Waste accounts of wet-organic waste

2   Wet-organic waste by economic activity and treatment/disposal. 1993-1997. Tonnes
  Total1 Households Manufacturing
industries
Construction Service
industries
Fishing Fish
farming
Other
industries
1993                
Total1 1 156 000 334 000 461 000 700 71 000 262 000 7 000 21 000
Material recovery 398 000 8 000 362 000 .. 13 000 10 000 5 000 ..
Composting 12 000 9 000 1 000 200 1 000 0 0 0
Incineration 112 000 88 000 0 200 17 000 0 0 6 000
Landfill 371 000 232 000 96 000 300 41 000 0 2 000 ..
Release into oceans 252 000 0 0 0 0 252 000 0 ..
Other/unspecified treatment 17 000 0 2 000 0 0 0 0 15 000
1994       ..        
Total1 1 197 000 350 000 439 000 700 76 000 302 000 8 000 23 000
Material recovery 393 000 8 000 354 000 .. 15 000 10 000 7 000 ..
Composting 23 000 18 000 2 000 200 2 000 0 0 1 000
Incineration 127 000 96 000 6 000 200 19 000 0 0 6 000
Landfill 350 000 232 000 75 000 300 42 000 0 1 000 ..
Release into oceans 291 000 0 0 0 0 292 000 0 ..
Other/unspecified treatment 18 000 0 2 000 0 0 0 0 16 000
1995       ..        
Total1 1 243 000 366 000 416 000 700 82 000 346 000 8 000 24 000
Material recovery 403 000 9 000 346 000 .. 16 000 26 000 6 000 ..
Composting 52 000 41 000 5 000 200 4 000 0 0 1 000
Incineration 145 000 105 000 12 000 200 21 000 0 0 7 000
Landfill 310 000 215 000 52 000 300 41 000 0 2 000 ..
Release into oceans 320 000 0 0 0 0 320 000 0 ..
Other/unspecified treatment 18 000 0 2 000 0 0 0 0 16 000
1996       ..        
Total1 1 260 000 369 000 393 000 700 82 000 378 000 12 000 25 000
Material recovery 392 000 8 000 338 000 .. 15 000 20 000 10 000 ..
Composting 84 000 64 000 9 000 200 8 000 0 0 3 000
Incineration 148 000 103 000 18 000 200 21 000 0 0 7 000
Landfill 266 000 198 000 27 000 400 39 000 0 2 000 ..
Release into oceans 358 000 0 0 0 0 358 000 0 ..
Other/unspecified treatment 17 000 0 2 000 0 0 0 0 15 000
1997       ..        
Total1 1 268 000 387 000 403 000 800 93 000 347 000 14 000 23 000
Material recovery 419 000 0 347 000 .. 37 000 24 000 12 000 ..
Composting 126 000 106 000 9 000 200 8 000 0 0 3 000
Incineration 157 000 113 000 18 000 200 20 000 0 0 7 000
Landfill 233 000 173 000 28 000 400 29 000 0 2 000 ..
Release into oceans 323 000 0 0 0 0 323 000 0 ..
Other/unspecified treatment 16 000 0 2 000 0 0 0 0 14 000
1998       ..        
Total1 1 295 000 420 000 398 000 900 103 000 335 000 15 000 24 000
Material recovery 417 000 0 343 000 .. 43 000 18 000 13 000 ..
Composting 140 000 121 000 9 000 200 7 000 0 0 2 000
Incineration 170 000 124 000 18 000 300 21 000 0 0 7 000
Landfill 242 000 179 000 28 000 400 33 000 0 2 000 ..
Release into oceans 317 000 0 0 0 0 317 000 0 ..
Other/unspecified treatment 16 000 0 2 000 0 0 0 0 14 000
1The figures are rounded and therefore the totals do not always agree with the sum of the individual entries.
Source: Statistics Norway, the RUBIN foundation, Norwegian Association for Recycling of Food Waste (GAM).
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