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External Data Spec

Treatment of waste (env_wastrt)

External Data Spec Published 24 May 2012
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Treatment of waste (in tonnes)  by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations
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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_wastrt
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env_wastrt

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Figure Amounts and share of waste deposited in landfills, by type of waste category, EU-27 The figure combines two chart types. The stacked area chart represents the amounts and share of waste deposited in landfills, broken down into the most relevant waste categories (household and similar waste, sorting residues, combustion waste and other waste). The line chart, with scale on the secondary vertical axis, represents landfill rate. Data extracted from Eurostat’s [env_wastrt]: Treatment of waste by waste category, hazardousness and waste management operations. The data shown in this figure do not include major mineral wastes. EU-27: 27 Member States of the EU.
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Total recycled quantities for six key material types in the EU27 including exports for recycling Time series of total recycling amounts for six different material types, as reported by the EU27, plus the net exports of wastes of those 6 materials for the purpose of recycling in the rest of the world

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Indicator Specification Diversion of waste from landfill in Europe The two figures in this indicator provide information about the landfilling of waste. Figure 1 shows the amounts and percentage values of waste, excluding major mineral waste, deposited in landfill (the waste landfill rate) together with quantities sent to landfill for selected waste types. Figure 2 shows waste landfill rates, as percentages, by country. Data presented in the form of a bar chart are displayed for the reference year (2010, or 2011 in some cases) and the last year for which data are available (2019, or 2018 in some cases).
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Diversion of waste from landfill This indicator consists of three figures, which show trends in the landfilling of waste at European level (the EU-28 and other European countries for which data were available), and it focuses entirely on waste excluding major mineral wastes. Mineral wastes represent about 65 % of total waste and this exclusion enhances the quality of the indicator, as uncertainties over major mineral waste data and associated statistics (in particular construction and mining waste) are rather high. Major mineral wastes excluded from the indicator are, according to Eurostat and the European Waste Classification for Statistical Purposes (EWC-Stat, version 4), mineral construction and demolition waste (EWC-Stat 12.1), other mineral waste (EWC-Stat 12.2, 12.3 and 12.5), soils (EWC-Stat 12.6) and dredging spoils (EWC-Stat 12.7).  Combustion waste regards to waste code W124 according to ECW-Stat Waste Categories Reported under the Waste Statistics Regulation.   Fig. 1 combines two chart types. The stacked column chart represents the amounts and the proportions of waste deposited in landfill broken down into the most relevant waste categories. The category ‘other waste’ in the graph includes chemical and medical wastes, recyclable wastes, equipment wastes, animal and vegetal wastes, mixed and undifferentiated materials, and common sludges. The line chart, with the scale on the secondary vertical axis, represents landfilling rates. The landfilling rates relate to waste treated because imported waste is also included, which would not be the case if landfilling rates were related to waste generated. Decreasing landfilling rates indicate a positive development towards using waste as a resource and a more circular economy. Fig. 2 shows developments in landfilling rates in European countries in 2006 and 2017. Data are presented in descending order based on 2017 values. The line chart shows the landfill target for 2035 . Fig. 3 shows trends in municipal waste management for the period 2008-2017 and the distribution of specific waste treatment operations.  

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