24-5  Daily Average Solid Waste Generation by Type
					(ton)
Type	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005
Municipal Solid Waste①
Domestic②	7550	7520	7400	7010	6830
Commercial③	1190	1340	1430	1670	1900
Industrial④	560	560	610	600	650
Sub-total	9300	9420	9440	9280	9380
Construction and Demolition	6410	10200	6730	6600	6560
Waste ①⑤
Special Waste ⑥	1110	1540	1590	1620	1750
Recovered Municipal Solid	5320	5370	6510	6310	7110
Waste ⑦
Total	22140	26530	24270	23180	24800
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 or overseas.