Waste intensity

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The waste intensity called economic indicator , the ratio of total waste to gross domestic product and is used as an indicator of sustainable waste management used.

Use as an environmental economic indicator

In Section 6 (1) of the KrWG , the legislature regulates the waste hierarchy , in which the avoidance of waste was put first. In order to be able to understand the sustainability of the waste prevention measures over time, the waste intensity is used as an environmental-economic indicator. In order to ignore fluctuations in inflation, the price-adjusted gross domestic product is used as the basis for calculating the waste intensity. If the waste intensity runs in the opposite proportion to the economic output, we speak of sustainable waste management.

Development of waste intensity in Germany

The Federal Statistical Office calculates three different waste intensities, each depending on the price-adjusted gross domestic product:

  • Gross waste generation: The total amount of all waste collected in Germany .
  • The net amount of waste: The total amount of all waste collected in Germany reduced by the output of the waste recycling and waste disposal facilities in Germany.
  • Construction and demolition waste: With almost 56% of the total waste volume, these areas represent the largest waste fraction in Germany and are therefore also recorded separately.

Since 1996, the waste intensity in Germany has decreased from 194 kg / 1000 € to 141 kg / 1000 € in 2011, which corresponds to a decrease of around 38.5 percent. The sharp decline is mainly attributed to the sharp decline in construction activity since 2005.

literature

  • K. Kutzschbauch, I. Heiser: The waste intensity shows a decreasing tendency, the recycling an increasing tendency. In: Garbage and Garbage. Volume 12, No. 05, 2005, p. 605.

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Waste law - recycling law with regulations on waste shipment law . 16., revised. Edition. Munich 2012, p. 10.
  2. ↑ waste intensity . (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on July 25, 2014 ; accessed on April 15, 2019 .
  3. ↑ Klaus Sauerborn and others: Innovation potential for environmental and climate protection in the European funding programs of North Rhine-Westphalia . Trier 2010, p. 17.
  4. ↑ Steffi Krenzke: Total volume of waste in Baden Württemberg in 2008 - construction waste increased significantly. In: Statistical monthly magazine Baden Württemberg. No. 9, 2009, p. 1.
  5. ↑ Waste Management . Federal Environment Agency , accessed on July 16, 2014 .
  6. ↑ Johann Wackerbauer: Waste Management: Sector economy directed upwards again. In: ifo Schnelldienst . No. 7, 2008, p. 32.
  7. ↑ Federal Statistical Office: Environment - Waste Intensity. Wiesbaden 2013.