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Waste disposal

The amount of waste we produced fell in 2008. Most of the fall in hazardous waste was due to sending more water for processing, and the fall in non-hazardous waste was mainly due to the completion of demolition work at a large site.

Hazardous waste
Non-hazardous waste

Chart 1: Waste disposal - hazardous

The amount of hazardous waste we produce fell in 2008. This was mainly due to sending more water for processing rather than disposing of it.

Where allowed under local regulations, we are also diverting hazardous waste streams that used to go to landfill or incinerated, sending them instead to industries that can use them - for example as a feedstock for metals recovery or fuel.

Chart 2: Non-hazardous waste

The amount of non-hazardous waste we produce fell sharply in 2008. The decrease is primarily due to completion of demolition work at a downstream location in 2007.