"Waste" means a substance or object that is proposed to be disposed of; or required by any written law to be disposed of.

 

 

"Hazardous waste" means waste controlled as hazardous waste under the Basel Convention. The list of hazardous wastes for the purpose of transboundary movements are specified in the Hazardous Waste (Control of Export, Import and Transit) Act. The list follows the list of hazardous waste under the Basel Convention and includes wastes listed in Annex VIII (List A) and exclude wastes listed in Annex IX (List B).