Page 57 - TNB_Ebook_ESG_2024

https://www.tnb.com.my/sustainability/esg-stories/
Toxic Emissions & Waste
Carbon Management Water Management
Human Capital Development Health & Safety Labour Rights Supply Chain Management Community Relations Corporate Governance
ENSURING ETHICS WITH RESPONSIBLE HAZARDOUS
WASTE MANAGEMENT
This article was first published on 30 September 2024, and updated on 30 March 2025.
Hazardous waste is designated as scheduled waste, encompassing solid,
semi-solid, liquid, or gaseous substances that pose significant risks to human health
and the environment if not managed properly. According to the Malaysia Environmental
Quality (Scheduled Wastes) Regulations 2005, scheduled waste includes waste listed
in the First Schedule of the Regulation, which consists of 77 types of scheduled waste
categorised into five groups:
SW 1: Metal and metal-bearing wastes.
SW 2: Wastes containing principally inorganic constituents,
which may contain metals and organic materials.
SW 3: Wastes containing principally organic constituents,
which may contain metals and inorganic materials.
SW 4: Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic
constituents.
SW 5: Other wastes.
Biodiversity & Land Use Opportunities in RE Toxic Emissions & Waste