Goals : Waste and waste recovery

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.

Trend in waste generation (total quantity of non-hazardous waste per year) relative to trend in economic growth (change in GDP)  

GDP and waste generation
 
 

Increase waste recovery
The proportion of waste recovered will reach about 75% of the total quantity in 2010 and subsequently be increased 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 non-hazardous waste recovered, based on figures for the total quantity of waste for which information on treatment/disposal is available  

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.

Quantity of hazardous waste for which no information is available on disposal  

Hazardous waste handled by unknown methods
 
 

Reduce hazardous waste generation
The generation of each type of hazardous waste will be reduced by 2020 compared with the 2005 level.

 

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