This Malaysian Standard describes the criteria and procedures for managing and supervising scheduled wastes containers to be followed by waste generators and handlers. This standard describes the container management protocol from the time a waste is generated and placed in a container, to the time the container filled with waste is transferred off site for recovery and/or disposal. NOTE. In this Malaysian Standard, the expression ”container filled with waste” means a container containing waste irrespective of the waste volume. This standard is not applicable to non rigid packaging and containers such as bags.