APPENDIX 56
(Chapter 21: The Environment)
Environmental Statistics
APPENDICES
1996
1997
1998
Average daily solid waste (tonnes)
Municipal solid waste (1)
Domestic
6 300
6 800
6 900
Commercial
1 100
1 100
1 200
Industrial
800
800
600
Sub-total
8 200
8 700
8 700
Construction and demolition waste (1)
7 500
6 400
6.700
Special waste (1)
500
600
800
Recovered waste (2)
3 200
3.300
3. 100
Total
19 400
19.000
19 300
Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)
Air
6 160
6 165
7 476
Noise
7 441
5852
9 666
Liquid
1 164
1 127
1 521
Solid
535
753
1 058
Water
83
74
Miscellaneous
9
9
97
9
Total
15 392
13 980
19 827
Notes: (1) 1998 figures are based on EPD waste intake records from Jan.-Oct. 1998. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(2) 1998 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan.-Sep. 1998 data.
Source: Environmental Protection Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)
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