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APPENDIX 52

(Chapter 16: The Environment)

Environmental Statistics

APPENDICES

7400

Commercial

1 300

1999

2000

2001

Average daily solid waste (tonnes)(1)

Municipal solid waste

Domestic

7.600

1 200

7 500

1 200

Industrial

600

600

500

Sub-total

9 300

9 300

9 300

Construction and demolition waste

7.900

7500

6.400

Special waste

900

1 100

1 100

Recovered waste (2)

4 220*

4 810*

5 430

Total

22 320*

22 710*

22 230

Pollution complaints handled (number of cases)

Air

14 554

18 375

11 877

Noise

10 034

8 785

10 848

Liquid

1 827

1 842

1 628

Solid

1 581

1 721

1 219

Water

22

5

9

Miscellaneous

19

8

16

Total

28 037

30 736

25 597

Notes: (1) All figures are rounded off to the nearest hundred.

(2) 2001 figure on recovered waste is projected from the quantity of recovered materials exported in Jan-Oct 2001 and the ratio of recovered

materials exported and locally recycled as in 2000.

**

Revised figure.

Source: Environmental Protection Department.

(Enquiry Telephone No.: 2835 1018)