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 ①⑤
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:①Municipal 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.
②Domestic waste covers post-consumer residential solid waste and refuse collected in public cleansing activities.
③Commercial waste covers solid waste arising from all forms of commercial activities.
④Industrial waste covers solid waste arising from industrial activities but excludes chemical waste and construction and demolition waste.
⑤Construction and demolition waste covers waste arising from construction and demolition activities but excludes material delivered to
public filling areas for land reclamation and formation.
⑥Special 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.
⑦Municipal solid waste recovered will be recycled locally and overseas.