Non-hazardous waste statistics

Identification

Name of the operation.

Non-hazardous waste statistics

Operation code.

090211 (Basque statistics plan)

Responsible body.

Department of the environment and regional policy. basque governmen

Other participating bodies.

Eustat

Thematic area

Environment

Periodicity.

Yearly

Type of operation.

Census

Methodology according to the origin of the data.

Gathering of data from administrative information

Objectives

The main objectives of statistics on hazardous waste are:

• To quantify non-hazardous industrial waste products disposed of in authorised landfill sites.
• To adhere to regulation no 2150/2002 of the european parliament and of the council of 25 november 2002, on waste statistics.

Main variable to be studied

Type of non-hazardous waste management:

• Disposal
• Recycling, reuse and composting
• Energy recovery

Waste types: ewc codes.

Coverage

Population:

Non-hazardous waste generated and/or managed in the basque country

Geographical:

Meaningful data are gathered on a regional and provincial level in the basque country

Time frame:

The data gathered refer to activities registered over the year

Concepts and definitions

Concepts and definitions

Dissemination

• Internet:synthesis tables. Statistical body
• Internet:statistical tables. www.eustat.es
• Printed publication: Reports on inventory of non-hazardous waste