Appendix table 2. Generation of waste by sector and by type of waste in 2012, 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 | 3 155 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 155 | 0 |
Mining and quarrying | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 52 880 | 0 | 52 880 | 0 |
Manufacturing | 712 | 175 | 50 | 222 | 41 | 8 305 | 615 | 617 | 542 | 2 378 | 17 | 13 674 | 743 |
Food products and beverages | 1 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 601 | 34 | 7 | 157 | 10 | 839 | 1 |
Manuf. textiles, wearing apparel and leather products | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 8 | 0 |
Wood and wood products | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 313 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 5 342 | 5 |
Paper and paper products printing and reproduction of recorded media | 166 | 24 | 0 | 201 | 19 | 2 963 | 1 | 468 | 369 | 190 | 1 | 4 402 | 20 |
Coke and refined petroleum products | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 28 | 22 |
Chemicalt, chemical products and rubber and plastic products | 344 | 13 | 0 | 6 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 45 | 109 | 16 | 0 | 564 | 88 |
Non-metallic mineral products | 1 | 2 | 45 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 1 | 432 | 0 | 507 | 2 |
Basic metals and metal products | 163 | 69 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 28 | 53 | 1 548 | 1 | 1 877 | 597 |
Machinery and equipment n.e.c and elect.equipmenet | 7 | 50 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 98 | 7 |
Manufacturing n.e.c. | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 |
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 32 | 2 | 842 | 0 | 1 010 | 25 |
Construction | 1 | 78 | 1 | 5 | 14 | 238 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 15 682 | 0 | 16 027 | 150 |
Households and services | 8 | 124 | 87 | 365 | 23 | 78 | 363 | 1 528 | 205 | 11 | 200 | 2 992 | 134 |
Total | 726 | 381 | 138 | 593 | 78 | 11 900 | 981 | 2 182 | 749 | 71 793 | 217 | 89 738 | 1 052 |
- of which hazardous waste | 306 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 561 | 114 | 1 052 |
Source: Waste statistics 2012, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Espo 09 1734 3463, Jukka Muukkonen 09 1734 3224, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Leena Storgårds
Updated 15.5.2014
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 2012, 1,000 tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 2.11.2024].
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