Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

2 Hazardous waste to unknown handling 1999 to 2010, by material. 1 000 tonnes.1
Type of material 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Total 56 60 46 51 97  115 93 90 78 74 72 74
Waste containing oil 43 47 33 37 41 63 45 44 30 37 31 40
Waste containing solvents 4 3 3 4 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
Other organic hazardous wastes 4 4 4 3 44 39 38 33 36 31 31 27
Waste containing heavy metals, polluted matter 4 5 5 6 8 9 6 8 8 3 7 3
Corrosive waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other inorganic hazardous wastes 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Contaminated wastewater 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Photochemicals 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 3 2 2 2 2
Nonclassified hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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 (2011).
More information: Håkon Skullerud, Kari Benterud Mellem.

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