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Amounts and share of waste deposited in landfills, by type of waste category, EU-27

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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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Methodology:: Major mineral wastes are excluded from the calculation of the landfilling rate of total waste in this indicator. The category ‘other waste’ in the graph includes: chemical and medical wastes, recyclable wastes, equipment, animal and vegetal wastes, mixed and undifferentiated materials and common sludges. Landfill rate relate to waste generated. Geographical coverage is EU-27.
Units:: Million tonnes (waste landfilled) and percentage (landfill rate)
Rights:: EEA standard re-use policy: unless otherwise indicated, re-use of content on the EEA website for commercial or non-commercial purposes is permitted free of charge, provided that the source is acknowledged (https://www.eea.europa.eu/legal/copyright). Copyright holder: European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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