23-5  Average Solid Waste Quantities by Type
	(tonnes per day)
Type	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008
Solid waste disposed of at landfills
Municipal Solid Waste①
Domestic②	7010	6830	6630	6370	6080
Commercial③	1670	1900	2060	2190	2280
Industrial④	600	650	590	870	1090
Sub-total	9280	9380	9280	9430	9450
Construction Waste ①⑤	6600	6560	4130	2910	2660
Special Waste ⑥	1620	1750	1640	1560	1390
Total	17500*	17680*	15040*	13900*	13500*
Municipal Solid Waste Recovered ⑦	6300*	7110	7780	7700*	8590
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 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 places outside Hong Kong.