APPENDIX 50
(Chapter 24: The Environment)
Environmental Statistics
APPENDICES
6 100
700
1994
1995
1996
Average Daily Solid Waste (tonnes)
Municipal solid waste (1)
Domestic
Commercial
6 200
6 400
500
1 000
Industrial
1 700
1 100
800
Sub-total
8 500
7 800
8 200
Construction waste (1)
15 500
14 100
7 500
Special waste (1)
400
400
500
Recovered waste (2)
3.800
4 000
3 100
Total
28 200
26 300
19 300
Pollution Complaints Handled (number of cases)
Air
3.893
4 518
6 160
Noise
5 761
6 858
7 441
Liquid
487
781
1 164
Solid
196
310
535
Water
17
55
83
Miscellaneous
151
34
9
Total
10 505
12 556
15 392
Notes: (1) 1996 figures are based on CED/EPD waste intake records from Jan-Oct 1996. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(2) 1996 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan-Oct 1996 data.
Source: Environmental Protection Department.
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