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The implementation of the EU Waste Directive and made under the EPA 1990. This requires organisations that produce any form of hazardous waste, over 500kg, to register with the Environment Agency. A detailed lists of wastes are included in the EU Commission Decision 2000/532/EC(1) of 3rd May 2000, and includes wastes like pesticide residues and oil residues. Schedules 1 and 2 of the Regulations are Annexes to the Hazardous Waste Directive, identifying categories and types of hazardous waste.