Waste Statistics 2005
3 Hazardous waste
Table 12 shows treatment of hazardous waste in 2004 and 2005 by main group. The calculation covers the amount of treated hazardous waste. A more detailed statement of hazardous waste, analysed by ISAG fractions is available in Annex 4. Table 12 has been changed somewhat from previous years to make it more comprehensible. This means that certain fractions are now only found in Annex 4.
Waste from secondary sources, such as waste from incineration plants, is not included in total waste generation, cf. Table 1. This is because the waste would otherwise be counted twice in the statistics: the first time upon receipt at the primary treatment plant and the second time as a residue. However, it may be reasonable to include waste from both primary and secondary sources when estimating capacity needs for hazardous waste management.
Source: ISAG reports 2004 and 2005, and (1) Registrations under the EU regulation on shipments of waste. (2) Danish EPA calculations. Double reporting may have occurred, because some of the hermetically sealed Ni-Cd batteries may have been included in the amount of batteries reported to the ISAG. (3) Elsam and Energi E2. (4) Based on the ISAG. It is expected that waste from secondary sources will be exported and landfilled abroad.
Shredder waste is included as a separate waste fraction in the table. Since shredder waste is reported as landfilled waste exempted from tax, the ISAG leaves no other option than including it under "other hazardous waste”. This waste fraction, however, is so large that this year we chose to include shredder waste in the statistics separately.
*There is some uncertainty about this figure as lead accumulators could have been registered under this item.
The table shows that hazardous waste from primary sources amounted to 340,495 tonnes in 2005. This is similar to last year. The three fractions which have gone down the most are: waste oil, organic and inorganic halogen-containing compounds. The drop in the amount of waste oil is attributable to a greater proportion being exported for recycling abroad. On the other hand, the amount of shredder waste has increased.
Hazardous waste from secondary sources amounted to 82,964 tonnes in 2005, which is 3,870 tonnes less than in 2004.
Tables 13, 14, 15 and 16 show the amounts of waste generated by the four sectors: households, service, industry, and building and construction.
Source: ISAG 2004 and 2005.
Source: ISAG 2004 and 2005.
Source: ISAG 2004 and 2005.
Source: ISAG 2004 and 2005.
The total amount of hazardous waste from industry is 236,236 tonnes, whereas the total amount from the service sector is 37,101 tonnes, the total amount from households is 24,930 tonnes, and the total amount from building and construction is 17,091 tonnes. A comparison of the total amounts of hazardous waste from the four sectors shows that industry generated almost three times as much hazardous waste as the three remaining sectors put together.
The building and construction sector, which generates least hazardous waste, has one primary source of hazardous waste, namely asbestos. Asbestos is also present in other sectors, however in significantly smaller quantities.
Healthcare risk waste from the service sector, or more precisely from hospitals, is another hazardous waste fraction primarily originating from one sector.
The three fractions waste oil, halogen-free organic compounds, and other hazardous waste occur in the largest amounts in industry, the service sector, and households. Organic compounds without halogens include e.g. solvents, dye/varnish/paint and tar, and rust-preventing oils.
Inorganic compounds are found in significant amounts in both industry and the service sector. This fraction is found only in small amounts in both households and the building and construction sector.
Version 1.0 September 2007, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency