Waste oil drums are hazardous waste.
Some enterprises or individuals will dispose of the waste oil barrels and sulfuric acid barrels casually after using up oil or sulfuric acid. In fact, the recovery of waste sulfuric acid barrels and oil drums also needs qualified departments to operate. Recently, the Lijiaxiang police station of the county public security bureau investigated and dealt with a case of illegal sale of dangerous goods.
With the development of industry, more and more hazardous wastes are discharged during industrial production. It is estimated that the annual output of hazardous waste in the world is 330 million tons. Hazardous waste is called "political waste" in industrialized countries because of its serious pollution and potential serious impact. The public is very sensitive to the problem of hazardous waste and opposes the establishment of hazardous waste treatment plants in their own areas. In addition, the disposal cost of hazardous waste is very high, and some companies try their best to transfer hazardous waste to countries and regions with underdeveloped industries.
According to the Law of People's Republic of China (PRC) on the Prevention and Control of Environmental Pollution by Solid Wastes, hazardous wastes refer to wastes with hazardous characteristics that are listed in the national hazardous waste list or identified according to the national hazardous waste identification standards and methods.
According to the definition of National Hazardous Waste List, hazardous wastes are:
Solid waste and liquid waste under any of the following circumstances are listed in this catalogue:
(1) Having one or more hazardous characteristics such as corrosiveness, toxicity, flammability, reactivity or infectivity;
(2) It is not excluded that it is dangerous and may have harmful effects on the environment or human health, and it needs to be managed according to hazardous waste.