<unk>  is waste that has substantial or potential threats to public health or the environment. *Characteristic<unk> s are materials that are known or tested to exhibit one or more of the following hazardous traits: *Ignitability *Reactivity *Corrosivity *Toxicity *Listed<unk> s are materials specifically listed by regulatory authorities as<unk> s which are from non-specific sources, specific sources, or discarded chemical products.<unk> s may be found in different physical states such as gaseous, liquids, or solids. A<unk>  is a special type of waste because it cannot be disposed of by common means like other by-products of our everyday lives. Depending on the physical state of the waste, treatment and solidification processes might be required. The international community has defined the responsible management of<unk>  and chemicals as an important part of developing a sustainable economy, with Sustainable Development Goal 12. Target 12.4 measures two indicators to "achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle". The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of<unk> s and Their Disposal was signed by 199 countries and went into force in 1992. Plastic was added to the convention in 2019.
Hazardous waste
Biomedical waste
Toxic waste
International nonproprietary name
Drug pollution
Learned intermediary
Pollutant
Hazardous drugs