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Waste Statistics 2001
5 Imports and exports of waste
5.1 Imports
Table 11 shows amounts of waste imported in 2000 and 2001 analysed by waste fractions and treatment options.
Denmark imported 316,500 tonnes of waste in 2001, which is 19,000 tonnes less than in 2000.
Amounts of waste imported in 2001 correspond to around 2 per cent of total Danish waste generation. This is 2
percentage points less than in 2000 where amounts of waste imported corresponded to 4 per cent of total Danish
waste generation.
| Table 11. Imports of waste in 2000 and 2001 stated
by fraction and in tonnes |
| Fraction |
Recy cling |
Inciner ation |
Landfil ling |
Special treatment |
Total |
| |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
2000 |
2001 |
| Glass(2) |
12800 |
30700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
12800 |
30700 |
| Paper and cardboard(2) |
120000 |
101000 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
120000 |
101000 |
| Plastic(2) |
29300 |
24200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
29300 |
24200 |
| Ferrous metal (1 and3) |
16000 |
34500 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
16000 |
34500 |
| Other combustible(4) |
|
|
73900 |
57500 |
|
|
|
|
73900 |
57500 |
| Health care risk waste(1) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Food waste/other organic(1) |
14500 |
1700 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
14500 |
1700 |
| Other recyclable(1) |
26900 |
6200 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
26900 |
6200 |
| Sludge(4) |
9900 |
79 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
9900 |
79 |
| Other notified waste(4) |
23700 |
60100 |
|
|
240 |
108 |
8200 |
400 |
3214 |
60608 |
| Total |
253100 |
|
73900 |
|
240 |
|
8200 |
|
335440 |
316487 |
Source: (1) ISAG reports, (2) Statistics Denmark, (3) Recycling industries and other large scrap dealers, (4)
Registrations under the EU regulation on shipment of waste (Council Regulation No. 259/93 on the supervision and
control of shipments of waste within, into, and out of the European Community).
Around 63 per cent of waste imported is categorised under the EU regulation on shipment of waste [13] as
so-called green waste for recovery. Green waste covers primarily glass, paper and cardboard, plastic, ferrous
metals, as well as organic waste. Green waste is not subject to mandatory notification under the EU regulation on
shipment of waste.
Waste imported belonging to the category "other combustible" is destined for incineration with energy recovery and
covers oil and chemical waste of different kinds. This type of waste is subject to mandatory notification and is
consequently listed in Table 13.
5.2 Exports
Table 12 shows amounts of waste exported from Denmark in 2000 and 2001. Amounts of waste exported in 2001
corresponded to around 10 per cent of total Danish waste generation.
In 2001, waste exports amounted to 1,357,687 tonnes or around 128,000 tonnes less than in 2000. The decrease
is especially attributable to a decrease in exported amounts of glass, paper and cardboard, and ferrous metals, and
in amounts of residues from waste incineration plants. Detailed figures on imported amounts of waste subject to
mandatory notification are found in Table 13.
Around 66 per cent of waste exported from Denmark in 2001 belongs to the category green waste for recovery.
This applies in particular to the fractions "paper and cardboard" and "ferrous metals".
| Table 12. Exports of waste in 2000 and 2001 stated
by fraction and in tonnes |
| |
2000 |
2001 |
| Glass(2) |
14700 |
- |
| Paper and cardboard(2) |
407000 |
359300 |
| Plastic(2) |
16600 |
16900 |
| Ferrous metal (1 and 3) |
690200 |
532000 |
| Other combustible (1 and 4) |
3600 |
9700 |
| Fly ash and slag from coal-fired power plants(5) |
121600 |
105100 |
| Sulphuric acid from coal-fired power plants(5) |
0 |
0 |
| Slag and flue-gas cleaning products from iron manufacture
(1 and 4) |
11000 |
12300 |
| Lead batteries (4 and 6) |
16500 |
16900 |
| Nickel-cadmium batteries (4 and 6) |
80 |
187 |
| Residues from waste incineration plants(4 |
92300 |
140000 |
| )Ferrous metals from waste incineration plants(4) |
6600 |
8900 |
| Other waste subject to mandatory notification(4) |
105200 |
156400 |
| Total |
1485380 |
1357687 |
Source: (1) ISAG reports. (2) Statistics Denmark. (3) Recycling industries and other large scrap dealers. (4)
Registrations under the EU regulation on shipment of waste (Council Regulation No. 259/93 on the supervision and
control of shipments of waste within, into, and out of the European Community). (5) Elsam and Energi E2. (6)
Danish-EPA-registered collectors of nickel-cadmium batteries.
5.3 Imports and exports of waste subject to mandatory notification
Regarding waste subject to mandatory notification, Table 13 shows countries Denmark exports to and countries
Denmark imports from. Waste subject to mandatory notification means waste that must be notified to the
competent authorities of dispatch and the competent authorities of destination according to Council Regulation No.
259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into, and out of the European Community.
It is seen from the table that in 2001 Denmark imported around 550 tonnes for disposal, which is about 8000
tonnes less than in 2000. Most of this waste originated from Ireland, mainly consisting of different kinds of oil and
chemical waste. The large reduction in 2001 amounts is due to faulty registration in the Danish EPA Transport
Database in 2000. Actually, by far the major part of 2000 amounts was recovered at the hazardous waste
treatment plant Kommunekemi.
In 2001, Denmark imported around 116,000 tonnes of waste for recovery. Most of this waste originated from
Norway, Sweden and Ireland and mainly consisted of oil and chemical waste.
Amounts of waste imported for recovery thereby remained more or less unchanged from 2000 with imports
amounting to around 107,000 tonnes.
Waste subject to mandatory notification exported for disposal in 2001 amounted to around 245,000 tonnes or
around 126,000 tonnes more than in 2000. This waste was exported to Norway and Germany and mainly
consisted of residues from incineration plants. The large increase in exports of residues can not be explained by a
similar increase in amounts of waste for incineration. The reason for the increase is that residues to a still greater
extent are being removed from temporary landfilling underground and exported for final landfilling in Norway
In addition, Denmark exported around 99,000 tonnes of waste subject to mandatory notification for recovery. This
is 7000 tonnes less than in 2000. Countries of destination were primarily Finland, Spain, Sweden and Germany.
This waste covered mainly metallic ashes and residues, oil and chemical waste, waste from processed cork and
wood, and lead batteries.
Table 13. Imports and exports in 2001 of waste subject to mandatory notification. Stated in tonnes.
| Country |
Disposal |
Recovery |
| OECD code |
Exports from DKto: |
Imports from DKto: |
Exports from DKto: |
Imports from DKto: |
| |
|
|
|
|
| Belgium |
|
|
|
|
| AC070 |
0 |
0 |
24 |
0 |
| AC220 |
0 |
0 |
95 |
0 |
| AA040 |
0 |
0 |
89 |
0 |
| AA070 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
0 |
| AA100 |
0 |
0 |
122 |
0 |
| AA130 |
0 |
0 |
703 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
1082 |
0 |
| UK |
|
|
|
|
| AA060 |
0 |
0 |
2023 |
0 |
| AA120 |
0 |
0 |
417 |
0 |
| AA160 |
0 |
0 |
33 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
2474 |
0 |
| Finland |
|
|
|
|
| RX100 |
0 |
0 |
5919 |
0 |
| AA050 |
0 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
| AA070 |
0 |
0 |
7537 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
13507 |
0 |
| France |
|
|
|
|
| AA180 |
0 |
0 |
142 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
142 |
0 |
| Netherlands |
|
|
|
|
| AB010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
752 |
| AD040 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
| AD070 |
0 |
0 |
569 |
0 |
| AD110 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
707 |
| RX100 |
0 |
0 |
1284 |
0 |
| AA070 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
1871 |
1458 |
| Ireland |
|
|
|
|
| AC090 |
0 |
4 |
0 |
87 |
| AC210 |
0 |
39 |
0 |
15865 |
| AC220 |
0 |
219 |
0 |
1223 |
| AD010 |
0 |
77 |
0 |
763 |
| AD020 |
0 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
| AD060 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
11 |
| AD110 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| RA010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
| RX100 |
0 |
51 |
0 |
40 |
| Total: |
0 |
441 |
0 |
17993 |
| Iceland |
|
|
|
|
| AB110 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AC150 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AC220 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16 |
| AD010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| AD020 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| AD060 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| AD070 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
240 |
| AD110 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| RA010 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| RC040 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| RX100 |
0 |
108 |
0 |
0 |
| AA100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AA180 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
| Total: |
0 |
111 |
0 |
264 |
| Norway |
|
|
|
|
| AB020 |
111248 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AB040 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
193 |
| AB110 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2125 |
| AC030 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5144 |
| AC210 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10246 |
| AC270 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
50 |
| AD060 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
16266 |
| AD070 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
62 |
| AD090 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
670 |
| AD140 |
49 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AD150 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
100 |
| AD160 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
110 |
| RB010 |
47 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| RX100 |
95394 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AA020 |
0 |
0 |
987 |
0 |
| AA050 |
109 |
0 |
5467 |
0 |
| AA060 |
1552 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| AA100 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
208409 |
0 |
6454 |
34965 |
| Poland |
|
|
|
|
| AA070 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
| Switzerland |
|
|
|
|
| AB020 |
38 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| Total: |
38 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
| Spain |
|
|
|
|
| AA010 |
0 |
0 |
12324 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
0 |
12324 |
0 |
| Sweden |
|
|
|
|
| AB070 |
0 |
0 |
1274 |
0 |
| AC030 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9553 |
| AC150 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
| AC170 |
0 |
0 |
4924 |
0 |
| AD020 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
| AD060 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
44418 |
| AD070 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1925 |
| AD160 |
0 |
0 |
48 |
0 |
| RX100 |
0 |
0 |
4772 |
863 |
| AA030 |
0 |
0 |
57 |
0 |
| AA100 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
129 |
| AA130 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
42 |
| AA170 |
0 |
0 |
16893 |
0 |
| AA180 |
0 |
0 |
45 |
0 |
| Total: |
0 |
3 |
28013 |
56935 |
| Germany |
|
|
|
|
| AB020 |
28462 |
0 |
8902 |
0 |
| AB040 |
0 |
0 |
1344 |
0 |
| AB080 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
| AC030 |
0 |
0 |
4073 |
0 |
| AC170 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
309 |
| AC210 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
22 |
| AC270 |
0 |
0 |
76 |
29 |
| AD060 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
3484 |
| AD110 |
0 |
0 |
44 |
0 |
| AD140 |
76 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| RA010 |
0 |
0 |
43 |
0 |
| RC010 |
7537 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
| RX100 |
384 |
0 |
5860 |
2078 |
| AA020 |
0 |
0 |
190 |
0 |
| AA040 |
0 |
0 |
253 |
0 |
| AA050 |
0 |
0 |
4199 |
0 |
| AA060 |
0 |
0 |
634 |
0 |
| AA070 |
0 |
0 |
6074 |
0 |
| AA100 |
8 |
0 |
230 |
0 |
| AA120 |
0 |
0 |
263 |
0 |
| AA130 |
0 |
0 |
1012 |
0 |
| AA170 |
0 |
0 |
49 |
0 |
| Total: |
36466 |
0 |
33268 |
5922 |
| Total all countries: |
244913 |
557 |
99135 |
116081 |
Source: Danish EPA Transport Database. The registration is based on registrations of completed shipments under
the EU regulation on shipment of waste (Council Regulation No. 259/93). The competent authorities of destination
must submit copies of the completed consignment note to the competent authorities involved no later than 3
working days from receipt of the waste. No later than 180 days after receipt of the waste, the consignee must send
proof that the waste has been recovered. OECD waste codes are described in detail in Commission Decision of 21
October 1994, (OJ 1994 L288/36).
5.4 OECD codes
AA010 Dross, scalings and other wastes from the manufacture of iron and steel.
AA020 Zinc ashes and residues.
AA030 Lead ashes and residues.
AA040 Copper ashes and residues.
AA050 Aluminium ashes and residues.
AA060 Vanadium ashes and residues
AA070 Ashes and residues containing metals or metal compounds not elsewhere specified or included.
AA080 Thallium waste and residues.
AA090 Arsenic waste and residues.
AA100 Mercury waste and residues.
AA110 Residues from alumina production not elsewhere specified or included.
AA120 Galvanic sludge.
AA130 Liquors from the pickling of metals.
AA140 Leaching residues from zinc processing, dusts and sludges such as jarosite, hematite, goethite, etc.
AA150 Precious metal bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides
AA161 Ash from incineration of printed circuit boards
AA162 Photographic film ash.
AA170 Lead-acid batteries, whole or crushed.
AA180 Used batteries or accumulators, whole or crushed, other than lead-acid batteries and waste and scrap
arising from the production of batteries and accumulators, not otherwise specified or included.
AB010 Slag, ash and residues, not elsewhere specified or included.
AB020 Residues arising from the combustion of municipal/household wastes.
AB030 Waste from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of metals.
AB040 Glass waste from cathode-ray tubes and other activated glasses.
AB050 Calcium fluoride sludge.
AB060 Other inorganic fluorine compounds in the form of liquids or sludges.
AB070 Sands used in foundry operations.
AB080 Waste catalysts not on the green list.
AB090 Waste hydrates of aluminium.
AB100 Waste alumina.
AB110 Basic solutions.
AB120 Inorganic halide compounds, not elsewhere specified or included.
AB130 Used blasting grit.
AB140 Gypsum arising from chemical industry processes.
AB150 Unrefined calcium sulphite and calcium sulphate from flue gas desulphurization (FGD).
AC010 Waste from the production/processing of petroleum coke and bitumen, excluding anode butts.
AC020 Asphalt cement wastes.
AC030 Waste oils unfit for their originally intended use.
AC040 Leaded petrol (gasoline) sludges.
AC050 Thermal (heat transfer) fluids.
AC060 Hydraulic fluids.
AC070 Brake fluids.
AC080 Antifreeze fluids.
AC090 Waste from production, formulation and use of resins, latex, plasticisers, glues and adhesives.
AC100 Nitrocellulose.
AC110 Phenols, phenol compounds including chlorophenol in the form of liquids or sludges.
AC 120 Polychlorinated naphtalenes.
AC130 Ethers.
AC140 Triethylamine catalyst for setting foundry sands.
AC150 Chlorofluorocarbons.
AC160 Halons.
AC170 Treated cork and wood wastes.
AC180 Leather dust, ash, sludges and flours.
AC190 Fluff light fraction from automobile shredding.
AC200 Organic phosphorous compounds.
AC210 Non-halogenated solvents.
AC220 Halogenated solvents.
AC230 Halogenated or unhalogenated non-aqueous distillation residues arising from organic solvent recovery
operations
AC240 Wastes arising from the production of aliphatic halogenated hydrocarbons.
AC250 Surface active agents (surfactants).
AC260 Liquid pig manure; faeces.
AC270 Sewage sludge.
AD010 Wastes from the production and preparation of pharmaceutical products.
AD020 Wastes from the production, formulation and use of biocides and phytopharmaceuticals.
AD030 Wastes from the manufacture, formulation and use of wood preserving chemicals.
AD040 Inorganic cyanides, excepting precious metal-bearing residues in solid form containing traces of inorganic
cyanides.
AD050 Organic cyanides.
AD060 Waste oils/water, hydrocarbons/water mixtures, emulsions.
AD070 Wastes from production, formulation and use of inks, dyes, pigments, paints, lacquers, varnish.
AD080 Wastes of an explosive nature, when not subject to specific other legislation.
AD090 Wastes from production, formulation and use of reprographic and photographic chemicals and materials
not elsewhere specified or included.
AD100 Wastes from non-cyanide based systems which arise from surface treatment of plastics.
AD110 Acidic solutions.
AD120 Ion exchange resins.
AD130 Single-use cameras with batteries.
AD140 Wastes from industrial pollution control devices for cleaning of industrial off-gases, not elsewhere specified
or included.
AD150 Naturally occurring organic material used as a filter medium (such as bio-filters).
AD160 Municipal/household wastes.
RA010 Wastes, substances and articles containing, consisting of or contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyl
(PCB) and/or polychlorinated terphenyl (PCT) and/or polybrominated biphenyl (PBB), including any other
polybrominated analogues of these compounds, at a concentration level of 50 mg/kg or more.
RA020 Waste tarry residues (excluding asphalt cements) arising from refining, distillation and any pyrolitic
treatment.
RB010 Asbestos (dusts and fibres).
RB020 Ceramic-based fibres of physico-chemical characteristics similar to those of asbestos.
RC010 Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan
RC020 Any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxin
RC030 Leaded anti-knock compounds sludges.
RC040 Peroxides other than hydrogen peroxide.
RX100 Other wastes not specified with an OECD-code.
Footnotes
[13] Council Regulation No. 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of
the European Community
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