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| Hazardous waste |
| 1 | Total amounts of hazardous waste, by handling. 1999-2003*. Tonnes |
| Handling | 1999 | 2000* | 2001* | 2002* | 2003* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Total | 627 528 | 661 509 | 592 721 | 634 098 | 793 737 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sent for approved treatment | 564 226 | 600 293 | 546 961 | 580 965 | 692 858 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Unknown handling1 | 63 302 | 61 216 | 45 760 | 53 133 | 100 879 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Creosote impregnated wood and CCA impregnated wood defined as hazardous waste from 2003. |