UNSD/UNEP data collection on waste DI Milla Neubauer, Qatar 19 June

UNSD Environmental Indicators 2 Global environment statistics on ten indicator themes Selected based on the current demands for international environmental statistics and the availability of internationally comparable data Statistics on Waste are based on the responses to the biennial UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire on Environment Statistics, complemented with comparable statistics from OECD and Eurostat Waste Statistic Include: Hazardous waste generation, Municipal waste collection, Municipal waste treatment

Biennial Questionnaire on Environment Statistics 3 For the first time in 1999 Data collection on waste and water The sixth round took place in 2010 Data collection from all countries except those that are covered by the Joint OECD/Eurostat Questionnaire

UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire The seventh round of UNSD’s biennial environment statistics data collection There will be minor changes from the UNSD/UNEP Questionnaire 2010 Postponed to Sep/Oct of 2013 in order to ensure proper revisions, methodological harmonization and synchronized timing with the corresponding OECD/Eurostat Joint Questionnaire on the State of the Environment Will include a list of relevant definitions and comprehensive guidance to assist respondents with filling the tables

UNSD/UNEP data collection on waste 5 R1: Generation of Waste by Source R2: Management of Hazardous Waste R3: Management of Municipal Waste R4: Composition of Municipal Waste R5: Management of Municipal Waste – City Data R6: Supplementary information sheet

R1: Generation of Waste by Source 6 LineCategoryUnit Agriculture, forestry and fishing (ISIC 01-03)1000 t 2Mining and quarrying (ISIC 05-09)1000 t 3Manufacturing (ISIC 10-33)1000 t 4Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (ISIC 35)1000 t 5Construction (ISIC 41-43)1000 t 6Other economic activities excluding ISIC t 7Households1000 t 8Total waste generation (= )1000 t

R2: Management of Hazardous Waste 7 LineCategoryUnit Stock of hazardous waste at the beginning of the yeartonnes 2Hazardous waste generated during the yeartonnes 3Hazardous waste imported during the yeartonnes 4Hazardous waste exported during the yeartonnes 5 Hazardous waste treated or disposed of during the yeartonnes 6 Amounts going to: Recyclingtonnes 7 Incinerationtonnes 8 Landfillingtonnes 9 Other, please specify in the footnotetonnes 10 Stock of hazardous waste at the end of the year (= )tonnes

R3: Management of Municipal Waste 8 LineCategoryUnit Municipal waste collected from households1000 t 2Municipal waste collected from other origins1000 t 3Total amount of municipal waste collected (=1+2)1000 t 4Municipal waste imported for treatment/disposal1000 t 5Municipal waste exported for treatment/disposal1000 t 6Municipal waste managed in the country (=3+4-5)1000 t 7 Amounts going to: Recycling1000 t 8 Composting1000 t 9 Incineration1000 t 10of which: with energy recovery1000 t 11 Landfilling1000 t 12of which: controlled landfilling1000 t 13 Other, please specify in the footnote1000 t 14 Total population served by municipal waste collection % 15 Urban population served by municipal waste collection % 16 Rural population served by municipal waste collection %

R4: Composition of Municipal Waste 9 LineCategoryUnit Paper, paperboard% 2Textiles% 3Plastics% 4Glass% 5Metals% 6Other inorganic material% 7Organic material% 8of which: food and garden waste% 9TOTAL%

ISIC Rev.4 10 The sectoral breakdown of the data on waste generation follows the International Standard Industrial Classification of all Economic Activities (ISIC Rev.4) Allows to link environmental pressure to economic activities

Definitions for waste 11 Waste: Materials that are not prime products (i.e., products produced for the market) for which the generator has no further use for his own purpose of production, transformation or consumption, and which he discards, or intends or is required to discard. Hazardous waste: Waste to be controlled according to the Basel Convention. Municipal waste: Municipal waste collected by or on behalf of municipalities, as well as municipal waste collected by the private sector. It includes mixed waste, and fractions collected separately for recovery operations

Definitions for treatment operations 12 Landfilling: Final placement of waste into or onto the land in a controlled or uncontrolled way. Recycling: Any reprocessing of waste material in a production process that diverts it from the waste stream, except reuse as fuel. Incineration: The controlled combustion of waste with or without energy recovery. Incineration with energy recovery: Incineration in which evolving thermal energy is used for the production of steam, hot water or electric energy. Composting: A biological process that submits biodegradable waste to anaerobic or aerobic decomposition, and that results in a product that is recovered and can be used to increase soil fertility.

Issues that need special attention 13 Secondary wastes: Should be excluded from waste generation In the statistics on waste management secondary wastes are double counted Internal recycling: Recycling within industrial plants i.e., at the place of generation should be excluded Materials directly recycled or reused at the place of generation are excluded from waste generation

Data validation 14 A data validation section is added next to each reporting table. Should help both the country and UNSD to validate the data provided Two validation table types: Time series validation: an automatic check on the percentage change from the previous year (where available) Coherence validation: check of coherence between variables within the questionnaire or compared to data from outside sources In case of validation alerts footnotes should be provided

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Questionnaire including instructions will be available in the internet: 16

Contact & Information DI Milla Neubauer 17 Umweltbundesamt Waste Statistics Training Workshop Qatar Statistics Authority ■ June 2013