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Generation and recycling of packaging waste (CSI 017/waste 002) - Assessment published Nov 2005: There is a general increase in per capita quantities of packaging being put on the market. This is not in line with the primary objective of the Directive on Packaging and Packaging Waste, which aims at preventing the production of packaging waste. However, the EU target to recycle 25% of packaging waste in 2001 has been significantly exceeded. In 2002 the recycling rate in EU15 was 54 percent.
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Generation of non-mineral waste in EU-27 by sector: This indicator shows the generation of waste, excluding mineral wastes from households and from key NACE* sectors (according to Rev. 2 categories**) in the EU-27 over time, both in absolute levels and indexed to 2004 levels, together with developments in GDP over the period 2004 to 2008. The indicator distinguishes waste generated by the following sectors: Agriculture, forestry and fishing Mining and quarrying Manufacturing; Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply; Water supply; sewerage, waste management and remediation activities; Construction; Services (except wholesale of waste and scrap), and Households. The following mineral waste categories have been excluded from the totals for each sector (waste codes according to the EU Waste Statistics Regulation): 11.3 dredging spoils; 12.1 12.2 12.3 & 12.5 mineral wastes excluding combustion wastes, contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils; and 12.6 contaminated soils and polluted dredging spoils. These mineral wastes have been removed due to the domination of such wastes in total waste, making it difficult to detect changes in other categories, and due to the very different treatment required by such mineral wastes compared to other types of waste. *NACE ’is the acronym used to designate the various statistical classifications of economic activities developed since 1970 in the European Union (EU).’ ( http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/NACE_backgrounds ). **Eurostat, EC (2008). NACE Rev. 2 – Statistical classification of economic activities in the European Community. Eurostat Methodologies and Working Papers. http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_OFFPUB/KS-RA-07-015/EN/KS-RA-07-015-EN.PDF
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Generation of packaging waste and GDP in the EU-15: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Generation of packaging waste and GDP in the EU-15: For the countries which have not provided packaging waste generation data for 2003 or 2004 latest available data have been used instead.
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Generation of packaging waste and GDP in the EU-15: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs
Generation of packaging waste and GDP in the EU-15: The figure shows the generation of packaging waste and GDP in the EU-15 countries from 1998-2008
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Generation of packaging waste and GDP in the EU-15: Packaging waste
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Generation of waste (tonnes, kg per person), Eurostat: Eurostat dataset: Generation of waste (tonnes, kg per person) [env_wasgen]
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Generation of Waste Statistics: Eurostat Generation of Waste Statistics
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Packaging waste generation per capita and by country: Located in Data and maps › Maps and graphs