Cyprus industry produces 782,000 tonnes of waste

Cypriot industrial enterprises produced 782,00 tonnes of waste in 2006 according to the the results of the Survey on the Treatment of Waste in Enterprises carried out by the Statistical Service.
Of the total 782,000 tonnes generated, 19,000 were incinerated, 185,000 were recovered and 578,000 were disposed or deposited in specially designed sites.
Hazardous waste constituted 1.68% of the total quantity of waste generated.
By sector of economic activity, the manufacturing industries generated 412,000 tonnes of waste, the mining and quarrying industries 60,000 tonnes, the electricity and water supply enterprises 3,000 tonnes and the construction enterprises 307,000 tonnes.
In the manufacturing sector, the largest amounts of waste generation are reported in the manufacturing of food products and beverages and the non-metallic mineral products branches.
By type of waste, mineral wastes amounted to 347,000 tonnes, animal and vegetal wastes to 129,000 tonnes, industrial effluent sludges to 60,000 tonnes, animal waste of food preparation and products to 59,000 tonnes, wood wastes to 45,000 tonnes and paper and cardboard wastes to 33,000 tonnes.