversely affect the public health and environment. There are 77 types of scheduled wastes listed under the First Schedule of Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005 and the management of wastes shall be following the provisions of the above Regulations.

Waste can be classified by obtaining information on how the waste is generated and the raw materials used in the related process. By identifying the source of the waste and/or its specific hazardous characteristics, the waste generator can use the information to classify the waste and the specific SW code by referring it to the list of scheduled wastes in the First Schedule of the Regulations of the Environmental Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005.

Reference:
Department of Environment,
https://www.doe.gov.my/en/scheduled-waste-information/

List of scheduled waste code and descriptin

CODE	DESCRIPTION
SW 317	Spent organometallic compounds including tetraethyl lead, tetramethyl lead and organotin compounds
SW 318	Waste, substances and articles containing or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCB) or polychlorinated triphenyls (PCT)
SW 319	Waste of phenols or phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges
SW 320	Waste containing formaldehyde
SW 321	Rubber or latex wastes or sludge containing organic solvents or heavy metals
SW 322	Waste of non-halogenated organic solvents
SW 323	Waste of halogenated organic solvents
SW 324	Waste of halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvents recovery process
SW 325	Uncured resin waste containing organic solvents or heavy metals including epoxy resin and phenolic resin
SW 326	Waste of organic phosphorus compound
SW 327	Waste of thermal fluids (heat transfer) such as ethylene glycol
SW 4	Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents