The Industrial Reporting Database

The European Environment Agency (EEA) in collaboration with the European Environmental Information and Observation Network gather and assess data on a wide range of topics regarding the environment. The target is ‘to provide sound, independent information on the environment for those involved in developing, adopting, implementing and evaluating environmental policy, and also the general public’.

The Industrial Reporting Database is the result of this fully functioning cooperation. The accessible files represent the status of the EEA Industrial Reporting database as of 22 March 2022. The publicly accessible Industrial Reporting Database (European Environmental Agency, 2022c) makes the mapping of bio-based (nutrient rich) input streams possible since the registered companies (Table 1 to Table 3) are potential candidates for the implementation of P and/or N – recovery. The reporting of the data includes ages 2007 to 2020.

The accessible data will be presented for Belgium, Portugal and Hungary. In Table 1, Table 2 and Table 3 one can find the addresses of all the registered Urban WW Treatment Plants in the Waste and WW management sector. Regarding the non-hazardous waste and the selection of recovery as a path of treatment, the registrations and the quantities are as follows:

Table 1: Place of Origin and quantity (kg) of the non-hazardous WW that is managed in materials and resources recovery facilities in Belgium (European Environmental Agency, 2022c)

Place of Origin in Belgium

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Forest

28,900

30,400

29,000

25,000

24,000

Oupeye

20,900

19,400

19,300

21,100

22,500

Bruxelles

23,500

20,200

23,900

21,400

18,100

Mouscron

 

13,406

1,3202

14,670

13,250

Liege

 

9,190

8,750

9,660

9,300

Pepinster

7500

8,150

7,960

7,180

8,530

Montignies-sur-Sambre

 

7,222

6,775

7,086

7,170

Aiseau-Presles

 

2,941

4,501

4,040

6,246

Rosières

 

4,300

4,050

4,057

4,592

Wavre

 

2,861

2,411

1,811

3,532

Wasmuel

 

1,760

1,490

10,600

3,280

An extensive evaluation of bio-based input streams has been performed by numerous sources. Another option of EU-MS is the incineration or even co-incineration of products that derive after the treatment of urban and industrial WW, Sewage sludge and Food (in the scope of the WalNUT project). Incineration ash and sewage sludge ash are rich in phosphorus and more than 90 % of it can be valorised towards the production of an adequate phosphate fertiliser. Attention must be paid to the purification stage due to the accumulative effect of heavy metals (Cu, Ni, Cd) on soil contamination in case a dewatered phosphate sludge (after for example the precipitation of phosphates with lime water) is used as a bio-based fertiliser (Franz, 2007). The industrial Reporting Database provides access to the waste incineration (WI) and waste co-incineration (co-WI) plants in EU-MS. In Table 4, Denmark will be used as an example of the presentation of WI plants registered in 2020.

 

Table 2: Place of Origin and quantity (kg) of the non-hazardous WW that is managed in materials and resources recovery facilities in Portugal (European Environmental Agency, 2022c)

Place of Origin in Portugal

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Lisboa

 

55,100

55,900

54,200

46,500

Cascais

 

 

23,900

25,400

26,500

Porto

 

20,300

20,900

17,500

22,200

Serzedelo GMR

 

19,300

18,900

17,800

18,500

Coimbrão

 

7,230

7,980

12,100

17,900

Fradelos VNF

 

18,600

17,300

18,800

17,500

Frielas

 

13,800

13,700

14,500

13,500

Corroios

 

 

8,800

10,300

11,000

Cacia

 

9,230

9,270

10,600

10,200

Lisboa

 

5,940

11,300

9,360

9,790

Lisboa

 

10,900

11,500

11,000

9,550

Santo Tirso

 

8,260

10,800

10,100

8,680

Alverca do Ribatejo

 

5,860

5,140

7,080

7,470

Gafanha da Encarnação

 

4,930

4,270

6,070

6,960

Lordelo GMR

 

8,140

7,150

7,080

6,810

Paramos

 

3,830

2,690

6,260

6,320

Braga

4,620

6,970

8,010

7,470

6,050

Matosinhos

 

 

4,700

6,860

5,760

Vila Nova de Gaia

 

18,800

5,850

12,200

5,640

São João da Talha

 

5,060

4,220

4,620

5,490

Setúbal

 

4,190

5,170

6,690

5,470

V Frescainha (S Pedro)

 

11,900

12,100

9,890

5,330

Faro

 

 

 

 

4,730

Coimbra

 

3,550

6,320

8,500

4,110

Porto

 

5,390

5,640

5,150

4,060

Almada

 

4,880

8,800

3,900

3,960

Albufeira

5,120

6,560

7,140

6,880

3,890

Guia ABF

4,030

4,750

5,250

4,860

3,410

Portimão

 

 

1,860

5,570

3,210

Quarteira

4,340

4,190

4,500

4,290

2,920

Tougues

 

2,790

2,370

3,090

2,860

Vila Real Santo António

 

2,730

3,270

3,580

2,610

Quinta do Conde

 

2,350

 

 

2,510

Lavradio

 

5,490

8,510

3,870

2,330

 

 

 

‘This database contains identification and administrative information reported to the EU Registry on Industrial Sites. It includes facilities involved in activities listed in Annex I of the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation and installations involved in activities listed in Annex I of the Industrial Emissions Directive (IED), with additional granularity on installations subject to Chapters III and IV of the IED (large combustion plants (LCPs), waste incinerators (WIs) and co-waste incinerators (co-WIs). The database creates a (geographical) relationship between entities covered by the E-PRTR Regulation and the IED. The database brings together thematic data formerly reported separately under Article 7 of the E-PRTR Regulation and IED Article 72. It includes annual facility releases to air, water and land of pollutants listed in Annex II of the E-PRTR Regulation (above Annex II release thresholds only) as well as off-site transfers in waste-water. Off-site transfers of waste are also included (above Article 5 thresholds only). The database also includes plant-by-plant data on LCPs including rated thermal input, annual energy input and emissions of SO2, NOX and dust. This dataset contains the location and administrative data for the largest industrial complexes in Europe, releases and transfers of regulated substances to all media, waste transfers as well as more detailed data on energy input and emissions for large combustion plants. These data are reported to EEA under Industrial Emissions Directive (IED) 2010/75/EU Commission Implementing Decision 2018/1135 and the European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR) Regulation (EC) No 166/2006 Commission Implementing Decision 2019/1741. The dataset brings together data formerly reported separately under E-PRTR Regulation Art.7 and under IED Art.72. Additional reporting requirements under the IED are also included. It contains by EU Member States, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, Serbia, Switzerland and the United Kingdom. The provided files represent the status of the EEA Industrial Reporting database as of 22 March 2022.’ (European Environmental Agency, 2022c).

Regarding 2020, the latest accessible version uploaded on April 25th 2022 ( (European Environmental Agency, 2022c) of the accessible data is organised as follows:

  • Total releases at national level into water
  • Total release at E-PRTR Sector into Water
  • Total release at E-PRTR Annex I Activity into Water
  • Detailed releases at facility level with E-PRTR Sector and Annex I Activity detail into Water
  • Total pollutant transfer
  • Detailed pollutant transfer at facility level with E-PRTR Sector and Annex I Activity detail
  • Total waste transfer
  • Detailed waste transfer at facility level with E-PRTR Sector and Annex I Activity detail
  • Detailed information on WI and co-WI

The mapping also includes the ‘Total information on Installations’ file

Table 3: Place of Origin and quantity (kg) of the non-hazardous WW that is managed in materials and resources recovery facilities in Hungary (European Environmental Agency, 2022c)

Place of Origin in Hungary

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

Miskolc

371,000

446,000

373,000

325,000

317,000

Budapest 21. ker.

60,100

55,100

59,500

62,200

57,900

Budapest 04. ker.

 

 

49,900

50,300

50,300

Győr

58,100

50,900

10,900

11,100

11,800

Székesfehérvár

10,500

14,800

12,200

9,450

10,700

Nyíregyháza

10,600

11,400

11,700

12,200

10,200

Kaposvár

 

16,200

20,200

15,300

7,620

Pápa

6,230

7,500

7,850

7,250

7,000

Szolnok

6,210

6,330

6,570

6,660

6,840

Szentes

 

 

 

 

4,180

Zalaegerszeg

 

 

 

 

3,020

Vác

2,700

 

 

2,490

2,460

 

 

In Table 4, Denmark is used as an example of the presentation of WI plants registered in 2020. Nutrient recovery can be applied on the incineration ash in WI plants with nutrients and nutrient content depending on the origin of the waste or waste water (Krüger & Adam, 2015).

Table 4: Place of Origin of WI facility and Permitted capacity (t) of non-hazardous waste in Denmark (European Environmental Agency, 2022c)

Place of Origin of WI facility in Denmark

Permitted capacity (t) of non-hazardous waste

Slagelse

6

Næstved

4.5

Næstved

9.2

Aarhus N

8

Aarhus N

19

Roskilde

20

Roskilde

25

Hjørring

3.8

Hjørring

7.2

København K

5.9

Hvidovre

6

Rønne

2.75

Esbjerg Ø

24

Kolding

9

Kolding

10.5

Odense C

8.1

Odense C

14.4

Horsens

5.7

Frederikshavn

5

Grenaa

2.5

Hammel

2.3

Hammel

4.1

København S

35

Hørsholm

11

Hørsholm

10

Aars

3.5

Aars

5

Thisted

6.3

Holstebro

10

Nykøbing F

4.6

Nykøbing F

10.2

Aalborg Øst

11

Aalborg Øst

22

Skanderborg

4.5

Skanderborg

5.5

Svendborg

7.2

Sønderborg

8

Glostrup

32

Glostrup

37.2

 

References

European Environmental Agency. (2022c, June). Retrieved from The Industrial Reporting Database: https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/industrial-reporting-under-the-industrial-6

Franz, M. (2007). Phosphate fertilizer from sewage sludge ash (SSA). Waste Management, 1809-1818.

Krüger, O., & Adam, C. (2015). Recovery potential of German sewage sludge ash. Waste Management, 400-406.

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