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Environmental Review, 1/2006 4 Imports and exports of waste
4.1 ImportsTable 17 shows the amount of waste imported to Denmark in 2003 and 2004 by waste fraction and treatment option. In 2004, 513,137 tonnes of waste were imported, which is 9,701 tonnes more than in 2003. The amount of waste imported in 2004 corresponds to around 4 per cent of total waste generated in Denmark. This is about the same as in 2003. Source: (1) ISAG reports; (2) Statistics Denmark; (3) Association of Danish Recycling Industries and other large scrap dealers; (4) registrations under the EU regulation on shipments 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 70 per cent of imported waste is categorised pursuant to the EU regulation on shipments of waste (18) as so-called green waste for recovery [18]. Green waste covers primarily glass, paper and cardboard, plastic, ferrous metal, and organic waste. Green waste is not subject to mandatory notification under the EU regulation on shipments of waste. Waste imported belonging to the category "other combustible waste" is destined for incineration with energy recovery, and comprises different types of waste oil. This is waste subject to mandatory notification and it is therefore also included in Table 19. 4.2 ExportsTable 18 shows the amount of waste exported from Denmark in 2003 and 2004. The amount of waste exported from Denmark in 2004 corresponded to around 12 per cent of the total waste generated in Denmark. In 2004, waste exports amounted to 1,621,674 tonnes, or 217,514 tonnes less than in 2003. The fall can be attributed to a smaller amount of ferrous metal, namely 167,000 tonnes, and residues from waste incineration plants, namely 70,500 tonnes. A detailed statement of the amount of exported waste subject to mandatory notification is found in Table 19. Around 62 per cent of waste exported from Denmark in 2003 belongs to the category "green waste for recovery". This category includes the fractions glass, paper and cardboard, plastic, and ferrous metal.
Source: (1) ISAG reports; (2) Statistics Denmark; (3) Association of Danish Recycling Industries and other large scrap dealers; (4) registrations under the EU regulation on shipments 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) the Danish EPA registered 110 tonnes of Ni-Cd batteries collected in 2002 and 62 tonnes in 2003. 4.3 Imports and exports of waste subject to mandatory notificationTable 19 shows the countries to and from which Denmark has exports and imports of waste subject to mandatory notification. 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. As can be seen from the table, in 2004 Denmark imported 235 tonnes of waste for disposal, which is about 200 tonnes more than in 2003. This waste came from Germany and Latvia and mainly consisted of waste from metal coating and chemical waste from wood preserving. In 2004, Denmark imported around 124,400 tonnes of waste for recovery. Most of this waste originated from Norway and Sweden and primarily consisted of waste oil and alkaline solutions etc. The amount of imported waste destined for recovery fell by 1,228 tonnes compared to 2003, when around 125,615 tonnes of waste were imported. Waste subject to mandatory notification exported for disposal amounted to 222,682 tonnes in 2004, which is 86,137 tonnes less than in 2003. This waste was exported to Norway and Germany and primarily consisted of residues from waste incineration plants. In addition, Denmark exported 206,317 tonnes of waste subject to mandatory notification destined for recovery. This is 5,536 tonnes less than in 2003. Countries of destination were primarily Sweden and Germany. The waste types concerned were primarily waste from processed cork and wood, lead batteries, and other waste.
Source: Danish EPA Transport Database. The reporting is based on reporting of shipments completed under the EU regulation on shipments 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 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). 4.4 OECD- codesOECD waste 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 sludge such as jarosite, hematite, goethite, etc. AA150 Precious metal bearing residues in solid form which contain traces of inorganic cyanides AA160 Leaching residues from zinc processing, dusts and sludge such as jarosite, hematite, goethite, etc: 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. AA190 Magnesium waste and scrap that is flammable, pyrophoric or emits, upon contact with water, flammable gases in dangerous quantities. 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 sludge. 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) sludge. 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 sludge. AC120 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, sludge 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. AD170 Spent activated carbon having hazardous characteristics and resulting from its use in the inorganic chemical, organic chemical and pharmaceutical industries, waste water treatment, gas/air cleaning processes and similar applications. 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 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-furan RC020 Wastes that contain, consist of or are contaminated with any congenor of polychlorinated dibenzo-dioxin RC030 Leaded anti-knock compounds sludge. RC040 Peroxides other than hydrogen peroxide. RX100 Other wastes not specified with an OECD code. Footnotes[18] 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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