Statistics Norway

Household waste

3 Household waste, by disposal. 1992-2010. 1 000 tonnes1, 2
The whole country Total Sent for recovery Deposited in landfills Incinerated Other
1998 1 365 ..  592 .. ..
2000 1 452 ..  467 .. ..
2001 1 507 ..  382 .. ..
2002 1 613 ..  384 .. ..
2003 1 671 ..  357 .. ..
2004 1 746  639  345  641  115
2005 1 844  725  333  732 54
2006 1 940  784  353  752 51
2007 2 034  868  380  762 25
2008 2 079  906  372  781 21
2009 2 039  876  291  846 26
2010 2 088  880  124 1 050 34
           
County          
Østfold  127.5 45.4 6.2 70.9 4.9
Akershus  245.3 97.9 3.5  142.4 1.5
Oslo  227.3 69.1 6.4  146.2 5.7
Hedmark 96.3 56.6 1.0 38.5 0.3
Oppland 81.7 39.3 9.3 30.9 2.1
Buskerud  135.2 55.1 6.3 70.7 3.0
Vestfold  114.3 62.2 1.4 50.6 0.1
Telemark 83.3 34.8 15.0 31.9 1.7
Aust- Agder 48.3 22.3 11.3 14.3 0.5
Vest-Agder 82.7 33.5 18.0 27.7 3.5
Rogaland  172.7 82.9 9.8 77.8 2.2
Hordaland  186.8 76.3 9.4  100.7 0.4
Sogn og Fjordane 40.3 16.7 1.8 20.5 1.3
Møre og Romsdal  102.1 39.9 2.1 58.1 2.0
Sør-Trøndelag  117.0 44.4 3.0 68.6 1.1
Nord-Trøndelag 51.9 30.1 1.0 19.5 1.2
Nordland 93.2 50.2 5.1 37.2 0.8
Troms Romsa 54.5 18.1 4.4 30.8 1.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 27.5 4.9 9.6 12.8 0.3
1  The figures are scaled down to correct for interference of waste from the industries.
2  Adjusted for number of cottages connected. For municipalities being part of an intermunicipel cooperation, the average is calculated equally for the waste as a whole.
Source:  Waste statistics, Statistics Norway.

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