Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

2   Hazardous waste treated as approved 1999 to 2005, by material. 1 000 tonnes. 1, 2, 3
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005
Total  533  611  604  601  748  860  875
Waste containing oil  107  131  157  171  195  225  246
Waste containing solvents 11 13 12 11 29 13 28
Other organic hazardous wastes 8 8 8 16 8 10 34
Waste containing heavy metals  154  169  163  196  281  326  311
Corrosive waste  217  259  230  129  213  208  221
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 1 1 1 1 8 17 32
Contaminated wastewater 30 23 19 20 7 59 2
Photochemicals 4 3 3 3 3 3 1
Nonclassified hazardous waste 2 4 12 55 3 0 0
1  1 Amendments in legislation entering into force 01.01.2003 define additionally some waste types as hazardous. In 2003 about 13 000 tonnes of such waste types were registered as handed in.
2  2 Waste in 2003 to 2005 undergoing consecutive treatment operations is counted only once.
3  3 The figures for 2003 onwards are based on more complete data sources than the figures towards 2002.

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