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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste. By types Catalonia. 2018
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 195 15,126 15,321
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 146 751,116 751,262
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 1,257 127,143 128,400
Leather, fur and textile industries 320 33,744 34,064
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 46 655 701
Inorganic chemical processes 13,322 46,729 60,051
Organic chemical processes 239,537 96,396 335,933
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 17,154 12,647 29,801
Photographic industry 468 19 486
Thermal processes 39,520 419,214 458,735
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 27,153 14,043 41,196
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 9,369 362,811 372,180
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 25,007 0 25,007
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 8,951 0 8,951
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 36,904 117,197 154,101
Unspecified waste 32,211 69,178 101,389
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 8,936 232,596 241,532
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 14,948 276 15,224
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption 4,589 620,770 625,359
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 3,066 933,213 936,279
Total 483,099 3,852,873 4,335,972
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 6, 2020.

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 "..".