| 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 | 5,886 | 4,386 | 1,500 | 1,990 | 1,573 | 417 | |
| 01 | Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, physical and chemical treatment of minerals | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| 02 | Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing | 22 | 2 | 20 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 03 | Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard | 150 | 150 | 0 | 194 | 194 | - |
| 04 | Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| 05 | Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal | 5 | 4 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 06 | Wastes from inorganic chemical processes | 166 | 158 | 8 | 15 | 15 | - |
| 07 | Wastes from organic chemical processes | 128 | 59 | 69 | 32 | 27 | 6 |
| 08 | Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 09 | Wastes from the photographic industry | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 10 | Wastes from thermal processes | 446 | 423 | 23 | 123 | 123 | - |
| 11 | Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials, non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy | 93 | 89 | 4 | 11 | 11 | - |
| 12 | Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics | 21 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 2 | - |
| 13 | Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils and those in chapters 05, 12 or 19) | 182 | 181 | 2 | 29 | 29 | 0 |
| 14 | Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except those in chapters 07 or 08) | 19 | 11 | 8 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 15 | Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified | 132 | 127 | 5 | 24 | 24 | - |
| 16 | Wastes not otherwise specified in the list | 168 | 156 | 12 | 138 | 99 | 40 |
| 17 | Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) | 964 | 492 | 471 | 420 | 231 | 189 |
| 18 | Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 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 | 2,931 | 2,395 | 536 | 805 | 779 | 26 |
| 20 | Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions | 433 | 108 | 326 | 196 | 40 | 156 |
As at 19 August 2020