| 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 | 6,037 | 4,955 | 1,082 | 3,608 | 3,227 | 381 | |
| 01 | Wastes resulting from exploration, mining, quarrying, physical and chemical treatment of minerals | 1 | 1 | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| 02 | Wastes from agriculture, horticulture, aquaculture, forestry, hunting and fishing, food preparation and processing | 18 | 1 | 17 | - | - | - |
| 03 | Wastes from wood processing and the production of panels and furniture, pulp, paper and cardboard | 102 | 102 | 0 | 314 | 314 | - |
| 04 | Wastes from the leather, fur and textile industries | 0 | - | 0 | - | - | - |
| 05 | Wastes from petroleum refining, natural gas purification and pyrolytic treatment of coal | 4 | 3 | 0 | - | - | - |
| 06 | Wastes from inorganic chemical processes | 92 | 86 | 6 | 18 | 17 | 1 |
| 07 | Wastes from organic chemical processes | 102 | 57 | 45 | 54 | 40 | 13 |
| 08 | Wastes from the manufacture, formulation, supply and use (MFSU) of coatings (paints, varnishes and vitreous enamels), adhesives, sealants and printing inks | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 09 | Wastes from the photographic industry | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| 10 | Wastes from thermal processes | 380 | 356 | 24 | 126 | 126 | - |
| 11 | Wastes from chemical surface treatment and coating of metals and other materials, non-ferrous hydro-metallurgy | 108 | 101 | 7 | 11 | 11 | 0 |
| 12 | Wastes from shaping and physical and mechanical surface treatment of metals and plastics | 9 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | - |
| 13 | Oil wastes and wastes of liquid fuels (except edible oils and those in chapters 05, 12 or 19) | 166 | 163 | 3 | 15 | 15 | 0 |
| 14 | Waste organic solvents, refrigerants and propellants (except those in chapters 07 or 08) | 16 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Waste packaging; absorbents, wiping cloths, filter materials and protective clothing not otherwise specified | 184 | 181 | 4 | 49 | 49 | - |
| 16 | Wastes not otherwise specified in the list | 117 | 101 | 16 | 204 | 203 | 1 |
| 17 | Construction and demolition wastes (including excavated soil from contaminated sites) | 996 | 470 | 527 | 1,277 | 1,084 | 193 |
| 18 | Wastes from human or animal health care and/or related research (except kitchen and restaurant wastes not arising from immediate health care) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 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 | 3,423 | 3,019 | 403 | 1,326 | 1,306 | 20 |
| 20 | Municipal wastes (household waste and similar commercial, industrial and institutional wastes) including separately collected fractions | 297 | 286 | 11 | 213 | 61 | 152 |
As at 19 August 2020