This indicator shows the generation of waste, excluding mineral wastes from households and from key NACE* sectors (according to Rev. 2 categories**) in the EU-27 over time, both in absolute levels and indexed to 2004 levels, together with developments in GDP over the period 2004 to 2008.
The indicator distinguishes waste generated by the following sectors:
Agriculture, forestry and fishing
Mining and quarrying
Manufacturing;
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply;
Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities;
Construction;
Services (except wholesale of waste and scrap), and
Households.
The following mineral waste categories have been excluded from the totals for each sector (waste codes according to the EU Waste Statistics Regulation):
11.3 dredging spoils;
12.1 12.2 12.3 & 12.5 mineral wastes excluding combustion wastes, contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils; and
12.6 contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils.
These mineral wastes have been removed due to the domination of such wastes in total waste, making it difficult to detect changes in other categories, and due to the very different treatment required by such mineral wastes compared to other types of waste.
*NACE ’is the acronym used to designate the various statistical classifications of economic activities developed since 1970 in the European Union (EU).’ ( http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/NACE_backgrounds ).
**Eurostat, EC (2008). NACE Rev. 2 – Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community. Eurostat Methodologies and Working Papers. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-07-015/EN/KS-RA-07-015-EN.PDF
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