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8.3. Waste quantities 2008
In 2008, approximately 4,731,660 tons of household waste was treated, a small
increase of 0.3 percent compared to 2007. According to the population, this
means that every Swedish resident produces 511,2 kg of waste per year. There
have not been any significant changes regarding the division of waste between
different treatment methods over the last years. 97 % of household waste is
recovered, while only 3 percent goes to l<strong>and</strong>fills, a reduction of close to 25
percent compared with 2007. (AÖS., 2009)
Material recycling has decreased somewhat, <strong>and</strong> is now at 35 %, while
incineration with energy recovery has increased, <strong>and</strong> is now 48.5 %. Biological
treatment, anaerobic digestion or composting, has also increased <strong>and</strong> now
represents 12.6 percent. 597,280 tons of household waste was treated
biologically last year, which is an increase of close to 36,000 tons or 6.4 percent.
Park <strong>and</strong> garden waste as well as food waste are included in those figures.
(AÖS., 2009)
Material recycling, excluding biological treatment, has decreased by close to
80,000 tons or 4.6 %. 1,657,840 tons of packaging, paper, electric waste <strong>and</strong>
metal from the municipal recycling centers was taken care of through recycling.
2,292,970 tons of household waste was treated through incineration with
energy recovery, an increase of 4.7 percent <strong>and</strong> more than 100,000 tons.
L<strong>and</strong>fill disposal continues to decrease. 140,250 tons of household waste went
to l<strong>and</strong>fills in 2008. This is a decrease of 46,000 tons from the previous year, or
24.8 percent.
Hazardous waste still represents 0.9 percent of treated household waste. 43,320
tons was collected last year. Almost half of that waste was impregnated wood,
21,380 tons, a fraction which has increased considerably in the last years. (AÖS,
2009)