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

Figure Created 11 Nov 2022 Published 14 Nov 2022 Last modified 14 Nov 2022

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

The figure combines two charts. The stacked chart shows the amounts and percentage of waste (excluding major mineral waste) deposited in landfills in the EU27. The line chart shows amounts landfilled for major waste categories (household and similar waste, combustion waste, sorting residues and other waste).

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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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