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Recycling rates in Europe by waste stream

Figure Created 27 Nov 2023 Published 19 Dec 2023 Last modified 19 Dec 2023

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Recycling rates of municipal and packaging waste relate to waste generated. Recycling of municipal waste includes material recycling and composting/anaerobic digestion. Recycling rates of waste excluding major mineral wastes relate to waste treated. Recycling rates for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) are calculated on the basis of the average quantity of electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) put on the market in the three previous years.

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Methodology:: The recycling rate of municipal waste was calculated as the percentage of municipal waste generated that is recycled. Recycling of municipal waste includes material recycling and composting/anaerobic digestion.
The recycling rate of packaging waste was calculated as the percentage of packaging waste generated that is recycled.
The recycling rate of waste excluding major mineral wastes was calculated as the percentage of waste excluding major mineral wastes generated that is recycled.
The recycling rate of WEEE was calculated by as the quanaity of WEEE recycling or prepared for reuse, divided by the WEEE generated which is approximated by the average quantity of EEE put on the market in the three previous years, according to the Commission Implementing Decision (EU) 2019/2193: https://eur-lex.europa.eu/legal-content/EN/TXT/PDF/?uri=CELEX:02019D2193-20191220
Units:: Percentage
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 Commission, European Environment Agency (EEA).
Owners:: European Environment Agency (EEA)
Figure type:: Graph

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