Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

4 Hazardous waste to unknown handling 1999 to 2006, by material. 1 000 tonnes1
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006
Total 58 60 47 56  104  106 89 88
Waste containing oil 43 47 33 42 39 46 35 36
Waste containing solvents 4 3 3 4 0 1 1 0
Other organic hazardous wastes 4 4 4 3 41 37 36 30
Waste containing heavy metals 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 7
Corrosive waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 1 1 1 0 10 9 8 9
Contaminated wastewater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Photochemicals 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3
Nonclassified hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 3
1  Amendments in legislation entering into force 01.01.2003 define additionally some waste types as hazardous. In 2003 about 57 000 tonnes of such waste types were handled in unknown ways.
Source: Statistics Norway (2007).

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