472
APPENDIX 54
(Chapter 23: The Environment)
Environmental Statistics
APPENDICES
1995
1996
1997
Average Daily Solid Waste (tonnes)
Municipal solid waste (1)
Domestic
6 200
6 300
6 800
Commercial
500
1 100
1 100
Industrial
1 100
800
800
Sub-total
7 800
8 200
8 700
Construction and demolition waste (1)
14 100
7 500
6 400
Special waste (1)
350
500
600
Recovered waste (2)
4 000
3 200
3.300
Total
26 250
19 400
19 000
Pollution Complaints Handled (number of cases)
Air
4 518
6 160
6 165
Noise
6 858
7 441
5 852
Liquid
781
1 164
1 127
Solid
310
Water
55
Miscellaneous
34
535
83
9
753
74
9
Total
12 556
15 392
13 980
Notes: (1) 1997 figures are based on EPD waste intake records from Jan-Oct 1997. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(2) 1997 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan-Oct 1997 data.
Source: Environmental Protection Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)