Statistics Norway

Hazardous waste

3 Hazardous waste treated as approved and handled in unknown ways in 1999 to 2010, total and new types1. 1 000 tonnes
Year 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010
Approved treatment, total 1, 2  543  611  596  602  806  898  970 1 102 1 056 1 097 1 017 1 162
of this original types  543  611  596  602  784  865  921 1 049 1 025 1 057  969 1 107
of this new types 1 .. .. .. .. 21 33 49 53 31 40 48 55
Unknown handling, total 56 60 46 51 97  115 93 90 78 74 72 74
of this original types 56 60 46 51 50 72 52 53 37 42 38 47
of this new types 1 .. .. .. .. 47 43 40 37 41 32 33 27
1  Amendments in legislation entering into force 01.01.2003 define additionally some waste types as hazardous. These include a.o. wood impregnated with CCA or creosote, CRT glass containing lead, construction plastics from waste electrical and electronic equipment containing brominated flame retardants, and asbestos cement (eternite). .
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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