Municipal waste: 2004-2023 Packaging waste: 2005-2023 Waste excluding major mineral wastes: 2010-2022 WEEE: 2010-2023
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 quatity 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
