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) Micrognerators. Industrial, commercial, or service establishments that generate anamount of up to 400 kilograms (882 pounds) of hazardous waste per year or itsequivalent in another unit of measure;c) Small generators. Individuals or entities that generate an amount equal to or greaterthan 400 kilograms (882 pounds) and less than 10 tons in total gross weight ofwaste per year or its equivalent in another unit of measure;d) Large generators. Individuals or entities that generate an amount equal to or greaterthan 10 tons in total gross weight of wastes per year or its equivalent in anotherunit of measure.3.2. Classification of WastesWaste should be understood as the material or product discarded by the owner or possessorand that is in a solid or semisolid state, or is a liquid or gas contained in receptaclesor deposits and for which a value can be set or that must be subjected totreatment or final disposal according to the Wastes Law. Wastes are classified into thefollowing types:a) Wastes requiring special handling. Wastes generated in production processes that donot meet the characteristics to be considered solid hazardous urban wastes or thatare produced by large generators of solid urban wastes;b) Incompatible wastes. Wastes that react when they come in contact or are mixed withwater or other materials or waste, producing heat, pressure, fire, particulates, gasesor harmful vapors;c) Hazardous wastes. Wastes that possess any of the characteristics of corrosiveness,reactivity, explosiveness, toxicity, inflammability, or that contain infectious agentsthat make them hazardous, as well as containers, receptacles, packaging, and soils thathave been contaminated when being transferred to another site, in accordancewith the new Wastes Law.In order to determine if a waste meets the characteristics mentioned in theabove paragraph, a Cretib test is done, which indicates whether or not a materialis hazardous;d) Solid urban wastes. Wastes generated in residential dwellings, resulting from theelimination of the materials used in domestic activities, of the products they consume,and their containers or packaging; wastes coming from any other activitywithin establishments or on the street that generates wastes with household characteristics;in addition, the by-products of the cleaning of streets and of otherpublic places, provided they are not considered some other type of waste underthe new Wastes Law.289Environmental Law