2009 Annual Statistical Report on United Nations Procurement

The first table below illustrates the consumption of water in relation to the number of office occupants – which varies largely
from agency to agency.
Figure 15
Water consumption by agency in metres cubed per occupant
60
50
56
54
40
39
30
20
10
8
14
22
0
UNECA ESCAP ITC UNIDO UNV WMO
The second table on waste production and management provides information not only on the amount of waste produced
(in kilograms per office occupant), but also on the disposal system. According to the waste hierarchy, recycling is the most
favoured option, followed by energy recovery (incineration) with disposal in landfill being the least favoured option.
Figure 16
Waste production (kilogram per occupant) and disposal method by agency
400
350
300
250
200
150
100
50
0
Recycled Landfill Incineration
UNECA 50% 50% 0% 347.6 100%
ESCAP 45% 55% 0% 108.5 100%
ITC 77% 23% 29% 0% 190.6 100%
UNIDO 68% 3% 29% 366.1 100%
UNV 50%
95% 0% 5% 47.5 100%
WMO 50% 0% 3% 50% 133.3 100%
Recycled Landfill Incineration
UNECA 174 23% 174 0 347.6
ESCAP 49 60 0 108.5
68%
ITC 147 44 0 190.6
UNIDO 249 11 106 366.1
50%
UNV 55% 45 0 2 47.5
77%
WMO 67 0 67 133.3
5%
45%
UNECA ESCAP ITC UNIDO UNV WMO
95%
50%
50%
Incineration
Landfill
Recycled
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