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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste. By types Catalonia. 2016
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 75 15,399 15,474
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 161 748,582 748,744
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 888 105,186 106,075
Leather, fur and textile industries 519 44,670 45,189
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 107 279 386
Inorganic chemical processes 10,448 51,792 62,240
Organic chemical processes 238,813 90,247 329,059
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 19,274 12,278 31,552
Photographic industry 650 31 681
Thermal processes 40,073 467,074 507,148
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 30,733 14,649 45,382
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 9,093 328,656 337,749
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 17,879 0 17,879
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 6,662 0 6,662
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 35,230 80,826 116,055
Unspecified waste 24,757 50,525 75,282
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 2,646 173,582 176,229
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 19,736 171 19,906
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption 4,765 601,335 606,100
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 1,932 903,779 905,711
Total 464,441 3,689,061 4,153,502
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: March 5, 2018.

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 "..".