Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2014, 1,000 tonnes
Waste | Amount | Recycling | Energy recovery | Landfilled |
Mixed waste total | 1 349 905 | 15 122 | 903 671 | 431 112 |
Separately collected waste total, of which | 1 140 097 | 826 185 | 300 869 | 13 043 |
Paper and board waste | 363 208 | 315 627 | 47 457 | 124 |
Organic waste | 397 396 | 354 990 | 35 560 | 6 846 |
Glass waste | 11 768 | 11 357 | 4 | 407 |
Metal waste | 56 225 | 56 196 | 29 | 0 |
Wood waste | 50 845 | 2 961 | 47 625 | 259 |
Plastic waste | 50 998 | 4 497 | 46 455 | 46 |
Electrical and electronic scrap | 59 373 | 59 333 | 40 | 0 |
Other separately collected waste | 150 284 | 21 224 | 123 699 | 5 361 |
Other | 139 877 | 15 019 | 111 280 | 13 578 |
All total | 2 629 879 | 856 326 | 1 315 820 | 457 733 |
Source: Waste statistics 2014, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Espo 029 551 3463, Simo Vahvelainen 029 551 3457, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ville Vertanen
Updated 01.12.2015
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Waste statistics [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-5314. 2014,
Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2014, 1,000 tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 4.11.2024].
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