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More waste sent to landfills
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2008-06-20T10:00:00.000Z
Nature and the environment;Public sector;Svalbard
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More waste sent to landfills

Waste sent to material recovery increased by 11 per cent from 2006 to 2007, and the amount of household waste sent to landfills increased by 7 per cent, after several years of continuous decrease.

In 2007, every Norwegian generated 429 kilos of household waste on average, resulting in 2 million tonnes in total. Around half of this was sorted and sent to recovery plants.

Consumption (constant basic prices) and household waste. 1997 - 2007. Index 1997 = 1

The figures show that household waste generation increased by 5.0 per cent from 2006 to 2007. 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. 1992-2007. 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
1  The figures are scaled down to correct for interference of waste from the industries.
Source:  Waste statistics, Statistics Norway.

Household waste, by disposal. 1998-2007

More waste is sorted

A total of 1 036 000 tonnes of household waste was sorted and sent to recovery in 2007, an increase of 5 per cent increase compared with 2006. On average, every Norwegian sorted 219 kilos of waste in 2007 compared to 208 kilos in 2006.

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.

More goes to final disposal

The amount of household waste that goes to final disposal increased by 5 per cent compared with 2006. Around 380 000 tonnes of household waste was placed on landfills. In 2007, around 762 000 tonnes of household waste was incinerated, an increase of 1 per cent from 2006.

Increase in annual fees

The average annual fee for the waste sector is NOK 2 033 per household in 2008, an increase of 5 per cent compared with 2007. The average annual fees are highest in the municipalities in the county of Finnmark, with an average of NOK 2 555, while the municipalities in Østfold have the lowest annual fees by an average of NOK 1 632.

Variation in fee calculation basis per tonne collected household waste, by municipality and population. NOK. 2007

Variation in annual fee rates, by municipality and population. NOK. 2008

The waste service fees are set by the municipal authorities, in accordance with full cost regulations. According to the Pollution Control Act, all the costs of the services must be reflected by the fees, but the revenues must not exceed the municipal cost of the services.

74 per cent of the population live in municipalities with a fee calculation basis, per tonne collected household waste, less than NOK 2 000. This constitutes 40 per cent of the municipalities, and shows that the more densely populated municipalities have the lowest costs.

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

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