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APPENDIX 50

(Chapter 24: The Environment)

Environmental Statistics

APPENDICES

6 100

700

1994

1995

1996

Average Daily Solid Waste (tonnes)

Municipal solid waste (1)

Domestic

Commercial

6 200

6 400

500

1 000

Industrial

1 700

1 100

800

Sub-total

8 500

7 800

8 200

Construction waste (1)

15 500

14 100

7 500

Special waste (1)

400

400

500

Recovered waste (2)

3.800

4 000

3 100

Total

28 200

26 300

19 300

Pollution Complaints Handled (number of cases)

Air

3.893

4 518

6 160

Noise

5 761

6 858

7 441

Liquid

487

781

1 164

Solid

196

310

535

Water

17

55

83

Miscellaneous

151

34

9

Total

10 505

12 556

15 392

Notes: (1) 1996 figures are based on CED/EPD waste intake records from Jan-Oct 1996. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.

(2) 1996 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan-Oct 1996 data.

Source: Environmental Protection Department.

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