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Nature and the environment;Construction, housing and property

avfbygganl, Waste from building and construction, trade waste, waste treatment, recovery, incineration, landfill, construction, rehabilitation, demolitionConstruction , Waste , Construction, housing and property, Nature and the environment

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Waste from building and construction

Updated

3 April 2020

Corrected

15 April 2020

Next update

25 February 2021

1.82

million tonnes waste from construction activity

Generated waste amounts from construction, rehabilitation and demolition of buildings. Tonnes. Main groups.Published 3 April 2020
	Tonnes	Part	Change in per cent
	Tonnes	Part	2017 - 2018
2018
Total, construction activity	1 819 948	100.0	-4.0
Construction	650 511	35.7	-1.2
Rehabilitation	450 789	24.8	-6.0
Demolition	718 648	39.5	-5.3

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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
2016	1 875 994	634 929	526 367	714 697
2017	1 896 557	658 339	479 402	758 816
2018	1 819 948	650 511	450 789	718 648

2018
Wood waste	244 037	113 881	80 525	49 631
Paper and cardboard	21 113	14 233	5 443	1 437
Plastics	10 538	6 878	2 976	684
Glass	10 002	3 760	4 874	1 368
Metals	96 078	23 831	29 170	43 077
Gypsum	75 021	47 911	21 841	5 269
EE-waste	8 472	1 438	3 477	3 557
Hazardous waste	47 031	3 703	23 111	20 217
Hazardous waste. Asbestos	8 580	0	3 142	5 437
Hazardous waste. Impregnated wood	11 053	0	8 696	2 357
Hazardous waste. Other	10 651	1 528	6 589	2 534
Bricks and concrete and other heavy building materials	677 459	112 828	148 619	416 012
Polluted bricks and concrete	152 666	9 950	31 068	111 648
Asphalt	192 226	183 540	6 274	2 412
Mixed waste	264 696	119 758	85 197	59 741
Other waste	20 609	8 800	8 214	3 595

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	Composting	Biogas production	Energy recovery	Landfill	Other or unspecified
Corrected 15 April 2020
Material, total	1 819 948	777 589	0	0	518 058	507 205	17 092
Wood	244 037	4 150	0	0	238 797	1 089	0
Paper and cardboard	21 113	18 081	0	0	0	1 964	1 068
Plastics	10 538	4 860	0	0	2 952	2 727	0
Glass	10 002	7 375	0	0	1 370	623	634
Metals	96 078	96 078	0	0	0	0	0
Gypsum	75 021	38 701	0	0	0	36 319	0
EE-waste	8 472	6 438	0	0	1 169	0	866
Bricks and concrete and other heavy building materials	677 459	396 042	0	0	0	277 390	4 024
Polluted bricks and concrete	152 666	0	0	0	0	152 666	0
Other waste	20 609	2 364	0	0	885	17 359	0
Mixed waste	264 696	1 580	0	0	263 116	0	0
Asphalt	192 226	192 226	0	0	0	0	0
Hazardous waste	47 031	9 694	0	0	9 769	17 068	10 500

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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

Next release: 25 February 2021

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.