The amount of municipal waste incinerated in Italy amounted to approximately 5.31 million metric tons in 2022, down from some 5.41 million metric tons the previous year. Incineration is the process of treating waste through combustion, often to produce energy, which in turn is used to generate electricity and heat. This is commonly referred to as waste-to-energy.
Incineration of municipal waste in Italy
The number of incineration plants in Italy stood at 36 in 2022, the majority of which were located in the north of the country, in regions such as Lombardy and Emilia-Romagna. Meanwhile, there were just five incineration facilities across the central regions, and six in the south. That year, recovery of material, biological treatment of organic waste, and landfill disposal were the most common types of municipal waste treatment in Italy, followed by incineration.
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ISPRA, & Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente. (December 22, 2023). Total amount of municipal waste incinerated in Italy from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/617094/waste-incineration-italy/
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ISPRA, Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente. (2023). Total amount of municipal waste incinerated in Italy from 2013 to 2022 (in metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/617094/waste-incineration-italy/
ISPRA, and Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente. "Total Amount of Municipal Waste Incinerated in Italy from 2013 to 2022 (in Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Dec 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/617094/waste-incineration-italy/
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