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Municipal waste landfill rates in Europe by country
Cluster columns chart shows development in landfill rate of municipal waste in European countries in 2010 and 2022. Data is presented in descending order according to 2022 data values. ... Line chart represents EU landfill target for 2035. ...
Municipal waste landfill rates in Europe by country
Cluster columns chart shows development in landfill rate of municipal waste in European countries in 2010 and 2021. Data is presented in descending order according to 2021 data values. ... Line chart represents EU landfill target for 2035. ...
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Diversion of waste from landfill
Title: Amounts of waste deposited in landfills Status: Indicator Coverage: EU-27, 2005-2022 Source: European Environment Agency, 2022 The overall landfill rate — waste sent to landfill as a proportion ... However, the rates vary depending on the waste category. For example, the proportion of household and similar waste disposed of in landfill decreased by 61% during ...
Diversion of waste from landfill in Europe
A key goal of European Union waste policy is to cut the amount of waste sent to landfill. Europe's overall landfill rate has decreased from 23% to 17% between 2010 and 2022. ... For some waste streams, such as (mixed) household and similar waste, relatively good progress has been made towards diverting waste from landfill. ... However, the amount of sorting residues sent to landfill has doubled since 2010. ...
Diversion of waste from landfill in Europe (Indicator)
Key messages: Between 2010 and 2022, the amount of total waste (excluding major mineral wastes) entering landfills in the EU-27 decreased from 23% to 17%. Further decreases are needed to meet the objective of reducing waste landfilling and meeting th…
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Air pollutant emissions from landfill (Indicator)
Key message: Ammonia and carbon dioxide emissions from landfills varied between 2010 and 2022 while methane decreased steadily.
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Share of textile waste sent to incineration or landfill in the EUNew
The share of separately collected textile waste sent to incineration or landfill has remained rather stable since 2010, standing at 26% in 2022 in the EU27. ...
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Recycling rates in Europe by waste stream
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 relate to waste excluding major mineral waste generated and backfilling is excluded. ...
Municipal waste recycling rates in Europe by country
This figure shows municipal waste recycling and composting rates for individual European countries in 2010 and 2022. ...
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plotly: Diversion of waste from landfill
Circularity Metrics Lab 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 Waste not to landfill Waste to landfill million tonnes Download Share Enlarge Related ...
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