Bruna Alves
Research lead covering environment and sustainability
Detailed statistics
Municipal waste generation in the European Union 2004-2022
Detailed statistics
Share of municipal waste treatment in the EU-27 2021, by method
Detailed statistics
Municipal waste treatment in the European Union 1995-2021, by method
Global municipal waste recycling rate 2021, by select country
Municipal solid waste recycling rates in selected countries worldwide in 2021
Municipal waste generation in the European Union 2004-2022
Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2022 (in million metric tons)
Share of municipal waste treatment in the EU-27 2021, by method
Distribution of municipal waste treatment in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by method
Municipal waste treatment in the European Union 1995-2021, by method
Municipal waste treated in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2021, by method (in million metric tons)
Share of total waste treatment in the European Union 2020, by country and method
Distribution of waste treated in European Union (EU-27) countries in 2020, by treatment method
Number of recycling facilities in the European Union 2010-2020
Number of recovery and recycling facilities in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2020
Trade volume of recyclable raw materials in the European Union 2005-2021
Volume of recyclable raw materials imported and exported in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
Recyclable waste exports from the European Union 2021, by destination
Main destinations for recyclable raw materials exported from the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by country (in million metric tons)
Export volume of recyclable raw materials from the European Union 2021, by category
Volume of recyclable raw materials exported from the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by category (in million metric tons)
Import volume of recyclable raw materials to the European Union 2021, by category
Volume of recyclable raw materials imported into the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by category (in million metric tons)
Circular material use rate in the European Union 2004-2022
Circular material use rate in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2022
Amount of municipal waste recycled in the European Union 1995-2021
Municipal waste materials recycled in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2021 (in million metric tons)
Amount of municipal waste recycled per capita in the European Union 1995-2021
Municipal waste materials recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2021 (in kilograms)
Packaging waste generated and recycled per capita in the European Union 2010-2021
Amount of packaging waste generated, recovered, and recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021 (in kilograms)
Packaging waste recycled per capita in the European Union 2021, by type
Amount of packaging waste recycled per capita in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by type (in kilograms)
Share of recycled content used in PET applications in Europe 2020
Recycled content used in polyethylene terephthalate (PET) placed on market (POM) in Europe in 2020, by manufacturing scope
End market shares of bottle derived rPET in Europe 2020
End market shares of bottle derived recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET) in Europe in 2020
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2022
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2000 to 2022
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2022, by country
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2010 and 2022, by country
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2020
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2005 to 2020
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union 2021, by country
Recycling rate of packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) 2021, by country
Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union 2021, by material
Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2021, by material
Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union 2010-2021
Recycling rate of plastic packaging waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2021
Share of portable batteries sold and collected for recycling in the EU-27 2011-2021
Recycling collection rate of portable batteries and accumulators sold in the European Union (EU-27) from 2011 to 2021
Recovery rate of construction and demolition waste in the EU-27 2020, by country
Recovery rate of construction and demolition waste (CDW) in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country
Recycling rates of PET in Europe 2020, by manufacturing scope
Recycling rates of polyethylene terephthalate (PET) in Europe in 2020, by manufacturing scope
Recycling targets for municipal waste in the EU-27 2030-2035
Municipal waste recycling targets in the European Union (EU-27) in 2030 and 2035
Target scenarios for residual municipal waste reductions in the EU-27 2030
Possible residual municipal waste reduction target scenarios in the European Union (EU-27) from 2020 to 2030
Recycling targets for packaging waste in the EU-27 2025-2030, by type
Packaging recycling targets in the European Union (EU-27) in 2025 and 2030, by type
PET collection rates in Europe 2020, by select country
Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) collection rates in Europe as of 2020
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