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Emissions from municipal waste management in the EU-27, excluding Cyprus, plus Norway and Switzerland, 1990 and 2008, CO2-equivalents

Figure Created 12 Jan 2011 Published 12 Jan 2011 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

This figure shows the net emissions of greenhouse gases from the waste management sector in EU-27 (minus Cyprus), Norway and Switzerland. The figure also shows the emissions associated with each waste management option.

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Methodology:: The calculations behind the derived data are presented in the 2010 ETC/SCP paper "Projections of municipal solid waste management and greenhouse gas emissions".
Units:: Million tonnes CO2-eq.
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)
Figure type:: Graph

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