Statistics Norway

Household waste

3   Household waste, by disposal. 1992-2006. 1 000 tonnes1, 2
The whole country Total Sent for recovery Deposited in landfills Incinerated Other
1998 1 365 ..  592 .. ..
2000 1 452 ..  467 .. ..
2001 1 507 ..  382 .. ..
2002 1 613 ..  384 .. ..
2003 1 671 ..  357 .. ..
2004 1 746  639  345  641  115
2005 1 844  725  333  732 54
2006 1 940  784  353  752 51
           
County          
Østfold  125 538 47 218 15 736 54 276 8 308
Akershus  223 298 86 203 18 794  114 842 3 459
Oslo  222 113 62 900 8 286  149 828 1 099
Hedmark 84 348 49 980 13 268 20 490  610
Oppland 83 688 44 163 26 777 12 062  686
Buskerud  125 467 50 656 27 488 41 308 6 015
Vestfold  106 010 50 180 9 165 44 587 2 078
Telemark 72 692 18 418 21 313 29 615 3 346
Aust- Agder 42 817 20 338 19 174 3 042  263
Vest-Agder 67 292 27 443 29 271 8 057 2 521
Rogaland  159 922 79 745 29 177 46 456 4 544
Hordaland  188 319 72 581 42 946 70 089 2 703
Sogn og Fjordane 37 856 15 371 9 376 12 419  690
Møre og Romsdal 96 807 31 594 7 750 51 963 5 500
Sør-Trøndelag  114 365 39 091 11 943 60 104 3 227
Nord-Trøndelag 46 503 28 829 13 417 3 054 1 203
Nordland 72 114 36 445 21 835 11 649 2 185
Troms Romsa 48 684 18 923 14 969 12 732 2 060
Finnmark Finnmárku 21 962 3 432 12 648 5 417  465
1  The figures are scaled down to correct for interference of waste from the industries.
2  Adjusted for number of cottages connected. For municipalities being part of an intermunicipel cooperation, the average is calculated equally for the waste as a whole.
Source: Waste statistics, Statistics Norway.

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