Appendix table 1. Waste generation in 2015, tonnes
NACE Section B: Mining and quarrying | NACE 10 - 12 Food products and beverages | NACE 13 - 15 Manuf. textiles, wearing apparel and leather products | NACE 16 Wood and wood products | NACE 17 - 18 Paper and paper products printing and reproduction of recorded media | NACE 19 Coke and refined petroleum products | NACE 20 - 22 Chemicalt, chemical products and rubber and plastic products | NACE 23 Non-metallic mineral products | NACE 24 - 25 Basic metals and metal products | NACE 26 - 30 Machinery and equipment n.e.c and elect.equipmenet | NACE 31 - 33 Manufacturing n.e.c. | NACE 34 - 35 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply | NACE 36 - 37, 39 Water supply, sewerage, waste management and remediation activities | NACE 38 Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities; materials recovery | NACE Section F: 41 - 43 Construction | NACE 46.77 Wholesale of waste and scrap | NACE Section G to U: Services activities. Excluded 46.77 | Households | Total | |
1.1 Spent solvents Hazardous | .. | 19 | 68 | 107 | 154 | 56 | 24 253 | 1 | 959 | 1 198 | 1 | 28 | 343 | 528 | .. | 5 | 356 | .. | 28 076 |
1.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | 49 203 | 95 | 5 565 | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | 218 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 55 100 |
1.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Hazardous | .. | 7 | .. | 9 | 8 776 | 176 | 16 822 | 2 | 107 745 | 196 | 466 | 5 | 745 | 3 665 | .. | .. | 436 | .. | 139 050 |
1.3 Used oils Hazardous | .. | 340 | 52 | 358 | 1 274 | 1 180 | 303 | 62 | 14 886 | 2 034 | 174 | 2 703 | 4 294 | 374 | .. | 65 | 9 300 | .. | 37 399 |
1.4, 2, 3.1 Chemical wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 5 488 | 100 | 363 | 146 425 | 877 | 2 230 | .. | 220 | 128 | 36 | 160 | 12 492 | 48 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 168 572 |
1.4, 2, 3.1 Chemical wastes Hazardous | .. | 769 | 205 | 2 767 | 12 902 | 16 364 | 44 841 | 1 352 | 85 420 | 2 562 | 1 820 | 2 329 | 10 816 | 1 363 | .. | 235 | 6 404 | .. | 190 150 |
3.2 Industrial effluent sludges Non-hazardous | .. | 3 203 | 41 | 269 | 116 003 | .. | 85 883 | 1 601 | 73 307 | .. | 114 | 1 569 | 11 366 | .. | 23 | .. | 9 101 | .. | 302 480 |
3.2 Industrial effluent sludges Hazardous | .. | 12 | 8 | 8 | 118 | 638 | 1 957 | 265 | 23 945 | 184 | 77 | 115 | 1 179 | 391 | .. | 2 | 6 227 | .. | 35 128 |
3.3 Sludges and liquid wastes from waste treatment Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | 15 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 968 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 983 |
3.3 Sludges and liquid wastes from waste treatment Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 | .. | .. | .. | 33 871 | 3 | .. | 6 | 2 327 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 36 261 |
5 Health care and biological wastes Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 19 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 173 | .. | .. | .. | 14 | .. | 206 |
5 Health care and biological wastes Hazardous | .. | 5 860 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 11 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 3 | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | 5 880 |
6.1 Metallic wastes, ferrous Non-hazardous | .. | 577 | 83 | 3 776 | 4 669 | 28 | 2 280 | 298 | 110 846 | 26 210 | 4 426 | 2 544 | 14 241 | 28 660 | 43 929 | 18 701 | .. | .. | 261 268 |
6.2 Metallic wastes, non-ferrous Non-hazardous | .. | 103 | .. | 9 | 288 | 63 | 195 | 9 | 15 377 | 4 373 | 29 | 227 | 7 503 | 20 064 | 1 929 | 1 293 | .. | .. | 51 462 |
6.3 Metallic wastes, mixed ferrous and non-ferrous Non-hazardous | .. | 2 013 | 39 | 1 860 | 12 450 | 3 964 | 3 435 | 695 | 2 863 | 7 241 | 446 | 13 404 | 10 091 | 9 972 | 66 583 | 2 943 | 31 830 | 74 905 | 244 734 |
7.1 Glass wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 1 187 | .. | 8 | 15 | 26 | 252 | 30 467 | 8 | 87 | 2 | 7 | 8 990 | 1 832 | 196 | 177 | 23 059 | 54 263 | 120 576 |
7.1 Glass wastes Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | 10 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 12 | .. | 22 |
7.2 Paper and cardboard wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 5 555 | 444 | 434 | 200 271 | 64 | 3 884 | 527 | 5 478 | 1 802 | 65 | 750 | 20 687 | 73 708 | 40 | 121 | 138 681 | 326 353 | 778 864 |
7.3 Rubber wastes Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2 | .. | .. | .. | 240 | 957 | 18 761 | 122 | 103 | 13 | .. | 20 198 |
7.4 Plastic wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 4 204 | 142 | 521 | 7 203 | 134 | 17 923 | 529 | 9 139 | 447 | 44 | 759 | 4 019 | 1 244 | 6 917 | 222 | 9 782 | 23 020 | 86 253 |
7.5 Wood wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 2 864 | 197 | 1 039 878 | 2 261 898 | 1 271 | 5 931 | 1 434 | 5 452 | 7 254 | 694 | 213 843 | 81 048 | 1 481 | 278 857 | 541 | 9 833 | 23 140 | 3 935 616 |
7.5 Wood wastes Hazardous | .. | 1 | .. | 25 006 | .. | 8 | 3 | .. | 82 | 3 | .. | 8 | 1 491 | 114 | 809 | 9 | 93 | .. | 27 627 |
7.6 Textile wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 9 932 | 5 422 | .. | .. | .. | 58 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 636 | 251 | .. | .. | .. | 45 | .. | 16 344 |
7.7 Waste containing PCB Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | 1 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 18 | .. | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 32 |
8 (excl. 8.1, 8.41) Discarded equipment (excluding discarded vehicles, batteries and accumulators wastes) Non-hazardous | .. | 22 | 3 | 12 | 113 | 10 | 80 | 7 | 830 | 150 | 5 | 94 | 9 334 | 6 744 | .. | 206 | 19 258 | 45 319 | 82 187 |
8 (excl. 8.1, 8.41) Discarded equipment (excluding discarded vehicles, batteries and accumulators wastes) Hazardous | .. | 69 | 4 | 23 | 138 | 55 | 59 | 8 | 393 | 55 | 2 | 82 | 5 777 | 3 787 | 45 | 104 | 572 | .. | 11 173 |
8.1 Discarded vehicles Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 54 322 | 54 322 |
8.1 Discarded vehicles Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 48 172 | 48 172 |
8.41 Batteries and accumulators wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 1 | .. | 2 | 8 | .. | 1 | .. | 4 | 1 | .. | 6 | 784 | 28 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 835 |
8.41 Batteries and accumulators wastes Hazardous | .. | 28 | .. | 5 | 42 | 13 | 47 | 10 | 54 | 35 | 3 | 37 | 3 552 | 872 | .. | 702 | 2 916 | .. | 8 316 |
9.1 Animal and mixed food waste Non-hazardous | .. | 247 255 | 143 | 79 | 374 | 33 | 2 856 | 34 | 342 | 705 | 45 | 415 | 31 851 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 54 205 | 242 006 | 580 351 |
9.2 Vegetal wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 256 311 | 4 | 88 574 | 4 661 | .. | 2 032 | .. | 749 | 1 | 129 | 303 | 21 470 | 1 143 | 2 929 | 743 | 46 | .. | 379 095 |
9.3 Animal faeces, urine and manure Non-hazardous | .. | 41 205 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 28 882 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 70 087 |
10.1 Household and similar wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 7 211 | 788 | 2 796 | 9 965 | 108 | 9 241 | 1 650 | 5 103 | 1 731 | 403 | 4 102 | 50 600 | 10 157 | 1 397 | 41 | 418 492 | 984 821 | 1 508 606 |
10.2 Mixed and undifferentiated materials Non-hazardous | .. | 34 793 | 1 769 | 4 102 | 246 878 | 8 289 | 309 074 | 28 261 | 41 622 | 5 989 | 2 649 | 9 146 | 55 074 | 3 037 | 3 000 | 547 | 18 875 | 18 507 | 791 612 |
10.2 Mixed and undifferentiated materials Hazardous | .. | 21 | 31 | 13 | 109 | 3 | 1 560 | 1 | 475 | 246 | .. | 48 | 577 | 11 | .. | .. | 143 | .. | 3 238 |
10.3 Sorting residues Non-hazardous | .. | 598 | .. | .. | 72 | .. | 160 | 3 | 102 | .. | 1 | 219 | 172 189 | 145 996 | 12 317 | 31 940 | 23 623 | .. | 387 220 |
10.3 Sorting residues Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 105 | .. | 44 | .. | .. | .. | 1 381 | 58 512 | .. | 2 992 | .. | .. | 63 034 |
11 Common sludges Non-hazardous | .. | 14 634 | .. | 2 420 | 316 789 | 4 | 3 959 | 121 | 318 | 138 | 57 | 5 406 | 149 047 | 57 | 314 | .. | 291 | .. | 494 054 |
12.1 Mineral waste from construction and demolition Non-hazardous | .. | 511 | 74 | 2 663 | 37 884 | 3 352 | 3 397 | 10 859 | 8 372 | 2 194 | 660 | 56 079 | 161 123 | 19 096 | 1 226 394 | 654 | 1 834 | .. | 1 535 152 |
12.1 Mineral waste from construction and demolition Hazardous | .. | 31 | .. | 59 | 126 | 1 | 51 | .. | 1 606 | .. | 4 944 | 50 039 | 3 189 | 22 | 47 267 | 73 | 41 | .. | 107 449 |
12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Non-hazardous | 75 217 624 | 81 541 | .. | 3 | 96 | 132 | .. | 486 468 | 64 917 | 5 442 | 57 | 37 | 5 734 | 29 021 | 9 791 | .. | 19 002 | .. | 75 919 865 |
12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Hazardous | 259 041 | .. | .. | 1 | 14 | 372 | 20 | 5 | 771 485 | 351 | 125 | 96 | 856 | 25 | 32 562 | 9 | 410 | .. | 1 065 372 |
12.4 Combustion wastes Non-hazardous | .. | 6 969 | .. | 19 795 | 148 266 | .. | 3 335 | 8 930 | 567 617 | 129 | 65 003 | 716 717 | 82 213 | 9 274 | 50 608 | 1 | 652 | .. | 1 679 509 |
12.4 Combustion wastes Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | 91 | 27 | 13 | .. | 715 | 40 145 | 29 | .. | 4 427 | 372 | 240 | .. | .. | 8 | .. | 46 067 |
12.6 Soils Non-hazardous | 1 300 497 | 16 | .. | 380 | 9 666 | 5 565 | 3 637 | .. | 5 964 | 458 | .. | 2 563 | 190 733 | 2 728 | 13 165 490 | 160 | 1 235 | .. | 14 689 092 |
12.6 Soils Hazardous | .. | 669 | 658 | 3 | 31 | 953 | 22 | .. | 11 225 | 344 | .. | 546 | 1 905 | 4 534 | 105 166 | .. | 222 | .. | 126 278 |
12.7 Dredging spoils Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | 224 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 649 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 873 |
12.7 Dredging spoils Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | 281 | 431 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 712 |
12.8, 13 Mineral wastes from waste treatment and stabilised wastes Non-hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6 | .. | .. | 121 414 | 209 544 | 10 405 | 3 664 | 26 | .. | .. | 345 059 |
12.8, 13 Mineral wastes from waste treatment and stabilised wastes Hazardous | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 27 262 | .. | .. | 39 842 | 51 248 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 118 352 |
Not defined | .. | 5 | 29 | 1 | 48 | .. | 7 | 81 | 613 | 60 | 9 | 14 | 1 312 | .. | .. | 5 | .. | .. | 2 184 |
Total | 76 777 162 | 734 024 | 10 304 | 1 196 406 | 3 597 530 | 44 278 | 555 496 | 574 397 | 2 038 864 | 71 799 | 82 486 | 1 250 965 | 1 481 603 | 467 898 | 15 060 351 | 62 626 | 807 018 | 1 894 828 | 106 708 547 |
Of which hazardous | 259 041 | 7 826 | 1 026 | 28 461 | 24 046 | 20 263 | 90 062 | 2 421 | 1 119 615 | 7 240 | 7 612 | 100 311 | 90 060 | 74 438 | 185 849 | 4 196 | 27 146 | 48 172 | 2 097 788 |
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 15.6.2017
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