waste hierarchy

Here are a number of concepts about waste management which vary in their usage between countries or regions.

State / Union Territory	Code	Total Districts	Districts in which HW units located	Total units	Total HW generation TPA
Andhra Pradesh	AP	23	22	501	111098
Assam	ASS	23	8	18	166008
Bihar	BHR	55	12	42	26578
Chandigarh	CHN	1	1	47	305
Delhi	DEL	9	9	403	1000
Goa	GOA	2	2	25	8742
Gujarat	GUJ	24	24	2984	430030
Haryana	HAR	17	15	309	32559
Himachal Pradesh	HP	12	6	116	2159
Karnataka	KAR	27	25	454	103243
Kerala	KER	14	11	133	154722
Maharashtra	MAH	33	33	3953	2007846
Madhya Pradesh	MP	61	38	183	198669
Orissa	OR	30	17	163	341144
Jammu & Kashmir	JK	14	5	57	1221
Pondichery	PON	1	1	15	8893
Punjab	PUN	17	15	700	22745
Rajasthan	RJN	32	26	332	122307
Tamil Nadu	TN	29	29	1100	401073
Uttar Pradesh	UP	83	65	1036	145786
West Bengal	WB	17	9	440	129826
India	IND	524	373	13011	4415954

   some of the waste produce by products:

Waste Category	Waste Type	Regulatory Quantities
1	Cyanide wastes	1 kg per year as cyanide
2	Metal finishing wastes	10 kg per year the sum of the specified substance calculated as pure metal
3	Waste containing water soluble chemical compounds of lead, copper, zinc, chromium, nickel, selenium, barium and antimony	10 kg per year the sum of the specified substance calculated as pure metal
4	Mercury, arsenic, thallium, and cadmium bearing wastes	5 kg per year the sum of the specified substance calculated as pure metal
5	Non-halogenated hydrocarbons including solvents	200 kg per year calculated as non- halogenated hydrocarbons
6	Halogenated hydrocarbons including solvents	50 kg per year calculated as halogenated hydrocarbons
7	Wastes from paints, pigments, glue, varnish, and printing ink	250 kg per year calculated as oil or oil emulsions
8	Wastes from Dyes and dye intermediates containing inorganic chemical compounds	200 kg per year calculated as inorganic chemicals
9	Wastes from Dyes and dye intermediates containing organic chemical compounds	50 kg per year calculated as organic chemicals
10	Waste oil and oil emulsions	1000 kg per year calculated as oil or oil emulsions
11	Tarry wastes from refining and tar residues from distillation or pyrolytic treatment	200 kg per year calculated as tar
12	Sludges arising from treatment of wastewater containing heavy metals, toxic organics, oils, emulsions, and spent chemicals, incineration ash	Irrespective of any quantity
13	Phenols	5 kg per year calculated as phenols
14	Asbestos	200 kg per year calculated as asbestos
15	Wastes from manufacturing of pesticides and herbicides and residues from pesticides and herbicides formulation units	5 kg per year calculated as pesticides and their intermediate products
16	Acid/alkali/slurry wastes	200 kg per year calculated as acids/alkalies
17	Off-specification and discarded products	Irrespective of any quantity
18	Discarded containers and container liners of hazardous and toxic wastes	Irrespective of any quantity

 Some of the most general, widely used concepts include:
Waste hierarchy - The waste hierarchy refers to the "3 Rs" reduce, reuse and recycle, which classify waste management strategies according to their desirability in terms of waste minimization.
The waste hierarchy remains the cornerstone of most waste minimization strategies. The aim of the waste hierarchy is to extract the maximum practical benefits from products and to generate the minimum amount of waste.

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