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Industrial waste. By types

Industrial waste. By types Catalonia. 2020
Special Not special Total
Exploration, mining, quarrying, and mineral treatment 77 50,299 50,376
Agriculture, forestry and fishing; food preparation and processing 118 740,202 740,320
Wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, paper and cardboard 883 130,146 131,029
Leather, fur and textile industries 222 32,839 33,060
Petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal 50 262 312
Inorganic chemical processes 7,738 76,560 84,298
Organic chemical processes 208,889 97,623 306,512
Manufacture, formulation, supply and use of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks 17,417 10,754 28,170
Photographic industry 375 4 379
Thermal processes 32,482 368,849 401,331
Chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy 19,911 13,364 33,275
Shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics 9,237 195,557 204,794
Oils and liquid fuels (except edible oils) 18,803 0 18,803
Organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants 7,670 0 7,670
Packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing 38,818 80,321 119,138
Unspecified waste 29,640 142,357 171,996
Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) 3,280 239,065 242,345
Medical or veterinary services (except kitchen and catering waste) 13,677 424 14,100
Waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption 1,894 590,869 592,762
Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial and industrial wastes) including separately collected fractions 1,811 859,432 861,243
Total 412,992 3,628,927 4,041,913
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: May 31, 2022.

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 "..".