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CROATIAN BUREAU OF STATISTICS
10000 ZAGREB, ILICA 3, PHONE: +385 1 4806-111, P.O.B. 80, CROATIA

ISSN 1334-0565

 

YEAR: XLVI.

ZAGREB, 17 DECEMBER, 2009

NUMBER: 6.1.9.

 

 

OBLIGED TO NOTIFY DATA SOURCE

 

WASTE, 2008

 

TOTAL QUANTITY OF WASTE, 2008

 

In 2008, the total quantity of wastes generated in reporting units amounted to 4 172 152 t. Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions made 44.3% (1 855 566 t), waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified made 2.7% (111 075 t), construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) made 12.6% (523 787 t), wastes from thermal processes made 7.7% (321 795 t), wastes from inorganic chemical processes made 10.3% (431 481 t), Wastes resulting from exploration, mining,  quarrying and physical and chemical treatment of minerals made 9.1% (380 040 t), Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard made 5.2% (216 791 t) and other groups of wastes made 8.1%.

 

Out of the total quantity of imported wastes (4 132 t), 98.6% (4 076 t) were imported from the EU Member States and 1.4% (56 t) from other countries. Out of the total imported wastes, 69.2% (2 821 t) consisted of wastes not elsewhere classified in the List of Wastes.

 

Out of the total quantity of exported wastes (77 484 t), 99.8% (77 345 t) were exported to the EU Member States and 0.2% (139 t) to other countries. Out of the total quantity of exported wastes, 41.5% (32 152 t) consisted of wastes from the wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard, 25.3% (19 662 t) consisted of construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) and the rest of 33.2% consisted from wastes from other groups.

 

INCINERATION AND COMPOSTING OF WASTE, 2008

 

Out of the total quantity of incinerated waste in 2008, which amounted to 345 918 t, 320 915 t (92.8%) were incinerated with recovery of energy and 25 003 t (7.2%) on the land.

 

Out of the total quantity of incinerated wastes (345 918 t), wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard amounted to 29.6% (102 399 t), providing that 98.5% (100 891 t) were incinerated with recovery of energy and 1.5% (1 508 t) on the land; waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified amounted to 57.9%
(200 436 t), providing that 99.9% (200 310 t) were incinerated with recovery of energy and 0.1% (126 t) on the land; municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions amounted to 3.2%
(11 005 t), providing that 48.3% (5 326 t) were incinerated with recovery of energy and 51.6% (5 679 t) on the land.

 

RECOVERY OF WASTES, 2008

 

In 2008, the total of 383 835 t of wastes were recovered.

 

Out of the total quantity of recovered wastes (383 835 t), wastes from thermal processes made 27.7% (106 368 t), wastes from shaping and  physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics made 5.2% (20 015 t), municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions made 6.7% (24 836 t), wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard made 4.5% (17 351 t),  construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) made 38.4% (147 722 t) and wastes from other groups made 17.5%.

 

DISPOSAL OF WASTE, 2008

 

In 2008, the disposed wastes amounted to 2 078 708 t. Out of the total quantity of disposed wastes (2 078 708 t), municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions made 44.2% (918 576 t), wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying and physical and chemical treatment of minerals made 15.4% (320 927 t), wastes from inorganic chemical processes made 20.6% (429 029 t), construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) made 10.2% (212 124 t) and other groups made 9% of disposed wastes.

 

The total quantity of wastes used in land treatment or was released into a water body amounted to 42 475 t in 2008. Out of that, municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions had the greatest share, 77.2% (32 787 t), followed by wastes from agricultural, horticultural, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing, 18.7% (7 961 t), and wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use, 1.7% (732 t), while the share of other wastes was 2.4%.

1.   TOTAL QUANTITY OF WASTES, 2008

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Tonnes

 

Total
quantity of
 wastes

Wastes
generated in
 reporting
units

Imported
 wastes

Wastes
 from
EU Member States

Wastes
 from other countries

Exported
 waste

Into EU
 Member States

Into other countries

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total

4 098 800

4 172 152

4 131

4 076

56

77 484

77 345

139

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying and physical and chemical treatment of minerals

380 040

380 040

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wastes from agricultural, horticultural, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing

118 760

118 419

375

375

-

34

34

-

Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard

184 642

216 791

3

3

-

32 152

32 152

-

Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries

7 489

7 536

5

5

-

52

52

-

Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal

266

266

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wastes from inorganic chemical processes

431 457

431 481

-

-

-

24

24

-

Wastes from organic chemical processes

4 325

4 739

-

-

-

414

393

21

Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks

1 685

1 933

-

-

-

248

248

-

Wastes from the photographic industry

629

679

-

-

-

50

50

-

Wastes from thermal processes

317 094

321 795

-

-

-

4 701

4 701

-

Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy

602

912

-

-

-

310

310

-

Wastes from shaping and  physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics

77 431

84 972

210

210

-

7 751

7 751

-

Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those in chapters 05, 12 and 19)

6 688

6 688

32

32

-

32

32

-

Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants
(except 07 and 08)

373

599

-

-

-

226

226

-

Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified

109 415

111 075

330

329

1

1 990

1981

9

Wastes not otherwise specified in the list

20 679

18 507

2 821

2 821

-

649

616

33

Construction and demolition wastes (including  excavated soil from contaminated sites)

504 427

523 787

302

298

4

19 662

19 662

-

Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)

2 791

2 838

-

-

-

47

47

-

Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use

83 366

83 529

-

-

-

163

113

50

Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions

1 846 641

1855 566

54

3

51

8 979

8 953

26

2.   INCINERATION OF WASTES, 2008

 

 

 

Tonnes

 

Total quantity
 of incinerated wastes

Wastes incinerated
 with energy recovery

Wastes incinerated
on the land

 

 

 

 

Total

345 918

320 915

25 003

 

 

 

 

Wastes resulting from exploration, mining,  quarrying and physical and chemical treatment of minerals

-

-

-

Wastes from agricultural, horticultural, aquaculture, forestry,
hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing

3 259

3 257

2

Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard

102 399

100 891

1 508

Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries

22

10

12

Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal

-

-

-

Wastes from inorganic chemical processes

13

13

-

Wastes from organic chemical processes

41

41

-

Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks

210

93

117

Wastes from the photographic industry

26

26

-

Wastes from thermal processes

2 805

983

1 822

Wastes from chemical surface treatment and  coating of metals and other materials; non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy

-

-

-

Wastes from shaping and  physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics

482

410

72

Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those
in chapters 05, 12 and 19)

2 327

2 263

64

Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants
(except 07 and 08)

4

4

-

Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified

200 436

200 310

126

Wastes not otherwise specified in the list

2 028

1 814

214

Construction and demolition wastes (including  excavated soil from contaminated sites)

20 616

5 277

15 339

Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)

216

173

43

Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the water intended for human consumption
and water for industrial use

29

24

5

Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions

11 005

5 326

5 679

 

3.   DISPOSAL AND RECOVERY OF WASTES, 2008

 

 

 

Tonnes

 

Deposit onto
or into land

Land treatment
and release
 into water
 bodies

Recovery
 (excluding
energy
 recovery)

 

 

 

 

Total

2 078 708

42 475

383 835

Wastes resulting from exploration, mining,  quarrying and physical
 and chemical treatment of minerals

320 927

467

2 436

Wastes from agricultural, horticultural, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing,
 food preparation and processing

91 149

7 961

1 087

Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture,
 pulp, paper and cardboard

11 188

-

17 351

Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries

3 406

-

2

Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal

245

-

1 839

Wastes from inorganic chemical processes

429 029

-

60

Wastes from organic chemical processes

2 510

70

422

Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints,
varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks

43

-

77

Wastes from the photographic industry

2

-

306

Wastes from thermal processes

47 674

-

106 368

Wastes from chemical surface treatment and  coating of metals and other materials;
non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy

51

-

2

Wastes from shaping and  physical and mechanical surface
 treatment of metals and plastics

14  020

-

20 015

Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils, and those
 in chapters 05, 12 and 19)

217

403

116

Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except 07 and 08)

2

-

-

Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing
 not otherwise specified

9 187

55

15 800

Wastes not otherwise specified in the list

1 944

-

13 019

Construction and demolition wastes (including  excavated
soil from contaminated sites)

212 124

-

147 722

Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research
(except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care)

136

-

238

Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment
plants and the water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use

16 278

732

32 139

Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial,
industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions

918 576

32 787

24 836

 

 

NOTES ON METHODOLOGY

 

Source and methods of data collection

 

Data on wastes were collected through the Biannual Report on Wastes (OTP form) in compliance with the 2009 Annual Implementation Plan of Statistical Activities of the Republic of Croatia (NN, No.80/09).

 

Reporting units are all business entities and parts thereof or tradesmen that were taken over from the Register of Business Entities and classified according to the NKD 2002. into one of activities, employing 20 persons providing that they produce wastes as well as those employing less than 20 persons if they produce a larger amount of wastes.

 

Reports are based either on records and documentation or on estimation where records and documentation were not available.

 

Data on quantities and selected types of wastes are collected according to the List of Waste.

 

Definitions

 

Waste is any substance or object defined by categories of wastes as prescribed by implementation regulations of the Wastes Act (NN, No. 178/04), which are thrown away or disposed by legal entities and natural persons, or those that they plan to or must dispose.

 

Inert waste is a waste that is not subject to significant physical, chemical and/or biological changes. It is defined by the regulation from Article 2 of the Wastes Act.

 

Municipal waste is household waste as well as waste from some production and/or service activity, providing that it is similar to household waste in its characteristics and contents.

 

Non-hazardous waste is a waste that was, by its contents and characteristics, defined as such by the regulation from Article 2 of the Wastes Act.

 

Processing of waste is a treatment by which characteristics of the waste are changed by application of mechanical, physical, thermal, chemical or biological processes, including sorting, in order to lower its volume and hazard (toxicity) as well as to facilitate its handling and improve its utility.

 

Hazardous waste is any waste defined as such, according to its contents or characteristics, by the regulation from Article 2 of the Wastes Act.

 

Recovery of waste is any action of repeated processing of waste in order to use it for material and energy purposes, as defined in the regulation from Article 104, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1, of the Wastes Act.

 

Holder of waste is either a producer of waste or either legal entity or natural person who holds it.

 

Production waste is a waste generated in a production process in industry, trade or other processes, which, according to its contents, differs from the municipal waste. Remnants made in the production process used in the production process of the same producer are not considered the production waste.

 

Producer of waste is any entity or person whose activity caused the emerging of waste (original producer) and/or who changes the contents or characteristics of waste by previous processing, mixing or some other treatment.

 

Waste collection is the process of collection, sorting and/or mixing of waste for transport purposes.

 

Thermal treatment is a treatment of waste by using thermal energy, incineration and co-incineration as defined in Article 104, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 5, of the Wastes Act.

 

Treatment of waste is any action of processing or disposal of waste as defined by the regulation from Article 104, Paragraph 1, Subparagraph 1, of the Wastes Act.

 

Sorting of waste is a process applied to collected mixed wastes in order to separate fractions that may be recovered (recycled) and thus reduce the quantity of wastes before their final disposal.

 

Abbreviations

 

NKD 2007. National Classification of Activities, 2007 version

NN               Narodne novine, official gazette of the Republic of Croatia

t                    tonne

 

Symbols

 

-  no occurrence