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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste. By types Catalonia. 2017
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 93 6,434 6,527
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 240 760,880 761,120
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 894 122,760 123,654
Leather, fur and textile industries 443 42,899 43,342
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 45 909 954
Inorganic chemical processes 11,555 51,972 63,527
Organic chemical processes 228,482 93,710 322,192
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 16,476 23,217 39,693
Photographic industry 573 25 598
Thermal processes 39,301 439,046 478,347
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 27,811 15,600 43,411
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 10,463 377,440 387,903
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 22,373 0 22,373
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 7,502 0 7,502
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 39,304 112,726 152,029
Unspecified waste 24,733 58,877 83,610
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 4,491 198,024 202,516
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 15,933 221 16,153
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption 4,623 650,251 654,874
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 2,210 935,884 938,093
Total 457,545 3,890,875 4,348,418
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: May 16, 2019.

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 "..".