National waste databases

This section contains a list of national databases on waste data and information. Click the name of the country to go directly to the database.

Country	Name of database	Short description
Austria	Abfallstoffdaten	The database contain data on waste type, hazardous or not, national identification number, waste quantities, for hazardous waste additional information about waste characteristics and disposal path
Denmark	Information System for Waste and Recycling (EN) ISAG, Informationssystem for Affald og Genanvendelse (DK)	ISAG informs about the total waste generation in Denmark since 1994 besides the amount of waste analysed by fraction (f.e. suitable/nonsuitable for incineration, iron and metals etc.), business source (households, manufacturing), type of waste (day refuse, hazardous waste), kind of treatment (recycling, incineration) and year (1994-2004).
Estonia	Information System of Environmental Permits, KLIS	KLIS contains databases on waste permits, hazardous waste handling licences (information about waste management facilities), PCB inventory lists, hazardous waste consignment notes.
Germany	DESTATIS	DESTATIS include three waste related overview tables giving these aggregate figures: Amount of waste generated, - Domestic wastes per inhabitant, - Treatment and disposal of municipal wastes
Hungary	Waste Management Information System (EN) Hulladékgazdálkodási Információs Rendszer (HIR)(HU)	HIR holds information about waste generation, waste disposal and incineration, 30 largest waste producers and regional and sectoral data.
Ireland	Periodic National Waste Database Reports	The database contains principal datasets with information on generation, landfill and recovery: municipal waste, industrial, hazardous, packaging, import/export, agricultural. Other datasets (typically subsets of principal datasets � not all datasets are complete or based on documented sources): construction and demolition, BMW, WEEE, ELVs and scrap metal, biodegradable waste, PCBs, healthcare waste, tyres, waste oils, sludges. For further details see National Waste Database Report 2001 which will be on www.epa.ie from 1 June 2004
Slovak Republik	Regional Information System for Waste (EN) (RISOnet) (SK)	The database contains information on the total waste generation in Slovakia since 1996. The database contains datasets collected from obligated persons (waste producers/generation, waste transport�s, waste operators, and waste disposal).

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