24-5 Average Solid Waste Quantities by Type
	(tonnes per day)
Type	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Solid waste disposed of at landfills
Municipal Solid Waste①
Domestic②	6370	6080	6020	6140	5970
Commercial③	2190	2280	2320	2350	2360
Industrial④	620	660	630	630	660
Sub-total	9180	9020	8960	9110	9000
Overall Construction Waste ①⑤	3160	3090	3120	3580	3330
Special Waste ⑥	1560	1390	1240	1120	1130
Total	13900	13500	13330	13820	13460
Municipal Solid Waste Recovered ⑦	7700	8590	8720	9870
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. Waste concrete
delivered to landfills as industrial waste since 2007 was re-grouped under overall construction waste. Its corresponding quantity has been
deducted from industrial waste.
⑤Construction waste covers waste arising from construction and demolition activities but excludes material delivered to public filling areas
for land reclamation and formation. Overall construction waste received at landfills includes construction waste from construction sites
and waste concrete that is generated from concrete batching plants and cement plaster/mortar manufacturing plants not set up
inside construction sites.
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.