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Regional variation in municipal waste recycling rate in 13 countries, 2008/2009

Figure Created 19 Feb 2013 Published 19 Mar 2013 Last modified 19 Mar 2013

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

The variation bar shows the highest and lowest regional recycling level within each country.

Methodology:: The data is collected by ETC/SCP for the EEA. In addition to the total figures for a country is shown for each country, the region with the largest and the lowest recycling rate of total recycling, material recycling and bio-waste recycling.
Units:: Percentage of total MSW recycling, material recycling as a percentage of total generation of MSW and bio-waste recycling as a percentage of total MSW generation
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: Copenhagen Resource Institute (CRI).
Owners:: Copenhagen Resource Institute (CRI)
Processors:: EUROPEAN TOPIC CENTRE ON SUSTAINABLE CONSUMPTION AND PRODUCTION (ETC/SCP)
Figure type:: Graph