Oslo, Norway - In 2009, every Norwegian generated on average 420 kilos of household waste; about 14 kilos less than the year before. In total, 2 million tonnes of household waste were collected in 2009, and around half of this was sorted and sent to recovery plants.

The figures show that household waste generation decreased by 2.0 per cent from 2008 to 2009. At the same time the increase in household consumption has stopped, measured in NOK. The figures do not include discarded vehicles and other waste not covered by the municipal waste collection services.

Less waste is sorted

A total of 1,074,000 tonnes of household waste were sorted and sent to recovery in 2009. On average, every Norwegian sorted 221 kilos of waste in 2009 compared to 227 kilos in 2008.

In this context, sorted and sent to recovery mean that the waste is pre-sorted in the households or at the waste disposal plants. After sorting, the waste is normally recycled, composted or incinerated for energy utilisation, but residues from sorting are in most cases disposed of in landfills.

More to recovery

The amount of household waste that goes to final disposal has dropped by 14 per cent compared with 2008. Around 291 000 tonnes of household waste were placed in landfills. In 2009, around 846,000 tonnes of household waste were incinerated; an increase of 8 per cent from 2008. Waste sent to material recovery has decreased by 2 per cent.

The figures are compiled based on a census conducted by Statistics Norway in all Norwegian municipalities and inter-municipal waste management companies (excluding Svalbard).

Figures: © Statistics Norway

Quelle: Statistics Norway

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