Description: Hazardous Waste (HW) generated per capita and proportion of hazardous waste treated by type of treatment
Sub description20162017201820192020
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Lab Reagent2.6----
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Light Bulb5.7----
PCBS/ DDT Contaminants2.8----
Osmole Pole Wrap----10.74
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DATA IDENTIFICATION


Name
(a) Hazardous waste generated per capita; and (b) proportion of hazardous waste treated, by type of treatment.
Indicator purpose
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Abstract

The indicator includes hazardous generated, hazardous waste generated by type (including e-waste as a sub-indicator) and the proportion of hazardous waste treated. For the e-waste sub-category, United Nations University is a co-custodian.

Data source

Department of Environment 

Belize Solid Waste Management Authority

DATA CHARACTERISTICS



Contact organization person

Department of Environment 

Belize Solid Waste Management Authority

Date last updated
02-APR-2020
Periodicity
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Unit of measure

Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes)

Percentage (%)

Other characteristics

Hazardous waste generated (in tonnes, per km sq of land area and per capita): Hazardous waste collected + Hazardous waste given by generator to treatment or disposal facilities + Estimation of Unaccounted for hazardous waste

Hazardous waste generated by type, including e-waste: A breakdown of hazardous waste generated by the key type of waste, including e-waste

Proportion of hazardous waste treated: Quantity of hazardous waste treated during reporting year/quantity of hazardous waste generated x 100

DATA CONCEPTS and CLASSIFICATIONS



Classification used

Hazardous waste is waste with properties that make it hazardous or capable of having a harmful effect on human health or the environment. Hazardous waste is generated from many sources, ranging from industrial manufacturing process waste to domestic items such as batteries and may come in many forms, including liquids, solids, gases, and sludge. They can be discarded as commercial products, like cleaning fluids or pesticides or the by-products of manufacturing processes, from Basel Convention (Article 1, paragraph 1(a)). Waste listed in Annex VIII of the Basel Convention is presumed to be hazardous, while waste listed in Annex IX is presumed not to be hazardous. For the purpose of this indicator, due to comparability reasons, additional waste considered hazardous as per national definitions, as provided by the Basel Convention under Article 1, paragraph 1 (b), are excluded.

Hazardous waste generated refers to the quantity of hazardous waste (as per the definition above) that is generated within the country during the reported year, prior to any activity such as collection, preparation for reuse, treatment, recovery, including recycling, or export, no matter the destination of this waste. In case waste that is not covered under the above definition, but is defined as, or is considered to be a hazardous waste by national definitions are included in the “hazardous waste generated” amount, a specific note should be added specifying the additional types/streams of hazardous waste included as well as their quantities. The hazardous waste generated should be reported as a total amount generated during the year, as well as by its distribution among wide categories of economic activities and by households. The economic included in the scope of hazardous waste:

  • Agriculture, forestry, and fishing (ISIC 01-03)
  • Mining and quarrying (ISIC 05-09)
  • Manufacturing (ISIC 10-33)
  • Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply (ISIC 35)
  • Construction (ISIC 41-43)
  • Other economic activities excluding ISIC 38
Disaggregation
  • Disaggregation by ISIC codes. Information on the generation and treatment of hazardous waste could be collected from industry or municipal level and treatment/disposal facilities.
  • Disaggregation by type of landfill. As there is a significant difference between landfilling in controlled and uncontrolled landfills, further disaggregation on this type of treatment could be analyzed.
  • Disaggregation by type of treatment per each generating sector;
  • Disaggregation by type of recycling operation (R2 to R12 from Basel convention Annex IV).
  • Disaggregation by territorial division. Information on the hazardous waste generated can significantly vary throughout the territory of a country as there might be hotspots of hazardous waste generation, concentrated around industry intensive areas.
Key statistical concepts

๐ป๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ = โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘™๐‘™๐‘’๐‘๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘”โ„Ž ๐‘š๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘–๐‘๐‘–๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘ ๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘ฃ๐‘–๐‘๐‘’๐‘  ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘š๐‘๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  + โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘–๐‘ฃ๐‘’๐‘› ๐‘๐‘ฆ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘ก๐‘œ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘š๐‘’๐‘›๐‘ก ๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ ๐‘‘๐‘–๐‘ ๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ ๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘“๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘–๐‘™๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘’๐‘  + ๐‘’๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘š๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘œ๐‘› ๐‘œ๐‘“โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘Ž๐‘๐‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ 

Proportion of hazardous waste treated (%) = ๐‘„๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘ก๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ ∗ × 100 /๐‘‡๐‘œ๐‘ก๐‘Ž๐‘™ ๐‘ž๐‘ข๐‘Ž๐‘›๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘ก๐‘ฆ ๐‘œ๐‘“ โ„Ž๐‘Ž๐‘ง๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ๐‘‘๐‘œ๐‘ข๐‘  ๐‘ค๐‘Ž๐‘ ๐‘ก๐‘’ ๐‘”๐‘’๐‘›๐‘’๐‘Ÿ๐‘Ž๐‘ก๐‘’๐‘‘ ๐‘‘๐‘ข๐‘Ÿ๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘กโ„Ž๐‘’ ๐‘Ÿ๐‘’๐‘๐‘œ๐‘Ÿ๐‘ก๐‘–๐‘›๐‘” ๐‘ฆ๐‘’๐‘Ž๐‘Ÿ

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Limitations

Data on hazardous waste generation and treatment may be scarce, due to a series of factors, such as lack of, or insufficient, policies and regulations on management and/or reporting; limited human, financial and technical resources within government agencies, lack of clear disclosure and reporting rules and requirements, and the unwillingness of generators and public officials in certain countries to disclose the quantities of hazardous waste generated.

Limitations in terms of usable data for calculating the indicator(s) may arise due to differences in the way of understanding the terminology used in the indicator or differences between these definitions and the definitions included in national legislation.

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