Definition: hazardous waste is waste that presents risks to health and/or the environment: flammable, explosive, irritating, toxic products... This waste is legally defined by type and industry. The quantity of hazardous waste is the quantity produced by all economic activities (NACE) and by households. The indicator is expressed in kilogrammes per capita. Statistics Belgium organises this data collection in Belgium and makes the results available, in particular to Eurostat. The data used here come from Eurostat, which publishes detailed and comparable results between EU Member States.

Goal: the quantity of hazardous waste must be reduced.

The Sustainable Development Goals adopted by the UN (SDGs) include target 12.4: "By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment".

UN indicator: the selected indicator corresponds to indicator 12.4.2 - Hazardous waste generated per capita and proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment.