Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

2 Hazardous waste treated as approved 1999 to 2006, by material. 1 000 tonnes 1, 2
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total  533  611  604  601  748  846  924 1 017
Waste containing oil  107  131  157  171  195  210  246  226
Waste containing solvents 11 13 12 11 29 13 28 22
Other organic hazardous wastes 8 8 8 16 8 10 34 14
Waste containing heavy metals  154  169  163  196  281  326  360  494
Corrosive waste  217  259  230  129  213  208  221  211
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 1 1 1 1 8 17 32 26
Contaminated wastewater 30 23 19 20 7 59 2 20
Photochemicals 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 3
Nonclassified hazardous waste 2 4 12 55 3 0 0 2
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  The figures for 2003 onwards are based on more complete data sources than the figures towards 2002. .
Source: Statistics Norway (2007).

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