| LoW | Waste category | Quantity of waste imported to Germany | Quantity of waste exported from Germany | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| total | of which for | total | of which for | ||||
| recovery | disposal | recovery | disposal | ||||
| 1,000 tonnes | |||||||
| - = No figures (exactly zero). Source: Umweltbundesamt Dessau | |||||||
| Total | 6,861 | 4,910 | 1,951 | 1,514 | 1,235 | 279 | |
| 01 | Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, physical and chemical treatment of minerals | 5 | 5 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 02 | Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing | 105 | 100 | 5 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 03 | Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard | 116 | 115 | 1 | 231 | 231 | - |
| 04 | Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 05 | Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 06 | Wastes from inorganic chemical processes | 34 | 31 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| 07 | Wastes from organic chemical processes | 135 | 65 | 70 | 23 | 20 | 3 |
| 08 | Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks | 19 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 09 | Wastes from the photographic industry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 10 | Wastes from thermal processes | 475 | 444 | 31 | 141 | 141 | - |
| 11 | Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials, non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy | 77 | 73 | 4 | 15 | 15 | - |
| 12 | Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics | 16 | 11 | 5 | 8 | 8 | - |
| 13 | Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils and those in chapters 05, 12 or 19) | 176 | 170 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 |
| 14 | Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except those in chapters 07 or 08) | 24 | 10 | 14 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 15 | Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified | 126 | 108 | 18 | 39 | 39 | - |
| 16 | Wastes not otherwise specified in the list | 158 | 143 | 14 | 68 | 68 | 0 |
| 17 | Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) | 1,709 | 1,037 | 672 | 201 | 108 | 93 |
| 18 | Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | Wastes from waste management facilities, off-site waste water treatment plants and the preparation of water intended for human consumption and water for industrial use | 3,328 | 2,505 | 823 | 609 | 543 | 67 |
| 20 | Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions | 350 | 77 | 274 | 151 | 35 | 116 |
As at 19 August 2020