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Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste is a set of statistics which describes the different materials of hazardous waste, its treatment and its sources.
Selected figures from this statistics
- Hazardous waste for approved treatment, by material. 1 000 tonnesDownload table as ...Hazardous waste for approved treatment, by material. 1 000 tonnes
2019 2022 2023 Change in per cent 2019 - 2023 2022 - 2023 Total 1 634 1 876 1 680 2.8 -10.4 Waste containing oil 559 538 477 -14.7 -11.3 Waste containing solvents 46 67 52 13.0 -22.4 Other organic waste 108 116 105 -2.8 -9.5 Waste containing heavy metals, polluted matter 594 640 642 8.1 0.3 Corrosive waste 244 308 166 -32.0 -46.1 Other inorganic hazardous wastes 16 15 15 -6.3 0.0 Processing water 60 187 203 238.3 8.6 Photo chemicals 0 0 0 . . Nonclassified hazardous waste 7 3 20 185.7 566.7 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Hazardous waste sent to approved facility, by economic activity. 1 000 tonnes.Download table as ...Hazardous waste sent to approved facility, by economic activity. 1 000 tonnes.
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total 1 634 1 711 1 699 1 876 1 680 Agriculture, hunting and forestry 1 0 0 0 0 Fishing 2 2 2 2 5 Mining and quarrying 266 329 290 368 318 Manufacturing industries 859 797 822 899 756 Electricity and water supply 45 34 34 35 33 Construction 63 58 64 59 62 Service industries 98 118 106 117 118 Sewerage, waste management and remediation activities 226 279 296 323 318 Households 75 93 83 72 69 Unknown source 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Hazardous waste treated by approved means, by treatment. Import and export of hazardous waste. 1000 tonnes.Download table as ...Hazardous waste treated by approved means, by treatment. Import and export of hazardous waste. 1000 tonnes.1
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total 1 634 1 711 1 699 1 876 1 680 Material recovery 278 253 183 270 227 Incinieration with energy recovery 303 236 217 220 208 Final treatment or disposal 989 995 1 165 1 173 1 125 Stock changes 65 226 134 212 120 Imports 448 454 483 382 376 Exports 391 370 334 339 253 1Waste treated in several steps are only counted once. Exported waste is included in the different treatment categories above (as opposed to import). Treatment. Incinieration with energy recovery: Figures for 2012-2022 were revised 5 December 2024. Stock changes: Figures for 2012-2022 were revised 5 December 2024. Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ... - Hazardous waste to known treatment, by material. 1000 tonnes.Download table as ...Hazardous waste to known treatment, by material. 1000 tonnes.
2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 Total 17 28 11 44 40 Waste containing oil 8 21 4 36 38 Waste containing solvents 1 1 0 1 1 Other organic hazardous wastes 5 5 7 6 0 Waste containing heavy metals, polluted matter 3 1 0 0 0 Corrosive waste 0 0 0 0 0 Other inorganic hazardous wastes 0 0 0 0 0 Processing water 0 0 0 0 0 Photo chemicals 0 0 0 0 0 Nonclassified hazardous waste 0 0 0 0 0 Explanation of symbolsDownload table as ...
About the statistics
The information under «About the statistics» was last updated 4 December 2023.
Hazardous waste
Hazardous waste, handling and treatment are defined in the Regulation on recycling and treatment of waste (Waste Regulation § 11).
The amount of hazardous waste for approved treatment in the statistics only includes hazardous waste that has arisen in Norway. This means that exported hazardous waste is included in the amount for approved treatment, while imports are excluded (corrected away from the data basis). The quantities are also adjusted so that waste that is treated in several stages is only counted once.
Material means substances with relatively similar physical and chemical principle qualities. In this context, principal quality means the most hazardous quality classifying the material as hazardous waste. The classification by material is an aggregation of waste numbers (NS 9431, see conversion table in appendix 1).
The industries are classified according to the revised Norwegian Standard for Industrial Classification (SN2007), which is based on the EU's industrial standard NACE Rev. 2.
The classification by treatment builds on NS 9431, but with the following adjustment: Final treatment or disposal includes all types of landfills, permanent storages, incineration without energy recovery, and other treatment operations not recovering any of the waste's resources and producing only non-hazardous treatment products.
Transition key between material and waste number
Waste number | Type of waste | Material |
7011 | Waste oil, with repayment | Oil containing waste |
7012 | Waste oil, without repayment | Oil containing waste |
7021 | Waste oil or grease | Oil containing waste |
7022 | Oil contaminated matter | Oil containing waste |
7023 | Fuel and fuel oil | Oil containing waste |
7024 | Oil filters | Oil containing waste |
7025 | Waste consisting of, containing or contaminated with crude oil or condensate. | Oil containing waste
|
7030 | Oil emulsions and slop water | Oil containing waste |
7031 | Oil emulsions from drillfloor | Oil containing waste
|
7041 | Organic solvents, halogenated | Waste containing solvents |
7042 | Organic solvents non halogenated | Waste containing solvents |
7051 | Paints, glues and varnishes | Waste containing solvents |
7055 | Spray cans | Waste containing solvents |
7081 | Waste containing mercury | Waste containing heavy metals |
7082 | Batteries containing mercury | Waste containing heavy metals |
7083 | Waste containing cadmium | Waste containing heavy metals |
7084 | Batteries containing cadmium | Waste containing heavy metals |
7085 | Amalgam | Waste containing heavy metals |
7086 | Flourescent tubes and energy-saving light bulbs | Waste containing heavy metals |
7091 | Inorganic salts and other solid matter | Waste containing heavy metals |
7092 | Lead accumulators | Waste containing heavy metals |
7093 | Small batteries, unsorted | Waste containing heavy metals |
7094 | Lithium batteries | Waste containing heavy metals |
7095 | Metal hydroxide sludges | Waste containing heavy metals |
7096 | Slag, dust, fly ash, catalysts, blasting sand, etc. | Waste containing heavy metals |
7097 | Inorganic solutions and baths | Waste containing heavy metals |
7098 | CCA-treated wood | Waste containing heavy metals |
7100 | Waste containing cyanides | Other inorganic hazardous waste |
7111 | Pesticides not containing mercury | Other organic hazardous waste |
7112 | Pesticides containing mercury | Other organic hazardous waste |
7121 | Polymerising substances, isocyanates | Other inorganic hazardous waste |
7122 | Highly reactive substances | Other inorganic hazardous waste |
7123 | Hardeners, organic peroxides | Other organic hazardous waste |
7131 | Acids, inorganic | Corrosive waste |
7132 | Bases, inorganic | Corrosive waste |
7133 | Detergents | Corrosive waste |
7134 | Acid organic waste | Corrosive waste |
7135 | Basic organic waste | Corrosive waste |
7142 | Oil based drilling fluids | Oil containing waste
|
7143 | Cuttings with oil based drilling fluids | Oil containing waste
|
7144 | Water based drilling fluids containing dangerous substances | Oil containing waste |
7145 | Cuttings with water based drilling fluids containing dangerous substances | Oil containing waste
|
7151 | Organic waste containing halogens | Other organic hazardous waste |
7152 | Organic waste not containing halogens | Other organic hazardous waste |
7154 | Creosote-treated wood | Other organic hazardous waste |
7155 | Waste containing brominated flame retardants | Other organic hazardous waste |
| 7156 | Waste containing phtalates | Other organic hazardous waste |
| 7157 | Discarded insulation containing environmentally harmful blowing agents such as CFC and HCFCs | Other organic hazardous waste |
| 7158 | Insulating glass units containing chloroparaffins | Other organic hazardous waste |
| 7159 | Waste containing chloroparaffins | Other organic hazardous waste |
7165 | Contaminated waste water | Contaminated waste water |
7210 | PCB- and PCT-containing waste | Other organic hazardous waste |
7211 | Windows containing PCBs | Other organic hazardous waste |
7220 | Photochemicals | Photochemicals |
7230 | Halons | Other organic hazardous waste |
7240 | Chlorofluorocarbons | Other organic hazardous waste |
7250 | Asbestos | Other inorganic hazardous waste |
| 7261 | Gases in pressure containers | Other organic hazardous waste |
7990*, 7999* | Other or unknown hazardous waste | Other or unknown materials |
*Not standard code according to Norwegian standard, but generated for technical reasons.
Name of waste groups conversion between waste groups and waste numbers
The waste groups are given by the two intermediate digits of the waste numbers (appendix 1).
Waste group | Type of waste |
1 | Waste oil |
2 | Other oil containing waste |
3 | Stable oil emulsions |
4 | Solvents, organic |
5 | Paint, adhesives, varnish, etc. |
8 | Mercury and cadmium |
9 | Other waste containing heavy metals |
10 | Cyanides |
11 | Pesticides etc. |
12 | Iso-cyanates etc. |
13 | Corrosive waste |
14 | Oil drilling waste |
15 | Other very toxic, toxic, or environmentally harmful waste |
16 | Processing water |
21 | PCBs |
22 | Photo chemicals |
23 | Halones |
24 | Chlorofluorocarbons |
25 | Asbestos |
26 | Gases in pressure containers |
99 | Other hazardous waste |