Waste and waste recovery

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Strategic objective:

Damage to people and the environment caused by waste will be minimised. To achieve this, waste problems will be solved by means of policy instruments that ensure a good socio-economic balance between the quantity of waste generated and the quantities re-used, recovered, incinerated and landfilled.

National targets

Indicators

Status

Reduce waste generation
The growth in the quantity of waste generated will be considerably lower than the rate of economic growth.

Total annual quantity of waste generated relative to economic growth (as GDP)  



GDP and waste generation
 
 

Increase waste recovery
The proportion of waste recovered will be raised to about 75% of the total quantity in 2010 and subsequently to 80%. This is based on the principle that the quantity of waste recovered should be increased to a level that is appropriate in economic and environmental terms.

Proportion of the total quantity of waste recovered  



Waste recovered
 
 

Dispose of hazardous waste safely
Hazardous waste will be dealt with in an appropriate way, so that it is either recovered or sufficient treatment capacity is provided within Norway. The generation of each type of hazardous waste will be reduced by 2020 compared with the 2005 level.

Quantity of hazardous waste exported for final disposal  



Export for final disposal
 

Quantity of hazardous waste for which disposal is unknown