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23-5    Daily Average Solid Waste Generation by Type
(ton/day)
Type 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001
  Municipal Solid Waste 1*
    Domestic 2* 6760 6820 7430 7540 7550
    Commercial 3* 1220 1290 1250 1150 1190
    Industrial 4* 700 620 590 640 560
    Sub-total 8680 8730 9270 9330 9300
  Construction and Demolition 6480 7030 7890 7480 6410
    Waste 1*5*
  Special Waste 6* 620 790 880 1090 1110
  Recovered Municipal Solid 4230 4280 4210 4810 5310
    Waste 7*
  Total 20010 20840 22250 22710 22130
Notes:1*Municipal solid waste includes domestic waste, commercial waste and industrial waste delivered to disposal facilities
             but excludes construction and demolition waste and recovered municipal solid waste.
          2*Domestic waste covers post-consumer residential solid waste and refuse collected in public cleansing activities.
          3*Commercial waste covers solid waste arising from all forms of commercial activities.
          4*Industrial waste covers solid waste arising from industrial activities but excludes chemical waste and construction and
             demolition waste.
          5*Construction and demolition waste covers waste arising from construction and demolition activities but excludes material
             delivered to public filling areas for land reclamation and formation.
          6*Special waste includes animal carcasses, abattoir waste, condemned goods, waterworks and sewage treatment sludge,
             sewage works screening, livestock waste, clinical waste and chemical waste delivered to landfills.
          7*Municipal solid waste recovered will be recycled locally and overseas.
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