Environment, Agriculture and Energy in Lithuania
(edition 2022)

Waste

 

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Waste


Waste generation, 2018–2020
Tonnes

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Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Largest amounts of waste collected and generated, 2020
Thous. tonnes

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Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Waste treatment by treatment method, 2018–2020
Thous. tonnes

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Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Hazardous waste, 2016–2020
Tonnes

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Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

 

Hazardous waste, 2016–2020
Tonnes

 

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Spent solvents

148

160

131

177

205

Acid, alkaline or saline wastes

4,588

4,958

4,395

5,740

3,838

Used oils

4,802

5,281

5,873

6,330

7,114

Spent chemical catalysts

447

346

121

1,299

363

Off-specification chemical wastes

1,900

2,403

3,241

3,675

4,193

Mixed chemical wastes

742

1,579

1,116

1,385

1,507

Chemical deposits and residues

43,495

29,821

40,818

51,347

44,036

Industrial effluent sludges

163

638

37

268

125

Infectious health care wastes

1,242

1,244

1,323

1,710

2,375

Glass wastes

0

13

-

-

-

Wood wastes

155

188

273

315

302

Waste containing polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs)

19

14

7

7

6

Discarded vehicles

25,280

26,115

27,532

32,400

39,837

Discarded electrical and electronic equipment

4,472

5,544

5,631

6,774

6,995

Components of discarded machinery and equipment

16,654

15,074

12,935

13,522

12,927

Mixed and undifferentiated materials

57

104

102

219

138

Sorting residues

14,929

20,921

21,336

23,382

26,164

Construction and demolition wastes

1,819

2,204

2,507

3,916

4,673

Asbestos wastes

9,947

14,253

14,568

17,676

20,090

Combustion wastes

479

301

459

281

202

Various mineral wastes

2

4

11

3

115

Soils and dredging spoil

33,981

25,524

37,955

17,760

56,507

Source: Environmental Protection Agency.

 

Waste generation in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 2020

Created with Highcharts 6.1.430.8%30.8%28.2%28.2%24.6%24.6%8.0%8.0%3.7%3.7%3.1%3.1%1.1%1.1%0.6%0.6%Mixed municipal wasteGreen residuesForest felling residuesCereal cleaning wasteGarden and park biodegradable wasteMineral waste, not otherwise specified*Discarded vehiclesPlastic waste**

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* Glass wool, perlite, soil, stones, etc.
** Fishing nets, wrap, twine, construction and demolition waste

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.

 

Organic waste generation and management in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 2020
Tonnes

 

Generated waste

Treated on the site

Delivered to others

Amount at the end of the year

Straw

4,197.2

4,040.3

90.0

66.9

Cereal cleaning waste

59.4

31.4

27.5

0.5

Green residues

209.6

207.1

0.9

1.6

Garden and park biodegradable waste

27.3

23.4

2.8

1.1

Forest felling residues

182.7

46.5

120.3

15.9

Sludge from washing and cleaning

5.9

3.8

1.2

0.9

Animal tissue waste

2.8

0.3

2.5

-

Dead infected animals

6.3

0.1

6.2

-

Manure

3,103.9

2,502.1

364.7

237.1

Slurry

2,271.4

1,431.9

691.7

147.8

Cesspit contents

181.0

8.2

169.0

3.8

Mixed municipal waste

229.3

0.9

227.9

0.5

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Organic waste management in agriculture. forestry and fisheries, 2018 and 2020

2018

2020
Created with Highcharts 6.1.483.3%83.3%11.9%11.9%4.8%4.8%Treated on the siteDelivered to othersAmount at the end of the year

 
Created with Highcharts 6.1.479.2%79.2%16.3%16.3%4.6%4.6%Treated on the siteDelivered to othersAmount at the end of the year

 

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Organic waste management in agriculture, forestry and fisheries, 2020
Thous. tonnes

 

Treated

incinerated

recycled on the site

disposed on the site

delivered to other users

delivered to waste managers

Straw

5.1

4,018.4

16.8

86.7

3.3

Cereal cleaning waste

1.4

29.5

0.5

27.3

0.2

Green residues

0.4

200.9

5.8

0.6

0.3

Garden and park biodegradable waste

2.6

20.4

0.4

1.2

1.6

Forest felling residues

21.9

22.1

2.5

120.3

-

Sludge from washing and cleaning

-

3.7

0.1

0.2

1.0

Animal tissue waste

-

0.3

-

0.5

2.0

Dead infected animals

-

-

0.1

-

6.2

Manure

0.9

2,488.3

12.9

295.2

69.5

Slurry

-

1,411.7

20.2

691.1

0.6

Cesspit contents

-

8.0

0.2

-

169.0

Mixed municipal waste

-

0.9

-

2.9

225.0

The latest and detailed data are available in the Database of Indicators.