Sustainable Development Indicator (SDI) Group
SDI Inventory, Organized by Issue
Working Draft, Version 3, October 8, 1996
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Hazardous Waste Production

Definition: The production of waste products

Candidate SDI:

Hazardous Waste Generation (338 UN CSD)
Definition: Generation of hazardous waste (t)
SDI Framework Element: Waste Production (3.1.3)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Hazardous Waste Import Export (339 UN CSD)
Definition: Imports and exports of hazardous wastes (t)
SDI Framework Element: Waste Production (3.1.3)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Nuclear Waste

Definition: The production of radioactive waste

Candidate SDI:

Nuclear Waste Production (369 SDI Group)
Definition: Volume of nuclear waste produced per year
SDI Framework Element: Waste Production (3.1.3)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Nuclear Waste

Permanent Nuclear Waste Storage (370 SDI Group)
Definition: Volume of nuclear waste in approved, long term storage facilities
SDI Framework Element: Nuclear Waste (1.1.2.4.1)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Nuclear Waste

Temporary Nuclear Waste Storage (162 CEQ)
Definition: Volume of nuclear waste (in cubic meters) at commercial and temporary disposal sites
SDI Framework Element: Nuclear Waste (1.1.2.4.1)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Nuclear Waste

Waste Handling

Definition: The collection, storage, treatment, and disposal of all man-made waste products, including nuclear waste.

Candidate SDI:

Forest Product Recycling (89 USDA FS)
Definition: Tons of recycled paper per year
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Hazardous Waste Accidents (401 SDI Group)
Definition: Number of accidents in hazardous waste handling facilities that released waste into the environment
SDI Framework Element: Waste Production (3.1.3)
Element Characteristic: Number of Accidents

Hazardous Waste Spending (341 UN CSD)
Definition: Expenditure on hazardous waste treatment (US$)
SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent

Industrial and Municipal Waste (332 UN CSD)
Definition: Generation of industrial and municipal waste (l)
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Waste

Missing Waste (413 SDI Group)
Definition: Amount of waste unaccounted for in disposal process
SDI Framework Element: Waste Production (3.1.3)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Municipal Waste per Capita (336 UN CSD)
Definition: Municipal waste disposal (t/capita)
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Superfund Sites (160 CEQ)
Definition: number of sites listed in the NPL, which identifies the nation's most seriously contaminated hazardous waste sites eligible for permanent Superfund cleanup
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Number of Sites

Total Managed Waste (422 SDI Group)
Definition: Total mass of waste managed in man-made facilities in the United States organized by type (including nuclear), by site, and by hazard level. This does not include waste already released in the environment or in abandoned, uncontroled sites.
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Waste Collection Spending (334 UN CSD)
Definition: Expenditure on waste collection and treatment (US$ per capita)
SDI Framework Element: Expenditures (3.1.5)
Element Characteristic: Amount of Money Spent

Waste Disposal Per Capita (333 UN CSD)
Definition: Waste disposed per capita (l)
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Volume of Waste

Waste Recycling (26 PCSD)
Definition: % of waste recycled
SDI Framework Element: Solid, Liquid, and Gas Waste (1.1.2.4.2)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Waste Recycling (159 CEQ)
Definition: recovery and disposal rates of wastes such as paper, glass, aluminum, plastic, metal, and rubber
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Waste Recycling (335 UN CSD)
Definition: Waste recycling rate (%)
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste

Waste Reduction (337 UN CSD)
Definition: Waste reduction rates per unit of Gross Domestic Product (t/year)
SDI Framework Element: Waste (1.1.2.4)
Element Characteristic: Mass of Waste