Municipal waste

3   Household waste sent for recovery, by material. Percentage of total household waste sent for recovery. 1992-2001. Tonnes
  Total Paper, cardboard and pasteboard Glass Plastic Metals EE-waste Biodegradeable waste Wood waste Park- and gardening waste Textiles Hazardous waste Other Householdwaste for recovery
  Tonnes  Per cent
Heile landet                          
19921 86 363 56 600 10 865  143 6 643 .. 1 088  561 - 1 121 .. 9 342 9
19951  212 689  122 161 14 912  901 18 107 .. 16 851 9 036 24 795 3 716 .. 2 208 18
19961  260 234  129 603 17 317  834 21 963 .. 27 186 11 216 38 774 6 791 .. 6 550 22
19971  365 898  165 165 20 812 3 076 31 002 .. 50 546 25 672 53 282 6 864 .. 9 479 29
1998  452 698  208 444 23 254 1 312 28 657 .. 70 535 37 989 51 014 7 225 .. 24 268 33
1999  524 156  247 133 28 432 3 077 36 271 .. 84 331 58 125 52 459 7 810 .. 6 518 38
2000  581 056  253 365 32 177 4 887 44 455 .. 93 971 72 184 66 723 8 053 .. 5 240 40
2001  668 394  236 549    33 349 4 192    32 868    22 870  131 386    78 689 77 929 7 751 8 686    34 123 44
1  The figures are scaled down to correct for interference of waste from the industries.

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