Appendix table 2. Generation of waste by sector and by type of waste in 2011,1,000 tonnes
Industry | Type of waste | ||||||||||||
Chemical waste | Metallic waste | Glass waste | Paper and cardboard waste | Plastic and rubber waste | Wood waste | Animal and vegetal waste | Household and mixed waste | Sludges | Mineral waste | Other waste | Total | of which hazardous waste | |
Agriculture, forestry and fishing 1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 760 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 760 | 0 |
Mining and quarrying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 56 910 | 0 | 56 910 | 0 |
Manufacturing | 1 085 | 216 | 40 | 208 | 34 | 8 340 | 600 | 1 455 | 470 | 1 360 | 16 | 13 825 | 442 |
Food products and beverages | 2 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 589 | 35 | 14 | 192 | 9 | 871 | 7 |
Manuf. textiles, wearing apparel and leather products | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 12 | 1 |
Wood and wood products | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 376 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 5 403 | 26 |
Paper and paper products printing and reproduction of recorded media | 342 | 17 | 0 | 185 | 8 | 2 935 | 1 | 1 312 | 288 | 123 | 1 | 5 212 | 8 |
Coke and refined petroleum products | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Chemicalt, chemical products and rubber and plastic products | 511 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 124 | 51 | 0 | 768 | 95 |
Non-metallic mineral products | 1 | 3 | 36 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 462 | 0 | 582 | 2 |
Basic metals and metal products | 194 | 149 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 23 | 41 | 502 | 1 | 925 | 276 |
Machinery and equipment n.e.c and elect.equipmenet | 7 | 32 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 79 | 8 |
Manufacturing n.e.c. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 9 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 11 | 225 | 0 | 35 | 54 | 1 158 | 0 | 1 514 | 22 |
Construction | 0 | 265 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 253 | 1 | 70 | 14 | 17 815 | 0 | 18 425 | 334 |
Households and services | 19 | 16 | 61 | 367 | 23 | 88 | 389 | 1 531 | 245 | 83 | 339 | 3 161 | 146 |
Total | 1 113 | 503 | 102 | 595 | 68 | 11 666 | 990 | 3 091 | 783 | 77 326 | 355 | 96 595 | 944 |
- of which hazardous waste | 343 | 166 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 248 | 97 | 944 |
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].
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Appendix table 2. Generation of waste by sector and by type of waste in 2011,1,000 tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 2.11.2024].
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