It should be noted that in both EU and US, while household
waste is exempted from hazardous waste regulations, HHW
fractions separated from the mixed household waste stream have
to be managed as hazardous waste and kept separately from mixed
municipal waste. As a large number of legislative acts have impacts
on HHW definition and management, a variety of potential consequences
and interpretations exist rendering handling of HHW a
difficult task for the competent authorities.