52779_not-searchable
/en/natur-og-miljo/statistikker/avfkomm/aar
52779
Less waste sent to landfills
statistikk
2011-06-24T10:00:00.000Z
Nature and the environment;Public sector;Svalbard
en
avfkomm, Waste from households, removal of waste, waste collection, recovery, household waste, incineration, landfill, source segregation, rubbish, food waste, waste material (for example paper, glass, plastic), feesKOSTRA , Nature and the environment, Waste , Nature and the environment, Public sector, Svalbard
false

Waste from households, 2010

Content

Published:

This is an archived release.

Go to latest release

Less waste sent to landfills

The amount of household waste sent to landfills decreased by 60 per cent from 2009 to 2010. Around 6 per cent of household waste was sent to landfills in 2010.

In total, 2.1 million tonnes of household waste was collected in 2010, and around half of this was sorted and sent to recovery plants.

Consumption (constant basic prices) and household waste. 1997-2010. Index 1996 = 1

The figures show that household waste generation increased by 2.4 per cent from 2009 to 2010. This is less than the increase in household consumption, measured in NOK. The figures do not include discarded vehicles and other waste not covered by the municipal waste collection services.

Household waste. Total amount and recovery. 1992-2010. 1 000 tonnes and kg per inhabitant
The whole country Total Sent for recovery
Total Kg per
inhabitant 		Total Kg per
inhabitant
19921 1 012  237 86 20
19951 1 174  269  213 49
2000 1 452  324  581  130
2005 1 844  401  906  198
2006 1 940  414  972  208
2007 2 034  429 1 037  219
2008 2 079  434 1 088  227
2009 2 039  420 1 074  221
2010 2 088  424 1 110  226
1  The figures are scaled down to correct for
interference of waste from the industries.
Source:  Waste statistics, Statistics Norway.

More waste is sorted

A total of 1.1 million tonnes of household waste were sorted and sent to recovery in 2010. On average, every Norwegian sorted 226 kg of waste in 2010 compared to 221 kg in 2008.

In this context, sorted and sent to recovery mean that the waste is pre-sorted in the households or at the waste disposal plants. After sorting, the waste is normally recycled, composted or incinerated for energy utilisation, but residues from sorting are in most cases disposed of in landfills.

Household waste, by disposal. 1998-2010

More to recovery

The amount of household waste that goes to final disposal has dropped by 25 per cent compared to 2009. Around 124 000 tonnes of household waste were placed in landfills. In 2010, around 1.05 million tonnes of household waste were incinerated; an increase of 204 tonnes from 2009. Waste sent to material recovery was the same as in 2009.

 

The figures are compiled based on a census conducted by Statistics Norway in all Norwegian municipalities and inter-municipal waste management companies.

Small amounts of waste from Svalbard

People in Longyearbyen generated on average 184 kg of household waste; less than half of the amount generated by residents in the rest of Norway. Around 36 per cent of the household waste was sorted out and sent to recovery.

Tables: