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In Norway, a total of 1,1 million tonnes of hazardous waste was handled according to approved treatment in 2008. This represents a 4 per cent increase from the previous year. The quantity of hazardous waste handled by unknown methods was the same as the previous year, but there has been a long-term decline of 32 percent from 2003.
Some hazardous waste is exported. In 2008 a little less than 11 per cent was exported for approved treatment abroad. Around 60 per cent was exported for material recovery, 13 per cent was recovered as new energy and 27 per cent was exported for approved final disposal.
About 65 000 tonnes was handled in unknown ways in 2008, according to estimates by Statistics Norway. The major part of this is impregnated wood and waste containing oil. However, hazardous waste that is delivered for approved treatment is not always registered correctly. Parts of the amount being handled in unknown ways may therefore have been treated as approved.
Published by the Climate and Pollution Agency, 25.06.2010, 16:59.