Environment Report 2014

ENVIRONMENT REPORT 2014

3.6.1 Waste Volumes In 2013, almost 198,000 tonnes of materials were returned to shore with the single largest category being special wastes at 39 per cent (77,000 tonnes) of the total. Between 2004 and 2010, the amount of waste being brought onshore each year was relatively stable at 130,000 tonnes. Over the past three years, however, volumes have been increasing, especially for general wastes.

Figure 11: Waste Generated Offshore by Type on the UK Continental Shelf from 2001 to 2013

250,000

Cuttings

Special

General

Other

*

200,000

150,000

100,000

Tonnes

50,000

0

2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013

*'Other' category includes wastes such as asbestos, explosives and clinical wastes. This is brought onshore in very small amounts and appears on the above graph in purple

Source: EEMS June 2014

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