APPENDIX 51
(Chapter 24: The Environment)
Environmental Statistics
APPENDICES
1993
1994
1995
Average Daily Solid Waste (tonnes)
Municipal solid waste (1)
Domestic
5 999
6 100
6. 000
Commercial
572
700
500
Industrial
1 880
1 700
1.300
Sub-total
8 451
8 500
7 800
Construction waste (1)
11 523
15 500
14 800
Special waste (1)
253
400
400
Recovered waste (2)
3 478
3 800
4 480
Total
23 705
28 200
27 480
Pollution Complaints Handled (number of cases)
Air
3 664
3 893
4 518
Noise
3 121
5 761
6 858
Liquid
563
487
781
Solid
196
196
310
Water
18
17
55
Miscellaneous
175
151
34
Total
7 737
10 505
12 556
Notes: (1) 1995 figures are based on CED/EPD waste intake records from Jan-Nov 1995. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(2) 1995 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan-Aug 1995 data.
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