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Amounts and share of waste deposited in landfills, by type of waste category, EU-27
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Created 11 Nov 2022
Published 14 Nov 2022
Last modified 14 Nov 2022
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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).
European data
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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.
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Units:
Million tonnes (waste landfilled) and percentage (landfill rate)
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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).
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Owners:
- European Environment Agency (EEA)
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Figure type:
- Graph
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Temporal coverage
2010-2020
For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/figures/amounts-and-share-of-waste-2 or scan the QR code.
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