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Nature and the environment: Waste
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1.53 million tonnes of hazardous waste
A total of 1.53 million tonnes of hazardous waste was sent for approved treatment in 2017 – an increase of around 4 per cent compared to the year before.
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Less recycling – more waste to landfill
The total amount of waste generated in Norway in 2016 was 11.4 million tonnes, an increase of 3 per cent from 2015. At the same time, the recovery of non-hazardous waste undergoing known treatment was down to 74 per cent, while the fraction of was...
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Hazardous waste increasing faster than the economy (GDP)
A total of 1.48 million tonnes of hazardous waste was sent for approved treatment in 2016 – an increase of around 84 per cent compared to 2003. In contrast, the gross domestic product (GDP) and population have only increased by 23 and 15 per cent ...
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Waste increasing at the same rate as GDP
The total amount of waste generated in Norway in 2015 was 11.1 million tonnes, an increase of 3 per cent from 2014. As a result of new updated figures for waste from the manufacturing industry, the total amount of waste in Norway is somewhat small...
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Stable amount of household waste
The amount of household waste was nearly 2.3 million tonnes in 2016. The last four years the amount has been at about the same level.
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Service industry waste steadily increasing
The service industries generated just short of 2.2 million tonnes of waste in 2015. As before, the domestic trade business had the highest share of the waste, with 38 per cent.
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Hazardous waste still on the rise
A total of 1.41 million tonnes of hazardous waste were sent for approved treatment in 2015 – an increase of around 75 per cent compared to 2003. In comparison, gross domestic product (GDP) and the population has only increased by 21 and 14 per cen...
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Negligible increase in waste from building activities
In 2014, there was a very small increase in the generation of waste from new constructions, rehabilitation and demolition activities compared to 2013. In total, 1.87 million tonnes of waste were generated in 2014 from different building activities...
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Small increase in Norway’s waste
The total amount of waste in Norway increased by 7 per cent from 2013 to 2014. In 2014, a total of 11.9 million tonnes of waste was generated. This continues the trend seen in recent years, with an increase by several per cent each year.
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Large increase in waste incineration
Incineration of waste has more than doubled over the last 10 years. In 2011, around 1.3 million tonnes of waste were incinerated – an increase of 14 per cent compared to 2010.
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Natural resources and the environment 2008
Statistical analyses 109
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Pilot study
Documents 2005/13
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Statistics on pre-treatment of waste
Documents 2005/12
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Waste generation in the service industry sector in Norway 1999
Reports 2002/24
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The costs of alternative policies for paper and plastic waste
Reports 1998/02
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