Volume of waste generated in 2021 grew from the year before – due to an increase in the amount of waste from mining and quarrying and industries processing waste
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Read more about the changeAccording to Statistics Finland, close on 125 million tonnes of waste were generated in 2021. This is 7.5 per cent more than one year earlier. As in the previous year, the volume of waste has risen mainly due to waste from mining and quarrying and processing. The volumes of waste in 2021 changed in different directions in different industries. The amount of waste from production grew in the total volume of waste in manufacturing, the growth in consumption is visible in the growing volume of municipal waste.
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- The combined volume of waste generated by manufacturing industries grew by around one third.
- The volume of hazardous waste for 2017 to 2021 is multiple times higher than the previously released figures, the reason for this is a classification change.
- Due to the large volume of mineral waste, the share of material recovery in all waste treatment was around 8.8 per cent.
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Waste generated by sector in 2021, 1,000 tonnes per year
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Waste generation by industry, 2017-2021, 1000 tonnes
Waste treatment by type of treatment, 2017-2021 Amount of waste 1000 tons
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Official Statistics of Finland (OSF): Waste statistics [online publication].
Reference period: 2021. ISSN=2323-5314. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [Referenced: 2.4.2025].
Access method: https://stat.fi/en/publication/cl8ipaww210ex0bw5b89zwzp1
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