Municipal Solid Waste



Municipal Solid Waste Environmental Protection in Industry

Indicator		Unit	1993	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001

MUNICIPAL SOLID WASTE
Total amount generated		1000 tonnes	n.a.	n.a.	438.34	455.06	476.32	493.56	512.59	525.14

Per capita generation of waste		kg/person	n.a.	n.a.	663	679	702	719	739	749

Amount collected for recycling		1000 tonnes	n.a.	n.a.	32.34	35.06	42.32	44.56	46.59	48.14
- by type of waste
	Paper, paperboard and paper products	"	n.a.	n.a.	4.51	5.11	5.69	5.92	6.45	6.60
	Plastics	"	n.a.	n.a.	0.66	0.85	0.95	1.05	1.30	1.55
	Glass	"	n.a.	n.a.	1.58	1.58	0.46	0.43	0.50	0.60
	Metals	"	n.a.	n.a.	23.84	25.30	33.47	35.03	36.04	36.82
	Other	"	n.a.	n.a.	1.75	2.22	1.75	2.13	2.30	2.57

Amount landfilled		"	368.80	402.00	406.00	420.00	434.00	449.00	466.00	477.00
- by type of waste
	Paper, paperboard and paper products	"	105.10	114.57	115.71	119.70	123.69	127.96	132.51	136.06
	Textiles	"	24.70	26.93	27.20	28.14	29.08	30.08	31.22	31.99
	Plastics	"	44.60	49.07	49.13	50.82	52.51	54.33	56.39	57.77
	Glass	"	4.40	4.82	4.87	5.04	5.21	5.39	5.59	5.73
	Metals	"	8.50	9.25	9.34	9.66	9.98	10.33	10.72	10.98
	Organic material	"	153.40	167.23	168.90	174.72	180.54	186.79	193.86	198.60
	Other	"	28.10	30.13	30.85	31.92	32.99	34.12	35.71	35.87

(Last updated 22/11/2002)								n.a. = data not available