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Figure 11: New Zealand's greenhouse gas emissions from waste

This figure provides an indication of the emission profile from the waste sector in 2007.

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  Proportion of total waste emissions (%) Proportion of total carbon dioxide emissions (%) Proportion of total methane emissions (%) Proportion of total nitrous oxide emissions (%)
Sector  
WASTE   <1 90 10
Category:  
Solid waste disposal on land 79   88  
Wastewater handling 21   12 99
Waste incineration <1 100   1

 

 

 

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