It is the filter itself and not the paint it contains that makes it hazardous waste. True or False

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Chemistry

Wayne Ryan

15 May, 04:12

It is the filter itself and not the paint it contains that makes it hazardous waste. True or False

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Brooklynn Weaver · Answer 1

False. Hazmat paint in the filter would be 'Dangerous Goods in an Apparatus.

Kadin · Answer 2

The statement is False

Explanation:

Filters are present along with paint boxes but those filters are not more hazardous. Although paint filters may burn yet they do not generally burn vigorously and persistently as like the paints. However, it is possible they could cause fires by giving off vapors that ignite other combustible materials. Moreover paints are oil and used oil comes under the category of hazardous waste so paint is more dangerous than filters.