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Shipments of notified waste from EU Member States to other EU and non-EU countries, 1997-2005: Shipment of notified waste from the EU Member States relates to: old EU Member States (EU-15) (5); new EU Member States (NMS-10); EFTA countries; other OECD countries; and nonOECD countries
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Municipal waste generation per capita: Municipal waste generation per capita in Western Europe (EU-15), New Member States (EU-12), EU countries (EU-27) and total in Europe (EU-27 + Turkey, Croatia, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland)
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Drivers of CH4 emissions from municipal solid waste in the EU, 1995–2008: Figure does not include data before 1995, as consistent data sets for the time 1990 to 1995 are not available for all Member States. MSW deposited = MSW generated – MSW incinerated – MSW recycled and composted Data for MSW generated, MSW incinerated and MSW recycled and composted are from national GHG inventory submissions and other data are from Eurostat, 2010.
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Waste - Why care? (United Kingdom): SOER Common environmental theme from United Kingdom
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › United Kingdom
Waste - State and impacts (United Kingdom): SOER Common environmental theme from United Kingdom
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › United Kingdom
Waste - Drivers and pressures (United Kingdom): SOER Common environmental theme from United Kingdom
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › United Kingdom
Waste - Outlook 2020 (United Kingdom): SOER Common environmental theme from United Kingdom
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › United Kingdom
Waste - National Responses (United Kingdom): SOER Common environmental theme from United Kingdom
Located in The European environment – state and outlook 2010 › Country assessments › United Kingdom
Highest recycling rates in Austria and Germany – but UK and Ireland show fastest increase: Austria, Germany and Belgium recycled the largest proportion of municipal waste in Europe in 2010. Although some countries have rapidly increased recycling rates, Europe is still wasting vast quantities of valuable resources by sending them to landfill, and many countries risk falling short of legally binding recycling targets.
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Municipal waste generation per capita: Municipal waste generation per capita in Western Europe (EU-15), New Member States (EU-12), EU countries (EU-27) and total in Europe (EU-27 + Turkey, Croatia, Norway, Iceland, Switzerland)
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