Waste Statistics 2005
4 Imports and exports of waste
- 4.1 Imports
- 4.2 Exports
- 4.3 Imports and exports of waste subject to mandatory notification
- 4.4 OECD codes
4.1 Imports
Table 17 shows the amount of waste imported to Denmark in 2004 and 2005 by waste fraction and treatment option. In 2005, 486,098 tonnes of waste were imported, which is 25,035 tonnes less than in 2004.
The amount of waste imported in 2005 corresponds to around 6 per cent of total waste generated in Denmark. This is somewhat more than in 2004 when the amount imported was about 4 per cent.
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 62 per cent of imported waste is categorised pursuant to the EU regulation on shipments of waste[13] as so-called green waste for recovery. Green waste covers primarily glass, paper and cardboard, plastic and ferrous metal. 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 Exports
Table 18 shows the amount of waste exported from Denmark in 2004 and 2005. The amount of waste exported from Denmark in 2005 corresponded to around 11 per cent of the total waste generated in Denmark.
In 2005, waste exports amounted to 1,557,682 tonnes, or 61,988 tonnes less than in 2004. The fall can be attributed to a smaller amount of ferrous metal, namely 77,000 tonnes, and residues from coal-fired power plants, namely 50,000 tonnes. A detailed statement of the amount of exported waste subject to mandatory notification is found in Table 19.
Around 69 per cent of waste exported from Denmark in 2005 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) Registrations by the Danish EPA.
4.3 Imports and exports of waste subject to mandatory notification
Table 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 2005 Denmark imported 1,043 tonnes of waste for disposal, which is about 800 tonnes more than in 2004. This waste originated primarily from the Netherlands and consisted mainly of acidic solutions.
In 2005, Denmark imported around 146,000 tonnes of waste for recovery. Most of this waste originated from Norway and Sweden and consisted primarily of unlisted waste and mixtures of waste oil emulsions.
The amount of imported waste in 2003 destined for recovery rose by 21,751 tonnes compared to 2004, when around 124,000 tonnes of waste were imported.
Waste subject to mandatory notification exported for disposal amounted to 231,408 tonnes in 2005, which is 8,726 tonnes more than in 2004. This waste was exported to Norway and Germany and primarily consisted of residues from waste incineration plants.
In addition, Denmark exported 232,923 tonnes of waste subject to mandatory notification destined for recovery. This is 26,606 tonnes more than in 2004. Countries of destination were primarily Sweden and Germany. The waste types concerned were primarily unlisted waste, wood waste, lead batteries and waste oil.
Table 19. Imports and exports of waste subject to mandatory notification, 2005.
Stated in tonnes.
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 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. |
[13] Council Regulation No. 259/93 on the supervision and control of shipments of waste within, into and out of the European Community
Version 1.0 September 2007, © Danish Environmental Protection Agency