Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2011, 1,000 tonnes
Treatment | |||||
Treatment total | Recycling | Energy recover | Incinerated | Landfilled | |
Chemical waste | 656 | 143 | 52 | 150 | 311 |
- of which hazardous waste | 199 | 80 | 11 | 87 | 21 |
Metallic waste | 1 281 | 1 272 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
Glass waste | 161 | 161 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Paper and cardboard waste | 363 | 319 | 30 | 14 | 0 |
Plastic and rubber waste | 64 | 33 | 20 | 11 | 0 |
Wood waste | 11 063 | 2 809 | 8 206 | 37 | 11 |
- of which hazardous waste | 26 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 0 |
Discarded vehicles | 92 | 92 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
- of which hazardous waste | 42 | 42 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Discarded equipment | 57 | 54 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
- of which hazardous waste | 37 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Animal and vegetal waste | 1 266 | 1 003 | 129 | 89 | 45 |
Household and mixed waste | 2 445 | 315 | 853 | 16 | 1 261 |
- of which hazardous waste | 44 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 24 |
Sludges | 593 | 187 | 163 | 60 | 183 |
- of which hazardous waste | 64 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 51 |
Mineral waste | 76 991 | 27 543 | 106 | 5 | 49 337 |
- of which hazardous waste | 547 | 37 | 30 | 5 | 475 |
Other waste | 877 | 0 | 846 | 0 | 31 |
- of which hazardous waste | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
Total | 95 909 | 33 931 | 10 405 | 382 | 51 191 |
- of which hazardous waste | 965 | 195 | 81 | 111 | 578 |
Source: Waste statistics 2011, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Espo 09 1734 3463, Jukka Muukkonen 09 1734 3224, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Leena Storgårds
Updated 17.5.2013
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Waste statistics [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-5314. 2011,
Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2011, 1,000 tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 2.11.2024].
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