APPENDIX
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(Chapter 21: The Environment)
Environmental Statistics
APPENDICES
1997
1998
1999
Average daily solid waste (tonnes)
Municipal solid waste (1)
Domestic
6.800
6 800*
7.400
Commercial
1 100
Industrial
800
1 300*
600
1 300
600
Sub-total
8 700
8 700
9 300
Construction and demolition waste (1)
6 400
7 000*
7.900
Special waste (1)
600
800
900
Recovered waste (2)
3.300
3 200*
3 600
Total
19.000
19 700*
21 700
Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)
Air
Noise
Liquid
Solid
Water
Miscellaneous
Total
6 165
7 476
14 554
5 852
9 666
10 034
I 127
1 521
1 827
753
1 058
1 581
74
97
9
9
13 980
19 827
22
19
28 037
Notes: (1) 1999 figures are based on EPD waste intake records from Jan.-Nov. 1999. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(2) 1999 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan.-Sep, 1999 data.
Revised figure.
Source: Environmental Protection Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)
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