23-5  Daily Average Solid Waste Generation by Type
	(ton)
Type	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007
Municipal Solid Waste①
Domestic②	7520	7400	7010	6830	6630	6370
Commercial③	1340	1430	1670	1900	2060	2190
Industrial④	560	610	600	650	590	870
Sub-total	9420	9440	9280	9380	9280	9430
Construction Waste ①⑤	10200	6730	6600	6560	4130	2910
Special Waste ⑥	1540	1590	1620	1750	1640	1560
Recovered Municipal Solid Waste ⑦	5370	6510	6310	7110	7780	7540
Total	26530	24270	23180	24800	22830	21440
Notes : ①Municipal solid waste includes domestic waste, commercial waste and industrial waste delivered to disposal facilities but excludes
construction 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 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.