Waste, generated and treated

Upcoming publishing: 2020-06-15

The report contains descriptions and statistics on the generation and treatment of waste. Generated waste is reported for about 50 types of waste, hazardous and non-hazardous, for 18 sectors and households. The treatment of waste presents the amounts of waste that are recycled, incinerated and landfilled, for example.

These statistics are the responsibility of:
Swedish Environmental Protection Agency

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Tables and graphs

Name	Type	Date
Industries with largest quantities of generated hazardous waste	Table	2018-06-14
Generated hazardous waste	Graph	2018-06-14
Waste treatment operations	Graph	2018-06-14
Waste generation	Table	2018-06-14

Tables in the Statistical Database

Not longer updated due to change of definitions

Name	Date
Generated waste by economic activity NACE Rev. 2 and households and by waste category (not updated). Every second year 2004 - 2008	2015-12-18
Treated waste by treatment category and waste category (not updated). Every second year 2004 - 2008	2015-12-18

Publications

Title	Language	Type	Date
Waste in Sweden 2016	English	Report	2018-06-14
Waste in Sweden 2014	English	Rapport	2016-07-06

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Louise Sörme

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E-mail: louise.sorme@scb.se

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