Municipal waste by waste operations

External Data Spec Published 14 Oct 2010
Waste generation and treatment; Annual national accounts (  env_wasmun )  
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Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)
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http://appsso.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/nui/show.do?dataset=env_wasmun
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Eurostat homepage > Statistics > Environment and energy > Environment > Database > Waste statistics (env_was) > Waste streams (env_wasst) > Municipal waste (env_wasmun)

 

 

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http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/cache/metadata/en/env_wasmun_esms.htm

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Waste recycling Waste recycling This indicator shows trends in recycling rates for two waste types: municipal solid waste (referred to in the text as municipal waste), and packaging waste, both on an aggregated European level and at country level. Recycling rates refer to waste recycled as a share of the waste generated. Higher recycling rates indicate a positive development towards using waste as a resource and moving towards a more circular economy.
Waste generation Waste generation This indicator shows the generation of waste in two different phases: during the production phase, and during the consumption phase. The production phase shows the generation of waste in absolute terms from manufacturing and services sectors (excluding major mineral waste) and their economic output expressed as GVA. The consumption phase shows the generation of municipal solid waste (further in the text referred as municipal waste) and corresponding household consumption expenditure.
Recycling rates for packaging waste fractions and municipal waste Recycling rates for packaging waste fractions and municipal waste This indicator shows recycling rates of packaging waste fractions and municipal waste, and is presented in two figures for the EU-15 and EU-27, respectively. What constitutes packaging waste is defined by Annex I to the Packaging Waste Directive (94/62/EC). Packaging comprises all products used for the containment, protection, handling, delivery and presentation of goods, from the producer to the user or the consumer. 'Non-returnable' items used for the same purposes also constitute packaging. Packaging materials include paper and cardboard, plastic, wood, metals and glass. Municipal waste is waste collected by or on behalf of municipal authorities and disposed of through the waste management system. It mainly comprises household waste but similar wastes from sources such as services, offices and public institutions are included in Eurostat data. Wastes from agriculture and industry are not included. It should be noted that a large part of packaging wastes are reported as municipal waste. The recycling rate is the share of generated waste which undergoes material recovery (i.e. not energy recovery). Figure 1 presents recycling rates for packaging waste fractions (1998-2010) and for municipal waste (1995-2010) for the EU-15. Wood packaging wastes are first included from 2003 due to lack of reporting by a number of countries during earlier years. Figure 2 presents the same variables for the EU-27, but for the years 2004-2010 for packaging waste recycling rates. The underlying data has been reported to Eurostat by EU Member States.

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Regional recycling rates for municipal solid waste Regional recycling rates for municipal solid waste -
Municipal waste recycling rates in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Municipal waste recycling rates in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 The total recycling of municipal waste stated in percentage of the generated amount
National reporting of the relative level of material-recycled municipal waste and recycled packaging waste (EU-27 and Norway, 2009) National reporting of the relative level of material-recycled municipal waste and recycled packaging waste (EU-27 and Norway, 2009) The figure illustrates the relation between reported amounts of recycled packaging waste and recycled municipal waste and groups the countries into four categories.
Progress of European countries up the material recycling hierarchy, 2001–2010 Progress of European countries up the material recycling hierarchy, 2001–2010 Number of countries per defined intervals of material recycling of MSW management in 2001 and 2010.
Progress of European countries up the municipal bio-waste recycling hierarchy, 2001–2010 Progress of European countries up the municipal bio-waste recycling hierarchy, 2001–2010 Number of countries per defined intervals of bio-waste recycling of MSW management in 2001 and 2010.
Average annual percentage point increase needed in 32 European countries to reach 50 % recycling by 2020 and past rates achieved Average annual percentage point increase needed in 32 European countries to reach 50 % recycling by 2020 and past rates achieved The yearly average percentage point increase required by each country between 2010 and 2020 to reach the 50 % target and compared with the rates achieved in 2001–2006 and 2001–2010.
Municipal waste generated per capita in 2001 and 2010 Municipal waste generated per capita in 2001 and 2010 The amount of municipal solid waste generated per capita in kilogramme
Development of municipal waste management in 32 European countries, 2001–2010 Development of municipal waste management in 32 European countries, 2001–2010 The amount of municipal waste related to treatment in million tonnes
Municipal waste landfilling rates in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Municipal waste landfilling rates in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Percentage of municipal waste landfilled in each European country, 2001 and 2010
Material recycling as a percentage of municipal waste generation in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Material recycling as a percentage of municipal waste generation in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Material recycling in 32 European countries as a percentage of total municipal waste generated in 2001 and 2010.
Number of countries at different levels of the municipal waste management hierarchy, 2001 and 2010 Number of countries at different levels of the municipal waste management hierarchy, 2001 and 2010 The number of countries achieving defined levels of MSW management in 2001 and 2010. Countries > 25% recycling, > 25% incineration, > 50% landfilling and >75% landfilling. Each country can be included in several waste management categories. Therefore, the total number of countries is greater than 32.
Yearly average percentage point increase in total recycling of municipal waste, 2001–2005 and 2006–2010 Yearly average percentage point increase in total recycling of municipal waste, 2001–2005 and 2006–2010 Yearly average percentage point increase in total recycling of municipal waste, 2001–2005 and 2006–2010
Progress of European countries up the recycling hierarchy (material and bio-waste recycling), 2001–2010 Progress of European countries up the recycling hierarchy (material and bio-waste recycling), 2001–2010 The number of countries achieving defined intervals of total recycling in 2001 and 2010.
Bio-waste recycling as a percentage of municipal waste generation in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Bio-waste recycling as a percentage of municipal waste generation in 32 European countries, 2001 and 2010 Bio-waste recycling in 32 European countries as a percentage of total municipal waste generated in 2001 and 2010
Municipal waste generation per capita in Europe Municipal waste generation per capita in Europe Data for Greece for the year 1995 is missing. Data from the West Balkan countries are available from 2003 onwards. Specifically, data for Albania are available for the period 2003-2009, Croatia for 2004-2011, Serbia for 2006-2011, Montenegro only for the year 2009, Kosovo (under UNCR 1244/99) for the period 2007-2009.
Municipal waste generation per capita 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)
Shipments of notified waste from EU Member States to other EU and non‐EU countries, 1997-2009 Shipments of notified waste from EU Member States to other EU and non‐EU countries, 1997-2009 The figure illustrates the amount of transboundary shipped notified waste, in Million tonnes, traded from EU-member states to different countries. These cover countries within EU-15, EFTA, Non-OECD (inkl. BG and RO), EU-12 excl. BG + RO and OECD (non-EFTA).
Recycling rates for key materials and for total municipal and packaging waste, EU-27 Recycling rates for key materials and for total municipal and packaging waste, EU-27 Time series for the recycling rates (recycling quantities divided by generated quantities)of key packaging materials, total packaging and total municipal waste (EU-27)
Municipal waste generation per capita in Europe Municipal waste generation per capita in Europe Municipal waste generation per capita in Western Europe (EU-15 + Norway, Iceland and Switzerland), New Member States (EU-12), EU countries (EU-27), Turkey, Western Balkan countries and total in Europe (total)
Municipal waste generation per capita 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)
Trends and outlook for management of municipal waste in the EU-27 (excluding Cyprus) plus Norway and Switzerland, baseline scenario Trends and outlook for management of municipal waste in the EU-27 (excluding Cyprus) plus Norway and Switzerland, baseline scenario This figure shows the waste generation in the EU-27 (without Cyprus) plus Norway and Switzerland and the distribution between treatment paths from 1990 to 2020.
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) 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) Municipal waste generation per capita
Municipal waste generation per capita in Europe Municipal waste generation per capita in Europe Municipal waste generation per capita in Western Europe (EU-15 + Norway, Iceland and Switzerland), New Member States (EU-12), EU countries (EU-27), Turkey, Western Balkan countries and total in Europe (total)

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