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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste (1). By types (2) Catalonia. 2008
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 118 47,501 47,619
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 90 1,050,478 1,050,568
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 7,947 401,051 408,998
Leather, fur and textile industries 1,582 74,377 75,959
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 758 41 799
Inorganic chemical processes 13,821 100,911 114,733
Organic chemical processes 296,898 81,022 377,920
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 24,907 13,677 38,584
Photographic industry 6,682 781 7,463
Thermal processes 53,042 601,797 654,839
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 35,801 16,328 52,129
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 12,046 330,275 342,321
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 44,977 0 44,977
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 12,753 0 12,753
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 45,468 97,507 142,975
Unspecified waste 41,640 55,817 97,457
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 10,068 540,408 550,476
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 25,536 883 26,420
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption (3) 5,432 644,593 650,025
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 4,658 918,714 923,372
Total 644,222 4,976,162 5,620,384
Units: Tons.
Source: Departament de Medi Ambient i Habitatge. Agència de Residus de Catalunya.
Notes:
(1) Corresponds to the European waste catalogue (EWC) that came into force on January 1, 2002.
(2) From 2006, new statistical criteria were applied for a better approximation to the reality of industrial waste in Catalonia. The data declared by companies was first analysed in aggregate form and then in consideration of different activity groups (industries and environmental services).
(3) Includes the urban waste water treatment plants.

Last update: May 5, 2010.

Methodological note

Definition of concepts

Industrial waste
Waste derived from manufacturing or industrial activities or processes. Can be: special or non special.
Special industrial waste
Any waste included in the application of Directive 91/689/CE, of December 12.
Non special waste
That which is not included in the previous definition.

Methodological aspects

Industrial waste is presented classified by types, by activity sectors and by counties, in accordance with the new Waste catalogue. Not included is waste resulting from mining activities or from the exploitation of stone, or radioactive waste or unclassified explosives. Neither is sanitary or municipal waste included, nor that from agricultural or livestock operations that is reused by the agricultural operation, or that which is managed as wastewater.

Groupings according to Section 8 of EU Regulation 849/2010, in relation to statistics on waste:

  • 1 Agriculture, livestock, forestry and fishing
  • 2 Mining industry
  • 3 Food, beverages and tobacco
  • 4 Textiles, dressmaking, leather and footwear
  • 5 Wood and cork, except furniture; basketware
  • 6 Paper, graphic arts and recorded media
  • 7 Coke products and petroleum refinery
  • 8 Chemical industries, pharmaceutical products, rubber & plastic materials
  • 9 Other non metallic mineral products
  • 10 Metallurgy and metal products
  • 11 Computer products, electronics and optics, electric machinery, mechanical, motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers, other transport materials
  • 12 Furniture, manufacturing, machinery and equipment
  • 13 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning
  • 14 Collection, supply and treat. of water, sewage, purification and others
  • 15 Collection, treatment and elimination of waste; evaluation
  • 16 Construction
  • 17 Services (except wholesale of scrap metal and waste)
  • 18 Wholesale of scrap metal and waste

In accordance with the criteria of the Industrial Waste Management Programme (PROGRIC), and on the basis of Declaration 2006, the data on industrial waste is determined in accordance with the grouping into activities: industries, treatment plants and waste managers.

The data of Industrial waste obtained from annual declarations of industrial waste.

Unavailable information is represented using the symbol ":". When the value is lower than that of the minimum unit to be able to estimate the statistical operation or if it effects statistical confidentiality, the symbol used is "..".