Waste from manufacturing industries, 2003-2004

Around 660 000 tonnes, or 23 per cent, of the waste was cinders, dust and ashes. This is roughly 100 000 tonnes less than in 1999, and about 100 000 tonnes more than in 2003.

The largest industries

With its 771 000 tonnes, “Basic metals” contribute the most to the total for 2004, but they are closely followed by “Food products and beverages” with 665 000 tonnes and “Pulp, paper and paper products” with 412 000 tonnes.

The rather obvious increases in waste amounts from 2003 to 2004, for industries like “Basic metals”, “Fabricated metal products” and “Chemicals and chemical products”, can be related to the growth in export of goods in 2004 (see: http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/09/05/muh_en/arkiv/ ).

Increase for some materials

In addition to “Cinders, dust and ashes”, we would like to point at other dominating materials like “Wood waste” (530 000 tonnes), “Food and similar organic waste” (458 000 tonnes) and “Metals” with 237 000 tonnes.

Among the major materials, we find the largest percentages of increase from 2003 to 2004 in “Metals” (+ 90 per cent), “Concrete and bricks” (+ 54 per cent) and “Food and similar organic waste” with + 30 per cent.

At the opposite end of the scale we find “Paper and board” with a 29 per cent drop from 2003 to 2004, along with “Wood waste” (20 per cent down).

Recovery still above 50 per cent

In 2004, material recovery and incineration with energy recovery together made up 55 per cent of total amounts generated in the manufacturing industries. This is a drop of 4 percentage points compared with 2003, but on the other hand, 6 percentage points more than in 1999.

Final disposal in landfills was 382 000 tonnes. Compared with 1993, 1996 and 1999, this is a major decline. However, in 2003 landfill was 88 000 tonnes less.

Hazardous waste is excluded in this statistics. See http://www.ssb.no/english/subjects/01/05/30/spesavf_en/ for information.

For more figures, please visit StatBank Norway

Please read our articles on: Waste accounts for Norway :

Tables:

• Table 1 Waste in the manufacturing industries. By industry. 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004. Tonnes
• Table 2 Waste in the manufacturing industries. By material. 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004. Tonnes
• Table 3 Waste in the manufacturing industries. By treatment. 1993, 1996, 1999, 2003 and 2004. Tonnes