APPENDIX 52
(Chapter 16: The Environment)
Environmental Statistics
APPENDICES
1998
1999
2000
Average daily solid waste (tonnes)
Municipal solid waste(1)
Domestic
6800
7.400
Commercial
1 300
1 300
Industrial
600
600
Sub-total
8 700
9 300
7 500
1 200
600
9.300
Construction and demolition waste (1)
7.000
7 900
7 500
Special waste (1)
800
900
1 100
Recovered waste (1)(2)
4 300*
5 100*
5 800
Total
20 800*
23 200*
23 700
Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)
Air
7 476
14 554
18375
Noise
9 666
10 034
8 785
Liquid
1 521
1 827
1 842
Solid
1 058
1 581
1 721
Water
97
22
5
Miscellaneous
9
19
8
Total
19 827
28 037
30 736
Notes: (1) All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.
(2) 2000 figure on recovered waste is estimated according to the comparison of recovered materials for export between 1999 and 2000.
Revised figure.
Source: Environmental Protection Department.
(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)
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