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Nature and the environment;Construction, housing and property

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Waste from building and construction

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4 April 2019

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1.90

million tonnes waste from construction activity

Generated waste amounts from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings. Tonnes. Main groups.Published 4 April 2019
	Tonnes	Part	Change in per cent
	Tonnes	Part	2016 - 2017
2017
Total, construction activity	1 896 557	100.0	1.1
Construction	658 339	34.7	3.7
Rehabilitation	479 402	25.3	-8.9
Demolition	758 816	40.0	6.2

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Table 1
Generated waste amounts from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings. Tonnes.

Generated waste amounts from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings. Tonnes.
	Total, construction activity	Construction	Rehabilitation	Demolition
2015	1 785 533	606 548	557 273	621 712
2016	1 875 994	634 929	526 367	714 697
2017	1 896 557	658 339	479 402	758 816

2017
Wood waste	253 529	114 497	92 737	46 295
Paper and cardboard	21 228	14 184	5 495	1 549
Plastics	8 040	6 170	1 561	309
Glass	8 489	2 950	4 066	1 474
Metals	98 589	23 647	28 150	46 792
Gypsum	74 534	48 669	21 209	4 655
EE-waste	8 452	1 260	3 330	3 862
Hazardous waste	41 379	2 555	19 949	18 875
Hazardous waste. Asbestos	14 670	0	2 920	11 750
Hazardous waste. Impregnated wood	8 710	0	7 394	1 316
Hazardous waste. Other	9 698	1 305	5 329	3 064
Bricks and concrete and other heavy building materials	702 325	111 344	146 501	444 480
Polluted bricks and concrete	171 942	9 352	42 088	120 502
Asphalt	201 971	193 172	6 311	2 488
Mixed waste	284 010	121 341	98 930	63 739
Other waste	22 069	9 198	9 075	3 796

Table 2
Treatment of waste from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings. Tonnes.

Treatment of waste from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings. Tonnes.
	Treatment, total	Sent to recycling	Energy recovery	Landfill	Other or unspecified
Material, total	1 896 557	647 471	548 695	689 541	10 848
Wood	253 529	0	252 790	739	0
Paper and cardboard	21 228	19 360	3	242	1 623
Plastics	8 040	2 888	4 168	983	0
Glass	8 489	7 092	931	466	0
Metals	98 589	98 589	0	0	0
Gypsum	74 534	41 371	0	33 163	0
EE-waste	8 452	7 026	635	0	791
Bricks and concrete and other heavy building materials	702 325	259 919	0	442 406	0
Polluted bricks and concrete	171 942	0	0	171 942	0
Other waste	22 069	1 433	191	20 444	0
Mixed waste	284 010	0	281 333	2 677	0
Asphalt	201 971	201 971	0	0	0
Hazardous waste	41 379	7 822	8 644	16 479	8 434

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About the statistics

The purpose of the statistics is to provide annual, national figures for waste from construction activities, material distribution and waste treatment. The composition of the waste depends on the materials used in buildings, and much of the waste is concrete, brick and wood. The statistics are used directly in the waste accounts for Norway, and for international reporting (EU).

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Standard classifications: Not relevant

Administrative information

Name and topic: Name: Waste from building and construction
Topic: Nature and the environment

Responsible division: Division for Energy, Environmental and Transport Statistics

Regional level: Whole Country

Frequency and timeliness: Yearly

International reporting: The statistics contributes to complete the waste accounts of Norway, which provides basis for reporting to Eurostat in accordance with Forordningen for avfallsstatistikk (EC 2150/2002) .

Microdata: Raw data from respondents and the basis for calculation of factors stored on Linux. Calculations are stored in Excel and SAS programs.

Background

Background and purpose

The purpose of statistics is to provide annual , national figures for waste from construction activities , material distribution and waste treatment . The statistics also helps to complete waste accounts for Norway .

The survey of waste from construction activities was initiated as a pilot project in 1998. In 1999 started the project "Establishment of statistics of construction waste" as documented in the report Bygg- og anleggsavfall (in Norwegian only).

Construction activities annually produces large amounts of waste. The quantities in question are dependent on buisness prospects. In addition to new construction, renovation and demolition also generates waste. The composition of the waste depend on the materials used in buildings, and much of the waste is concrete, brick and wood.

Users and applications: The statistics are used directly in the waste accounts , and for international reporting (EU). The statistics are used for assessment of waste measures taken by the Environmental agencies and when making waste management plans in municipalities. In addition, the statistics of the manufacturing industries, the waste industry, media and the public.