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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste. By types Catalonia. 2013
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 24 10,918 10,943
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 128 776,993 777,121
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 1,592 219,391 220,983
Leather, fur and textile industries 836 34,296 35,133
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 140 367 507
Inorganic chemical processes 11,913 56,942 68,855
Organic chemical processes 186,285 90,003 276,287
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 11,766 12,248 24,014
Photographic industry 849 60 909
Thermal processes 39,569 459,804 499,372
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 20,194 12,569 32,763
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 8,175 293,370 301,545
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 16,288 0 16,288
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 6,636 0 6,636
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 33,765 70,462 104,227
Unspecified waste 22,106 41,635 63,741
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 5,641 264,512 270,153
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 21,224 546 21,770
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption 4,571 569,091 573,662
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 2,504 835,981 838,485
Total 394,206 3,749,189 4,143,395
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: July 15, 2015.

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 "..".