According to the Hazardous Substance Act 1992, the term “hazardous waste” is applied to any waste which exhibits, or which is contaminated with, hazardous material, including explosive substances, flammable sub¬stances, oxidizing agents and peroxides, toxic substances, substances causing disease, radioactive substances, mutant-causing substances, corrosive substances, irritating sub¬stances, and other substances, chemicals or otherwise, which might cause injury to persons, animals, plants, properties, or environments.