Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

3 Hazardous waste to unknown handling 1999 to 2008, by material. 1 000 tonnes. 1
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008
Total 58 60 46 56 96 98 76 75 66 65
Waste containing oil 45 47 33 42 40 46 29 30 19 28
Waste containing solvents 4 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1
Other organic hazardous wastes 4 4 4 3 41 37 36 30 35 30
Waste containing heavy metals, polluted matter 4 5 5 5 8 8 6 8 8 3
Corrosive waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0
Contaminated wastewater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Photochemicals 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 2 2
Nonclassified hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 4 2 2 3 1 1
1  1 Amendments in legislation entering into force 01.01.2003 define additionally some waste types as hazardous. In 2003 about 47 000 tonnes of such waste types were handled in unknown ways.
Source: Statistics Norway, 2009.
More information: Håkon Skullerud, Kari Benterud Mellem

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