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APPENDIX 51

(Chapter 24: The Environment)

Environmental Statistics

APPENDICES

1993

1994

1995

Average Daily Solid Waste (tonnes)

Municipal solid waste (1)

Domestic

5 999

6 100

6. 000

Commercial

572

700

500

Industrial

1 880

1 700

1.300

Sub-total

8 451

8 500

7 800

Construction waste (1)

11 523

15 500

14 800

Special waste (1)

253

400

400

Recovered waste (2)

3 478

3 800

4 480

Total

23 705

28 200

27 480

Pollution Complaints Handled (number of cases)

Air

3 664

3 893

4 518

Noise

3 121

5 761

6 858

Liquid

563

487

781

Solid

196

196

310

Water

18

17

55

Miscellaneous

175

151

34

Total

7 737

10 505

12 556

Notes: (1) 1995 figures are based on CED/EPD waste intake records from Jan-Nov 1995. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.

(2) 1995 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan-Aug 1995 data.

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