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Generation of Waste (Waste Statistics, Eurostat): Eurostat dataset: Generation of waste (tonnes, kg per person) [env_wasgen]
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Hazardous waste generation in the EU, 1997–2009: The amount of hazardous waste generation in the EU-27, EU-15 and EU-12
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Total waste generation in the EU, EFTA, Turkey and Croatia in 2008 by source: This figure shows the total waste generation distribution in percentages between different sources in the EU, EFTA, Croatia and Turkey in 2008
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Waste per inhabitant: The European economy generates more than five tonnes of waste, including hazardous waste, per inhabitant each year, and each citizen throws on average half a tonne of household waste into the bin.
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Hazardous waste generation in the EU-15, EU-12 and in EU-27 plus Norway, Switzerland, and Croatia, 1997 to 2009: The figure shows the amounts of hazardous waste generated in EU-15, EU-12 and EU-27 plus Norway, Switzerland, and Croatia in the years 1997 to 2009.
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Trend in generation of municipal waste in the EU, EFTA countries, Turkey and Western Balkan countries, 2003 and 2010: The figure is a bar plot of the generation of municipal waste in kg per capita, covering 2003 and 2010.
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Waste geneneration by type of waste in the EU‐27, Croatia, Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Norway and Turkey, 2008: The total generation of waste in the EU-27, Croatia, FYR Of Macedonia, Norway and Turkey divided into 7 different categories. The figure shows that nearly two thirds of all waste in 2008 was mineral waste, mainly from mining, quarrying, construction and demolition.
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Development in generation of non-mineral wastes by economic activity: Time series (indexed to base year 2004) of waste generation in EU27 for all economic activity categories excluding mineral wastes
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Development in generation of non-mineral wastes by economic activity: Absolute amounts of waste generation in EU27 for all economic activity categories excluding mineral wastes
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Recycling's current and potential contribution (*) to meeting EU demand for various materials, 2006: (*) The current and potential contribution figures are both based on the infrastructure available in 2006. Future changes in collection rates, improved recycling structures and market conditions could significantly influence the potential contribution figures.
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