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 425	Wastes from the production, formulation, trade or use of pesticides, herbicides or biocides
SW 426	Off-specification products from the production, formulation, trade or use of pesticides, herbicides or biocides
SW 427	Mineral sludges including calcium hydroxide sludges, phosphating sludges, calcium sulphite sludges and carbonates sludges
SW 428	Wastes from wood preserving operation using inorganic salts containing copper, chromium or arsenic of fluoride compounds or using compound containing chlorinated phenol or creosote
SW 429	Chemicals that are discarded or off-specification
SW 430	Obsolete laboratory chemicals
SW 431	Waste from manufacturing or processing or use of explosives
SW 432	Waste containing, consisting of or contaminated with, peroxides
SW 5	Other wastes
SW 501	Any residues from treatment or recovery of scheduled wastes