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Statistics about

Waste treatment in waste treatment plants

The statistics include waste treated at Norwegian waste treatment facilities, i.e. waste incineration plants, landfills, composting- and biogas treatment facilities.

Updated: 4 October 2024
Next update: Not yet determined

Selected figures from this statistics

  • Waste treatment on waste-treatment plants. 1000 tonnes.
    Waste treatment on waste-treatment plants. 1000 tonnes.
    2023
    Treatment, total7 210
    Biological treatment700
    Incinerated1 664
    Landfilled and used as filling compound and cover material4 846
    Explanation of symbols
  • Biologically treated waste. 1 000 tonnes.
    Biologically treated waste. 1 000 tonnes.
    2023
    Amount of wasteSludge
    Treatment, totalBiogas productionCompostingTreatment, totalBiogas productionComposting
    Treated in total70047122917110467
    Food waste from private households18013644:::
    Food waste from institutional households/industry68599:::
    Waste from agriculture, edible5:::::
    Vegetable waste from food industry28:::::
    Animal biproducts19415:::
    Park- and gardening waste98098:::
    Animal fertilizer14111526:::
    Fish waste and other marine70681:::
    Fat28271:::
    Sewage sludge:::17110467
    Other organic927:::
    Other waste/sludge from industry (except wood processing)522923:::
    Explanation of symbols
  • Waste landfilled. 1000 tonnes.
    Waste landfilled. 1000 tonnes.
    2023
    Total waste to landfill and used as filling compound and cover material4 846
    Slightly polluted soil landfilled2 297
    Slightly polluted soil landfilled2 236
    Slightly polluted soil used as filling compound and cover material60
    Landfilled waste, not including slightly polluted soil2 383
    Landfilled hazardous waste862
    Landfilled ordinary waste1 521
    Waste, not including slightly polluted soil, used as filling compound and cover material166
    Explanation of symbols
  • Waste incineration. 1000 tonnes.
    Waste incineration. 1000 tonnes.
    2023
    Waste incinerated in total1 664
    Energy recovery1 354
    Waste incineration310
    Combustion waste219
    Combustion waste for recycling207
    Combustion waste landfilled12
    Explanation of symbols

About the statistics

The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 5 October 2021.

Biodegradables : Readily biologically degradable waste, mostly food waste and waste from production of food and feeding stuff.

Biogas production: Biogas refers to a mixture of different gases produced by the breakdown of organic matter in the absence of oxygen. Biogas can be produced from raw materials such as agricultural waste, manure, municipal waste, plant material, sewage, green waste or food waste.

Composting is a sort of aerobic biological treatment, i.e. decomposition of the waste by means of micro-organisms and in the presence of air.

Energy recovery is exploitation of the energy which is released during waste incineration.

Hazardous waste : Waste which requires special treatment according to Regulations Concerning Hazardous Waste, owing to its toxic or flammable Properties.

Landfilling is final disposal in an officially approved landfill.

Recycling (Material recovery) : processing and use of wastes in production and consumption processes

Reuse : Use of materials or products more than once, e.g. refilling of bottles

Waste handling is usually defined as everything which is done with the waste, from discarding to final disposal. The term treatment/disposal denotes processes which lead to physical or chemical transformation of the waste (material recovery/recycling, composting or incineration) or final disposal (landfilling, dumping, export and reuse).

Data on Waste incineration and Waste landfilled are reported acorcing to the Norwagian Classification of Waste (NS 9431)

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