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APPENDIX 54

(Chapter 23: The Environment)

Environmental Statistics

APPENDICES

1995

1996

1997

Average Daily Solid Waste (tonnes)

Municipal solid waste (1)

Domestic

6 200

6 300

6 800

Commercial

500

1 100

1 100

Industrial

1 100

800

800

Sub-total

7 800

8 200

8 700

Construction and demolition waste (1)

14 100

7 500

6 400

Special waste (1)

350

500

600

Recovered waste (2)

4 000

3 200

3.300

Total

26 250

19 400

19 000

Pollution Complaints Handled (number of cases)

Air

4 518

6 160

6 165

Noise

6 858

7 441

5 852

Liquid

781

1 164

1 127

Solid

310

Water

55

Miscellaneous

34

535

83

9

753

74

9

Total

12 556

15 392

13 980

Notes: (1) 1997 figures are based on EPD waste intake records from Jan-Oct 1997. All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.

(2) 1997 figure is based on waste recovery for export, which is projected with reference to Jan-Oct 1997 data.

Source: Environmental Protection Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)