next

previous

items

Do something for our planet, print this page only if needed. Even a small action can make an enormous difference when millions of people do it!

External Data Spec

In 2012, 42% of treated municipal waste was recycled or composted

External Data Spec Published 27 May 2014

In the EU28, 492 kg of municipal waste1 was generated per person in 2012, while 480 kg of municipal waste was treated2 per person. This municipal waste was treated in different ways3 : 34% was landfilled, 24% incinerated, 27% recycled and 15% composted. For the EU4 there has been a significant increase in the share of municipal waste recycled or composted, from 18% in 1995 to 42% in 2012.

Provider:: Statistical Office of the European Union (Eurostat)
Dataset URL:: http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/cache/ITY_PUBLIC/8-25032014-AP/EN/8-25032014-AP-EN.PDF

Permalinks

Permalink to this version: b98a707cb6474192aae57fef3ec32c15
Permalink to latest version: PDH20NQB4U

For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/data/external/in-2012-42-of-treated or scan the QR code.

PDF generated on 24 Sep 2023, 10:31 AM

EEA Page URL QR

Document Actions

The EEA is an agency of the European Union

Engineered by: EEA Web Team

Software updated on 18 August 2023 16:53 from version 23.6.14

Software version: EEA Plone KGS 23.8.18

Code for developers

Creative commons license