Waste per inhabitant

SOER 2010 Key fact (Deprecated) Published 20 Jul 2012

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Topics: Resource efficiency and waste Resource efficiency and waste

The European economy generates more than five tonnes of waste, including hazardous waste, per inhabitant each year, and each citizen throws on average half a tonne of household waste into the bin.

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Austria Belgium Bulgaria Cyprus Czechia Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Ireland Italy Latvia Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden United Kingdom

For references, please go to https://www.eea.europa.eu/highlights/europe2019s-demand-for-resources-reaching/waste-per-inhabitant or scan the QR code.

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