Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2015, tonnes
Waste | Amount | Recycling | Energy recovery | Landfilled |
Mixed waste total | 1 268 259 | 553 | 975 358 | 292 348 |
Separately collected waste total, of which | 1 391 044 | 1 092 036 | 290 267 | 8 741 |
Paper and board waste | 516 491 | 479 302 | 37 180 | 9 |
Organic waste | 364 602 | 341 247 | 20 639 | 2 716 |
Glass waste | 84 815 | 76 975 | 7 672 | 168 |
Metal waste | 114 382 | 114 382 | 0 | 0 |
Wood waste | 36 917 | 3 262 | 33 655 | 0 |
Plastic waste | 41 791 | 4 778 | 36 845 | 168 |
Electrical and electronic scrap | 63 603 | 63 603 | 0 | 0 |
Other separately collected waste | 168 444 | 8 487 | 154 277 | 5 680 |
Other | 78 976 | 18 749 | 46 554 | 13 673 |
All total | 2 738 280 | 1 111 338 | 1 312 180 | 314 762 |
Source: Waste statistics 2015, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Espo 029 551 3463, Simo Vahvelainen 029 551 3457, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ville Vertanen
Updated 20.12.2016
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Waste statistics [e-publication].
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Appendix table 1. Waste treatment in 2015, tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 4.11.2024].
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