Statistics Norway

Waste, manufacturing industry

3   Waste in the manufacturing industries. By treatment. 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004. Tonnes1
  1993 1996 1999 2003 2004
Total 2 967 433 2 731 195 2 945 240 2 631 416 2 943 076
Material recovery  795 005 1 133 859  906 748 1 019 976 1 144 474
Energy recovery  886 986  545 595  508 262  517 115  462 387
Incineration without energy recovery 4 398 7 212 24 314 25 454 26 929
Landfill  829 247  584 241  665 737  294 493  382 388
Sent to sorting plant 46 028 35 275  190 161 21 204 30 192
Composting 65 659 9 162  121 252  133 291  155 759
Other biological treatment .. .. .. 15 847 19 440
Landscaping  324 704  372 261  489 976 32 203 42 188
Other treatment 15 406 43 591 38 789  247 758  285 905
Unknown .. .. ..  324 076  393 416
1  Hazardous waste excluded.
Source: Statistics Norway.

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