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Environment and natureVolume of waste generated in 2022 decreased considerably from the year before – due to a decrease in the amount of waste from mining and quarrying and industries processing waste
release | Waste statistics 2022According to Statistics Finland, a total of 113 million tonnes of waste was generated in 2022. This is 9.3 per cent less than one year earlier. The volume of waste generated decreased mainly as a result of a decline in waste from mining and quarrying and secondary production. The amount of waste from construction decreased by around 18 per cent.
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- The combined amount of waste generated by manufacturing industries fell by around 9.3 per cent.
- The amount of waste from construction fell strongly by around 18.2 per cent.
- Due to the large amount of mineral waste, the share of disposal in all waste treatment was around 81.5 per cent.
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Waste treatment by type of treatment, 2017-2022 Amount of waste 1000 tons
Waste generation by industry, 2017-2022, 1000 tonnes
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