Appendix table 1. Municipal waste 2020, tonnes
Total waste treatment | Material recovery (w/o aerobic and anaerobic digestion) | Aerobic and anaerobic digestion | Energy recovery | Incineration without energy recovery | Landfilling | |
Mixed waste | 1 658 712 | 1 010 | 16 365 | 1 628 358 | 111 | 12 868 |
Separately collected waste total, of which | 1 524 310 | 913 643 | 425 465 | 180 214 | 1 932 | 3 056 |
- Paper and cardboard waste | 483 962 | 478 834 | 0 | 5 121 | 7 | 0 |
- Biodegradable waste | 494 279 | 27 401 | 411 920 | 53 306 | 7 | 1 645 |
- Glass waste | 80 860 | 80 138 | 0 | 22 | 20 | 680 |
- Metal waste | 128 948 | 128 941 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
- Wood waste | 102 384 | 77 790 | 150 | 24 285 | 2 | 157 |
- Plastic waste | 92 662 | 56 802 | 0 | 35 305 | 21 | 534 |
- Electrical and electronic waste | 61 778 | 61 757 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 |
- Other separately collected fractions | 79 437 | 1 980 | 13 395 | 62 175 | 1 847 | 40 |
Other and unspecified waste | 113 135 | 11 794 | 2 356 | 96 414 | 479 | 2 092 |
Total waste | 3 296 157 | 926 447 | 444 186 | 1 904 986 | 2 522 | 18 016 |
Source: Waste statistics 2020, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Espo 029 551 3463, Heidi Pirtonen 029 551 3583, ymparistotilinpito@stat.fi
Head of Department in charge: Katri Kaaja
Updated 9.12.2021
Official Statistics of Finland (OSF):
Waste statistics [e-publication].
ISSN=2323-5314. Municipal waste 2020,
Appendix table 1. Municipal waste 2020, tonnes
. Helsinki: Statistics Finland [referred: 2.11.2024].
Access method: http://www.stat.fi/til/jate/2020/13/jate_2020_13_2021-12-09_tau_001_en.html