SwediSh waSte management |2011 - Avfall Sverige

Swedish waste management 2011Waste quantities 2010In 2010 the quantity of household wastedecreased for the second consecutive year.The quantity of treated household waste was4,363,880 tons, a reduction of 2.7 percentcompared with 2009. Divided over the population,each Swedish resident produced 463 kgof household waste in 2010, to be comparedwith 480 kg per person in 2009.It is too early to draw long-term conclusionsfrom the decline in the amount of waste overthe past two years. Nevertheless, it is encouragingthat the trend has reversed, even if itproves to be only temporary.In Sweden 1 percent of household wastewas landfilled in 2010, a decrease of 33 percentfrom 2009.The environmental objective to recycle atleast 50 percent of household waste, includingbiological treatment, by 2010 was essentiallymet. A total of 49.2 percent of householdwaste went to material recycling or biologicaltreatment and 48.7 percent went to energyrecovery. The breakdown is essentially thesame as for 2009.Hazardous waste accounted for 1.2 percentof household waste, an increase of 13 percentcompared with 2009. The figure for hazardouswaste now also includes asbestos.Biological treatment of food waste, excludinghome compost, increased by 20 percent to214,300 tons in 2010.Anaerobic digestion increased by 21 percentcompared with 2009. Composting isdeclining, probably because branches andlarge twigs now go to Waste-to-Energy insteadof to composting.This year we can also report the collectedvolume of waste in bins and bags as well asbulky waste.Collected volume of WASTEbins and bags as well as bulky waste 2006–2010 (tons)2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Waste in bins and bags 2,234,300 2,211,900 2,226,700 2,167,800 2,152,000Bulky waste 1,237,200 1,227,400 1,421,100 1,498,400 1,518,000(Kg/person)2006 2007 2008 2009 2010Waste in bins and bags 245 241 241 232 229Bulky waste 136 134 154 160 161Source: Avfall Web/Avfall Sverige - Swedish Waste Management 20118