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SW4 Code

The document lists various waste codes (SW 401-432) that classify different types of scheduled wastes under Malaysian law. These wastes include spent alkalis containing heavy metals, discarded pharmaceutical waste, clinical waste, waste from pharmaceutical production, incinerator ash and slag, wastes containing dioxins or furans, contaminated soil and materials, rags and filters contaminated with scheduled wastes, sludges containing cyanide, spent processing solutions and photographic chemicals, pesticide and herbicide waste, chemical sludges, wood preserving waste, discarded chemicals, obsolete laboratory chemicals, and explosive waste.

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SW4 Code

The document lists various waste codes (SW 401-432) that classify different types of scheduled wastes under Malaysian law. These wastes include spent alkalis containing heavy metals, discarded pharmaceutical waste, clinical waste, waste from pharmaceutical production, incinerator ash and slag, wastes containing dioxins or furans, contaminated soil and materials, rags and filters contaminated with scheduled wastes, sludges containing cyanide, spent processing solutions and photographic chemicals, pesticide and herbicide waste, chemical sludges, wood preserving waste, discarded chemicals, obsolete laboratory chemicals, and explosive waste.

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CODE DESCRIPTION

SW 4 Wastes which may contain either inorganic or organic constituents

SW 401 Spent alkalis containing heavy metals

SW 402 Spent alkalis with pH more or equal to 11.5 which are corrosive or hazardous

SW 403 Discarded drugs containing psychotropic substances or containing substances that are toxic,
harmful, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic

SW 404 Pathogenic wastes, clinical wastes or quarantined materials

SW 405 Waste arising from the preparation and production of pharmaceutical product

SW 406 Clinker, slag and ashes from scheduled wastes incinerator

SW 407 Waste containing dioxins or furans

SW 408 Contaminated soil, debris or matter resulting from cleaning-up of a spill of chemical, mineral oil
or scheduled wastes

SW 409 Disposed containers, bags or equipment contaminated with chemicals, pesticides, mineral oil or
scheduled wastes

SW 410 Rags, plastics, papers or filters contaminated with scheduled wastes

SW 411 Spent activated carbon excluding carbon from the treatment of potable water and processes of
the food industry and vitamin production

SW 412 Sludges containing cyanide

SW 413 Spent salt containing cyanide

SW 414 Spent aqueous alkaline solution containing cyanide

SW 415 Spent quenching oils containing cyanides

SW 416 Sludges of inks, paints, pigments, lacquer, dye or varnish

SW 417 Waste of inks, paints, pigments, lacquer, dye or varnish

SW 418 Discarded or off-specification inks, paints, pigments, lacquer, dye or varnish products containing
organic solvent

SW 419 Spent di-isocyanates and residues of isocyanate compounds excluding solid polymeric material
from foam manufacturing process

SW 420 Leachate from scheduled waste landfill

SW 421 A mixture of scheduled wastes

SW 422 A mixture of scheduled and non-scheduled wastes


SW 423 Spent processing solution, discarded photographic chemicals or discarded photographic wastes
SW 424 Spent oxidizing agent

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

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