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Waste 21: Rough estimate of distribution of selected waste fractions in each sector
Fractions Waste amounts

('000 tonnes)

 Construction and demolition

%

 Domestic waste

 

%

 Bulky waste

 

%

 Garden

waste

 

%

 Industry

 

 

%

 Institutions trade and offices

%

 Coal-fired power plants

%

 Wastewater treatment plants

%
Batteries and accumulators

17

  

10

2

  

2

86

    
End-of-life vehicles*

130*

        

5*

95*

    
Tyres

40

          

100

    
Waste electronic equipment

103

2

15

48

  

15

20

    
Glass

190

  

60

      

40

    
Impregnated wood

50

95

  

5

          
Health-care risk waste

9

          

100

    
Refrigeration equipment

15

    

80

  

5

15

    
Food waste from catering centres

26

          

100

    
Organic domestic waste

700

  

100

            
Paper and cardboard

1349

  

32

    

28

40

    
PCB/PCT

7

        

100

      
Plastic (PVC and shredder plastic)

240

10

50

10

  

10

20

    
PVC

34

33

11

22

  

17

17

    
Residues: coal-fired power plants

1775

            

100

  
Shredder waste

95

        

100

      
Sludge etc.

1209

              

100
Waste oil

36

        

10

90

    
Foundry waste

95

        

100

      
Fractions total in '000 tonnes  

83

1,387

98

  

725

814

1,775

1,209
Total waste amount 1997 in

'000 tonnes

12,857

3,427

1,621

588

443

2,736

861

1,775

1,248

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31 Waste fractions do not make up total waste amounts for each sector. * End-of-life vehicles are not included in the calculations, as for example tyres, accumulators and shredder waste are sub-fractions of end-of-life vehicles and would otherwise be counted twice.