Waste Statistics 1999

Table 1.
Waste generation in Denmark in 1997, 1998 and 1999, and target for year 2004. Stated by source and treatment option. Stated in ‘000 tonnes and in per cent.

Source: ISAG reports 1997, 1998 and 1999, Waste 21 – The Danish Government’s Waste Management Plan 1998 - 2004, Danisco, Association of Danish Recycling Industries and other large scrap dealers, reports to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency on sludge applied to farmland etc. (for 1999, figures from 1998 have been used) and incineration of sludge at waste incineration plants (for 1999, figures from 1998 have been used) . Waste amounts from wastewater treatment plants include sand and screenings.

Table 2.
Waste generation in Denmark in 1997, 1998 and 1999 stated by waste type and treatment option. Stated in tonnes and in per cent.

Source: ISAG reports 1997, 1998 and 1999, Waste 21 – The Danish Government’s Waste Management Plan 1998 - 2004, Danisco, Association of Danish Recycling Industries and other large scrap dealers, reports to the Danish Environmental Protection Agency on sludge applied to farmland etc. (for 1999, figures from 1998 have been used) and incineration of sludge at waste incineration plants (for 1999, figures from 1998 have been used).