Chemicals and Waste
Definition(s)
Waste materials discarded from industrial operations, or derived from manufacturing processes; may be solid, sludge (wet solids) or liquid wastes and may or may not be considered hazardous. (Source: GEMET-HMD / ISEP)
Hierarchy
Broader: waste
In other languages
French
déchet industriel
Russian
промышленные отходы
Spanish
residuos industriales
Chinese, Simplified
工业废料
Arabic
مخلفات صناعية
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Multilateral environment agreements tagged with industrial waste
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Basel Convention | 1 decision4 documents |
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Stockholm Convention | 1 document |
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Convention on the Transboundary Effects of Industrial Accidents | 5 articles and paragraphs |