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Half of all household waste is being sorted
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Waste from households, 2004

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Half of all household waste is being sorted

Half of the total amount of household waste was sorted and sent to recovery plants in 2004. The amount of household waste is increasing, and so is the proportion that goes to recovery. From 2003 to 2004 the amount of household waste generated increased by 76 000 tonnes. In 2004, 90 000 tonnes more household waste was sorted and sent to recovery than in 2003.

In total, 1.74 million tonnes of household waste was collected in 2004, of which 49 per cent was sorted and sent to recovery plants. This equals 854 000 tonnes, compared with 46 per cent in 2003.

Consumption (constant basic prices) and household waste. 1996 - 2004. Index 1996 = 1

Waste and consumption

The figures show that household waste generation increased by 4.5 per cent from 2003 to 2004. This is almost equal to the increase in household consumption, measured in NOK. Last year every Norwegian generated an average 378 kilos of household waste - 13 kilos more than in 2003 and 100 kilos more than in 1997. The figures do not include discarded vehicles and other waste not covered by the municipal waste collection services.

Household waste. Total amunts and recovery.
1992-2003. Tonnes and kg per inhabitant
The whole country Total Sent for recovery
Total Kg per
inhabitant 		Total Kg per
inhabitant
19921 1 012 192  237          86 363 20
19951 1 173 643  269  212 689 49
19961 1 195 274  274  260 234 60
19971 1 259 333  287  365 898 83
1998 1 363 909  309  452 698  102
1999 1 396 674  314  524 156  118
2000 1 451 590  324  581 056  130
2001 1 506 715  335  668 393  148
2002 1 612 674  354  731 632  161
2003 1 670 602  365  764 347  167
2004 1 746 353  378  854 338  185
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 854 000 tonnes of household waste was sorted and sent to recovery in 2004. This is a 12 per cent increase compared with 2003. On average every Norwegian sorted 185 kilos of waste in 2004 compared with 167 in 2003.

In this context, sorted and sent to recovery means that the waste is pre-sorted in the household or at waste disposal plants. After the waste is sorted it 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. 1998-2004

Less goes to final disposal

The amount of household waste that goes to final disposal has fallen by 2 per cent compared with 2003. Around 345 000 tonnes of household waste was sent to landfills. In 2004, around 539 000 tonnes of household waste was incinerated, a decrease of 1 per cent since 2003.

The figures are compiled from a census conducted by Statistics Norway in all Norwegian municipalities and inter-municipal waste management companies (excluding Svalbard). The figures are preliminary.

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