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Total waste generation in the EU, EFTA, Turkey and Croatia in 2008 by source

Figure Created 15 Jun 2012 Published 21 Aug 2012 Last modified 29 Nov 2012

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste

This figure shows the total waste generation distribution in percentages between different sources in the EU, EFTA, Croatia and Turkey in 2008

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Methodology:: The category “Total other waste” was calculated by subtracting the categories, Total mining waste, Total construction and demolition waste, Total manufacturing waste and Total household waste from the category Total waste generation. The percentages in the figure were calculated by dividing the different categories with the category “Total waste generation”.
Units:: Percent of total generation in 2008 (%)
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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2004 data used for Iceland and 2006 data used for Switzerland

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