Waste generation by industry, details of waste streams 2001 and 2002
Compared to 2001, there has been a fall in the amount of industrial waste. This was primarily the result of a downturn in the economy.
| 2001 | 2002 | of which | |||
| reuse | incineration | landfill | |||
| million kg | |||||
| Total | 18 885 | 18 115 | 15 030 | 2 080 | 980 |
| Organic waste | |||||
| animal waste | 1 250 | 1 210 | 495 | 710 | 3 |
| vegetable waste | 6 340 | 5 995 | 5 965 | 5 | 25 |
| paper | 810 | 780 | 750 | 10 | 8 |
| plastic | 195 | 200 | 175 | 7 | 20 |
| wood | 490 | 455 | 330 | 120 | 6 |
| other organic waste | 570 | 555 | 275 | 275 | 7 |
| Anorganic waste | |||||
| sand and soil | 1 285 | 1 060 | 865 | 10 | 185 |
| metals | 830 | 795 | 785 | - | 5 |
| gypsum 1) | 165 | 165 | 160 | - | 8 |
| slag and fly ash | 2 305 | 2 430 | 2 430 | - | 2 |
| glass | 90 | 85 | 80 | - | 6 |
| stone and concrete | 620 | 575 | 515 | 4 | 60 |
| other anorganic waste | 1 390 | 1 280 | 1 175 | 40 | 65 |
| Sludge | |||||
| organic sludge | 780 | 785 | 495 | 230 | 55 |
| physicochemical sludge | 400 | 405 | 225 | 95 | 75 |
| Non-categorised | |||||
| and other waste 2) | 1 365 | 1 340 | 320 | 570 | 450 |
| Source: AOO, 2003; CBS, 2003. | CBS/AOO/EDC/Sep03/0116 | ||||
| 1) From 2001 onwards, there have been no more discharges of phosphogypsum. 2) Mainly composite waste, such as office and restaurant waste, the composition of which is unknown. | |||||
Decrease in amount of industrial waste generated
In 2002, the total amount of waste fell mainly because of the downturn in the economy, which had already become apparent in 2001. An incidental reason is the fall in vegetable bulk flows such as coal tar, beet pulp and oily scrap from the food and drinks industry. But there was also a striking decrease in sulphur (other anorganic) from oil refineries.
Composition of industrial waste
Almost one-third of all industrial waste is vegetable matter. Another 7% is animal waste (from, for example, slaughterhouses and fish processing companies). European regulations now ban the use of slaughterhouse waste in animal feed. That is why, in 2002, 59% of animal waste was incinerated, something that also had a definite influence on the total amount of incinerated waste. Furthermore, 13% consists of slag and fly ash from, for example, the primary metals and the chemical industry. Much of this waste is reused, as is waste from metals, plastic, paper and wood.
