Volume of hazardous waste generated

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12.4.2.a. Volume of hazardous waste generated
Year Value
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 651.0
2021 7136.1
2022

Source:

Until 2019 - National Bureau of Statistics;

Starting with 2020 - Environment Agency

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: tone

Footnote: Until 2019, data on toxic waste are available. Data were developed by the Environmental Protection Inspectorate jointly with the National Bureau of Statistics. Starting with 2020, data on hazardous waste are available. Data are deeloped by the Environment Agency through AIS "Waste Management", in accordance with Law 209/2016 on waste, using the List of waste approved by GD 99/2018

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldova statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available from Moldovan statistics, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 12.4.2.a: Volume of hazardous waste generated
Definition and concepts

Hazardous waste - any waste that presents one or more of the hazardous properties specified in Annex 3 of Law no. 209/2016 on waste. Hazardous waste includes: HP1 Explosives; Oxidizing HP2; HP3 Flammable; HP4 “Irritants - skin irritation and eye damage”; HP5 “Specific target organ toxicity (STOT)/aspiration toxicity”; HP6 “Acute toxicity”; HP7 “Carcinogenic”; HP8 “Corrosive”; HP9 “Infectious”; HP10 “Toxic for reproduction”; HP11 “Mutagen”; HP12 “Release of an acutely toxic gas”; HP13 “Sensitizers”; HP14 “Ecotoxic”; HP15 “Waste capable of developing one of the hazardous properties mentioned above which the original waste does not directly exhibit”.
Unit of measure

tone
Data sources

Until 2019 - survey no. 1-toxic waste "Formation, use and neutralization of toxic waste";

Starting with 2020 - SIA "Waste Management"

Data providers

Until 2019 - Environment Protection Inspectorate;

Starting with 2020 - Environment Agency

Institutional mandate

Ministry of Environment
Comparability/deviation from international standards

The global indicator: the volume of hazardous waste generated is calculated per capita, the unit of measurement is kg/person. National indicator: total hazardous waste generated, unit of measure - tons.
Data last updated Apr 21, 2023
Metadata last updated Apr 21, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 12.4.2.a: Hazardous waste generated per capita
Target

Target 12.4: By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their emissions to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UNSD, UNEP
UN designated tier

2
Organisation

Until 2019 - National Bureau of Statistics;

Starting with 2020 - Environment Agency

Periodicity

annual
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Contact details

Silvia Nelipovschi, Head of the Environmental Quality Monitoring Division, tel. 022 820 783, email: s_nelipovschi@am.gov.md
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