Statistics Norway

Household waste

3 Household waste, by disposal. 1992-2009. 1 000 tonnes1, 2
The whole country Total Sent for recovery Deposited in landfills Incinerated Other
1998 1 365 ..  592 .. ..
2000 1 452 ..  467 .. ..
2001 1 507 ..  382 .. ..
2002 1 613 ..  384 .. ..
2003 1 671 ..  357 .. ..
2004 1 746  639  345  641  115
2005 1 844  725  333  732 54
2006 1 940  784  353  752 51
2007 2 034  868  380  762 25
2008 2 079  906  372  781 21
2009 2 039  876  291  846 26
           
County          
Østfold  128.0 50.7 11.2 64.8 1.2
Akershus  239.6 90.3 7.3  140.8 1.2
Oslo  223.7 68.3 5.7  146.3 3.4
Hedmark 94.7 55.1 13.6 25.2 0.8
Oppland 85.1 41.5 22.6 19.7 1.2
Buskerud  131.5 53.6 23.7 52.4 1.8
Vestfold  116.4 62.3 2.8 51.1 0.1
Telemark 84.7 39.1 26.3 18.7 0.6
Aust- Agder 44.2 21.1 18.1 4.8 0.2
Vest-Agder 78.7 34.1 33.8 10.4 0.4
Rogaland  167.7 91.4 32.3 43.5 0.5
Hordaland  179.7 69.3 41.9 66.3 2.2
Sogn og Fjordane 42.2 19.4 8.0 13.3 1.5
Møre og Romsdal 99.0 36.2 3.8 56.8 2.2
Sør-Trøndelag  116.0 45.1 4.3 65.7 1.0
Nord-Trøndelag 48.6 31.5 4.2 11.3 1.6
Nordland 86.5 44.3 12.2 25.8 4.2
Troms Romsa 48.4 19.1 7.2 20.9 1.2
Finnmark Finnmárku 24.0 4.2 11.7 7.9 0.2
1  The figures are scaled down to correct for interference of waste from the industries.
2  Adjusted for number of cottages connected. For municipalities being part of an intermunicipel cooperation, the average is calculated equally for the waste as a whole.
Source:  Waste statistics, Statistics Norway.

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