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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste. By types Catalonia. 2014
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 15 4,628 4,643
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 109 765,805 765,914
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 2,024 211,135 213,159
Leather, fur and textile industries 792 39,921 40,713
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 532 317 849
Inorganic chemical processes 13,232 59,664 72,896
Organic chemical processes 214,596 97,469 312,065
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 12,420 12,085 24,505
Photographic industry 655 51 706
Thermal processes 37,661 444,544 482,205
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 22,775 12,196 34,971
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 8,578 324,675 333,253
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 12,893 0 12,893
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 6,858 0 6,858
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 29,375 73,941 103,316
Unspecified waste 22,812 38,594 61,406
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 3,626 220,191 223,817
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 17,406 671 18,077
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption 3,873 588,366 592,239
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 2,577 824,333 826,910
Total 412,809 3,718,586 4,131,395
Units: Tons.
Source: Agència de Residus de Catalunya.
Note: Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption: includes the urban waste water treatment plants.

Last update: June 10, 2016.

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 "..".