Collected hazardous waste (including electrical waste and batteries), kg/inhabitant (adjusted)

Number of kilograms of hazardous waste collected including electrical waste and batteries per adjusted number of inhabitants in the municipality. Hazardous waste from households. Hazardous waste refers, for example, to small chemicals, water- and solvent-based paints, oily waste, impregnated wood and asbestos, and batteries and electrical waste. Examples of e-waste include refrigerators and freezers, white goods, TV, mobile phones, incandescent lamps and energy saving lamps. Batteries refer to portable and built-in batteries as well as car batteries. The number of inhabitants is adjusted with regard to holiday homes, guest nights and commuting. In distinctly holiday home municipalities or municipalities with extensive tourist activities, much more household waste is generated than the permanent residents give rise to. By using an adjusted number of inhabitants, the amount of waste per person is more accurately reflected for their own municipality, which facilitates comparisons with other municipalities.