Appendix table 2. Waste treatment in 2015, tonnes
| 1 Energy recovery (R1) | 2 Waste incineration (D10) | 3 Material recovery (R2 - R11) | 4 Landfilling (D1, D5, D12) | 5 Other disposal operations (D2, D3, D4, D6, D7) | Total | |
| 1.1 Spent solvents Hazardous | 0 | 22 429 | 986 | 0 | 0 | 23 415 |
| 1.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Non-hazardous | 0 | 7 | 1 868 | 5 367 | 0 | 7 242 |
| 1.2 Acid, alkaline or saline wastes Hazardous | 0 | 565 | 8 533 | 82 794 | 2 392 | 94 284 |
| 1.3 Used oils Hazardous | 1 476 | 6 573 | 30 782 | 41 | 0 | 38 872 |
| 1.4, 2, 3.1 Chemical wastes Non-hazardous | 3 246 | 2 063 | 60 079 | 74 712 | 65 | 140 165 |
| 1.4, 2, 3.1 Chemical wastes Hazardous | 2 333 | 72 242 | 22 928 | 2 984 | 2 245 | 102 732 |
| 3.2 Industrial effluent sludges Non-hazardous | 73 045 | 57 | 74 024 | 97 829 | 334 | 245 289 |
| 3.2 Industrial effluent sludges Hazardous | 5 525 | 7 223 | 70 | 19 888 | 0 | 32 706 |
| 3.3 Sludges and liquid wastes from waste treatment Non-hazardous | 0 | 1 | 2 466 | 211 | 0 | 2 678 |
| 3.3 Sludges and liquid wastes from waste treatment Hazardous | 4 | 545 | 0 | 34 513 | 0 | 35 062 |
| 5 Health care and biological wastes Non-hazardous | 1 510 | 83 | 0 | 1 644 | 0 | 3 237 |
| 5 Health care and biological wastes Hazardous | 0 | 467 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 467 |
| 6.1 Metallic wastes, ferrous Non-hazardous | 0 | 25 | 108 815 | 434 | 0 | 109 274 |
| 6.2 Metallic wastes, non-ferrous Non-hazardous | 0 | 1 | 37 482 | 122 | 0 | 37 605 |
| 6.3 Metallic wastes, mixed ferrous and non-ferrous Non-hazardous | 0 | 3 | 6 554 | 1 013 | 0 | 7 570 |
| 7.1 Glass wastes Non-hazardous | 7 672 | 4 | 49 716 | 199 | 0 | 57 591 |
| 7.1 Glass wastes Hazardous | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 7.2 Paper and cardboard wastes Non-hazardous | 32 221 | 7 187 | 563 675 | 12 | 0 | 603 095 |
| 7.3 Rubber wastes Non-hazardous | 0 | 234 | 7 742 | 0 | 0 | 7 976 |
| 7.4 Plastic wastes Non-hazardous | 53 181 | 21 533 | 12 185 | 916 | 0 | 87 815 |
| 7.5 Wood wastes Non-hazardous | 2 724 295 | 11 655 | 181 995 | 5 535 | 0 | 2 923 480 |
| 7.5 Wood wastes Hazardous | 6 275 | 6 915 | 0 | 11 599 | 0 | 24 789 |
| 7.6 Textile wastes Non-hazardous | 118 | 636 | 10 721 | 39 | 0 | 11 514 |
| 7.7 Waste containing PCB Hazardous | 0 | 736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 736 |
| 8 (excl. 8.1, 8.41) Discarded equipment (excluding discarded vehicles, batteries and accumulators wastes) Non-hazardous | 75 | 3 | 38 719 | 81 | 0 | 38 878 |
| 8 (excl. 8.1, 8.41) Discarded equipment (excluding discarded vehicles, batteries and accumulators wastes) Hazardous | 0 | 486 | 24 239 | 0 | 16 | 24 741 |
| 8.1 Discarded vehicles Non-hazardous | 0 | 0 | 54 322 | 0 | 0 | 54 322 |
| 8.1 Discarded vehicles Hazardous | 0 | 4 | 48 172 | 0 | 0 | 48 176 |
| 8.41 Batteries and accumulators wastes Non-hazardous | 0 | 19 | 202 | 0 | 0 | 221 |
| 8.41 Batteries and accumulators wastes Hazardous | 0 | 45 | 1 638 | 0 | 0 | 1 683 |
| 9.1 Animal and mixed food waste Non-hazardous | 14 702 | 7 815 | 613 720 | 1 638 | 4 410 | 642 285 |
| 9.2 Vegetal wastes Non-hazardous | 62 883 | 44 | 113 424 | 15 274 | 19 | 191 644 |
| 9.3 Animal faeces, urine and manure Non-hazardous | 0 | 6 | 324 469 | 17 856 | 12 840 | 355 171 |
| 10.1 Household and similar wastes Non-hazardous | 753 205 | 3 338 | 13 383 | 311 029 | 0 | 1 080 955 |
| 10.2 Mixed and undifferentiated materials Non-hazardous | 418 773 | 9 547 | 280 128 | 158 989 | 5 429 | 872 866 |
| 10.2 Mixed and undifferentiated materials Hazardous | 11 | 5 745 | 17 | 320 | 0 | 6 093 |
| 10.3 Sorting residues Non-hazardous | 46 322 | 15 911 | 149 358 | 87 791 | 0 | 299 382 |
| 10.3 Sorting residues Hazardous | 29 340 | 12 857 | 0 | 49 007 | 0 | 91 204 |
| 11 Common sludges Non-hazardous | 257 124 | 74 | 144 673 | 4 598 | 803 | 407 272 |
| 12.1 Mineral waste from construction and demolition Non-hazardous | 142 061 | 147 | 1 688 478 | 116 452 | 0 | 1 947 138 |
| 12.1 Mineral waste from construction and demolition Hazardous | 47 840 | 2 864 | 2 099 | 13 269 | 0 | 66 072 |
| 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Non-hazardous | 1 324 | 3 633 | 116 912 | 65 032 061 | 10 232 413 | 75 386 343 |
| 12.2, 12.3, 12.5 Other mineral wastes Hazardous | 0 | 652 | 6 193 | 808 731 | 259 041 | 1 074 617 |
| 12.4 Combustion wastes Non-hazardous | 12 | 38 | 736 900 | 441 632 | 0 | 1 178 582 |
| 12.4 Combustion wastes Hazardous | 1 | 195 | 931 | 3 627 | 0 | 4 754 |
| 12.6 Soils Non-hazardous | 0 | 450 | 1 314 779 | 13 151 208 | 0 | 14 466 437 |
| 12.6 Soils Hazardous | 0 | 345 | 13 981 | 119 517 | 0 | 133 843 |
| 12.7 Dredging spoils Non-hazardous | 0 | 0 | 12 | 2 605 | 0 | 2 617 |
| 12.7 Dredging spoils Hazardous | 3 589 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 0 | 3 653 |
| 12.8, 13 Mineral wastes from waste treatment and stabilised wastes Non-hazardous | 0 | 262 | 141 306 | 27 681 | 119 | 169 368 |
| 12.8, 13 Mineral wastes from waste treatment and stabilised wastes Hazardous | 205 | 13 | 262 | 77 855 | 0 | 78 335 |
| Not defined | 0 | 2 | 1 226 | 5 | 0 | 1 233 |
| Total | 4 688 368 | 225 679 | 7 010 164 | 80 781 142 | 10 520 126 | 103 225 479 |
| Of which hazardous | 96 599 | 140 901 | 160 831 | 1 224 209 | 263 694 | 1 886 234 |
Source: Waste statistics 2015, Statistics Finland
Inquiries: Juha Espo 029 551 3463, Simo Vahvelainen 029 551 3457, ymparisto.energia@stat.fi
Director in charge: Ville Vertanen
Updated 15.6.2017
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