Orientering fra Miljøstyrelsen, 2/2004 – Waste Statistics 2002

Waste Statistics 2002

3 Hazardous waste

Table 12 shows treatment of hazardous waste in 2001 and 2002 by main groups. The statement covers waste from both primary and secondary sources. A more detailed statement of hazardous waste analysed by the ISAG fractions is in Annex 3. 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 3.

Waste from secondary sources, such as waste from incineration plants, is not included in total waste generation, cf. Table 1. This is due to the fact that waste would otherwise be counted in statistics twice: the first time upon receipt at the primary treatment plant and the second time as a residue. However, it is reasonable to include waste from both primary and secondary sources in the assessment of capacity needs for management of hazardous waste.

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The total amount of waste in 2001 has been erroneously stated as 347.301 tonnes in Waste Statistics 2001.

The table shows that hazardous waste from primary sources amounted to 247,500 tonnes in 2002. This represents a fall of around 12,600 tonnes compared to 2001. The fall is primarily attributable to the fractions: inorganic compounds, other hazardous waste, and shredder waste.

From 2000 to 2001, total amounts of hazardous waste increased by 57 per cent. However, by far the major part of this increase was due to changes in the method of registration in the ISAG. From 2001 shredder waste must be reported to the ISAG separately. Shredder waste was previously registered in the ISAG as part of the non-hazardous fraction "various non-combustible". Shredder waste amounted to 67,200 tonnes in 2002.

In 2002 hazardous waste from secondary sources amounted to almost 85,800 tonnes, which is around 300 tonnes less than in 2001.

Tables 13 to 16 show the amounts of waste generated by the four sectors: households, service, industry, and building and construction.

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The total amount of hazardous waste from industry is about 155,000 tonnes, whereas the total amount from the service sector is around 33,000 tonnes, the total amount from households is around 25,000 tonnes, and the total amount from building and construction is around 15,000 tonnes. A comparison of the amounts of hazardous waste generated by all four sectors shows that industry has generated almost twice as much hazardous waste as the three remaining sectors put together.

The building and construction sector - the sector generating least hazardous waste - has one primary source of hazardous waste, namely asbestos. Asbestos is also present in other sectors, however, in less significant amounts.

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, organic compounds without halogens, and other hazardous waste are generated in the largest amounts by industry, the service sector, and households. Inorganic 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.