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Management of municipal waste in the EU-27, 2010-2020

Figure Created 10 Jan 2023 Last modified 10 Jan 2023

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The figure shows the development of municipal waste management in the EU-27 in the period 2010-2020, divided in four categories: recycling (material recycling and composting/digestion), incineration (energy recovery and incineration without energy recovery), and landfill. The 'other' category is the difference between generated municipal waste and treated municipal waste. It covers for losses during treatment (e.g. water loss during mechanical-biological treatment) and storage.

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Methodology:: Data has been downloaded from Eurostat's database. The category 'recycling' is the sum of 'recycling - material' and 'Recycling - composting and digestion'. The category 'incineration' corresponds to 'Disposal - incineration (D10) and recovery - energy recovery (R1)'. The category 'landfill' corresponds to 'Disposal - landfill and other (D1-D7, D12)'. The category 'other' is the difference between 'waste generated' and the sum of all other treatment categories.
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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).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
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