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Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2012, 1,000 tonnes

	Treatment
	Treatment total	Recycling	Energy recover	Incinerated	Landfilled
Chemical waste	666	162	28	143	333
- of which hazardous waste	193	86	7	83	17
Metallic waste	1 176	1 169	0	1	6
Glass waste	162	161	0	0	1
Paper and cardboard waste	569	522	34	13	0
Plastic and rubber waste	76	22	42	10	2
Wood waste	11 253	2 780	8 426	45	2
- of which hazardous waste	10	0	9	1	0
Discarded vehicles	132	132	0	0	0
- of which hazardous waste	62	62	0	0	0
Discarded equipment	120	120	0	0	0
- of which hazardous waste	72	72	0	0	0
Animal and vegetal waste	1 297	1 042	61	152	42
Household and mixed waste	2 657	216	1 338	19	1 084
- of which hazardous waste	94	0	36	15	43
Sludges	526	107	179	55	185
- of which hazardous waste	57	0	6	1	50
Mineral waste	71 714	25 162	199	7	46 346
- of which hazardous waste	869	12	13	7	837
Other waste	16	6	0	1	9
- of which hazardous waste	4	0	0	1	3
Total	90 363	31 601	10 307	446	48 009
- of which hazardous waste	1 361	232	71	108	950

Source: Waste statistics 2012, Statistics Finland

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Updated 15.5.2014