Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

4 Hazardous waste to unknown handling 1999 to 2007, by material. 1 000 tonnes1
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
Total 59 60 46 56 96 98 81 81 69
Waste containing oil 45 47 33 42 40 46 34 36 22
Waste containing solvents 4 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 1
Other organic hazardous wastes 4 4 4 3 41 37 36 30 35
Waste containing heavy metals, polluted matter 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 8 8
Corrosive waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0
Contaminated wastewater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Photochemicals 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 3 2
Nonclassified hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 1
1  Amendments in legislation entering into force 01.01.2003 define additionally some waste types as hazardous. In 2003 about 49 000 tonnes of such waste types were handled in unknown ways.

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