Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

1 Hazardous waste sent to approved facility 1999 to 2010, by material. 1 000 tonnes.1, 2
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total  543  611  596  602  806  898  970 1 102 1 056 1 097 1 017 1 162
Waste containing oil  116  131  148  171  195  226  256  255  258  309  389  450
Waste containing solvents 12 13 12 11 29 12 22 21 19 25 27 28
Other organic hazardous wastes 8 8 8 16 8 10 29 13 14 18 17 36
Waste containing heavy metals, polluted matter  154  169  163  196  339  364  402  551  547  482  379  403
Corrosive waste  217  259  230  129  213  208  221  211  175  200  161  208
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 1 1 1 1 8 17 32 26 14 9 5 7
Contaminated wastewater 30 23 19 20 7 59 7 20 14 45 32 27
Photochemicals 4 3 3 3 3 3 1 3 1 1 1 1
Nonclassified hazardous waste 2 4 12 55 3 0 0 2 13 7 7 3
1  Amendments in legislation entering into force 01.01.2003 define additionally some waste types as hazardous. In 2003 about 21 000 tonnes of such waste types were registered as handed in.
2  Based on register data from 1999 to 2002, and on survey of treatment facilities from 2003 to 2010.
Source: Statistics Norway (2011).
More information: Håkon Skullerud, Kari Benterud Mellem.

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