This statistic displays the municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016. The graphic shows that during this time period, the overall volume of municipal waste used as fuel has increased significantly. This has coincided with the decline in municipal waste disposed to landfill sites. However, in 2016 municipal waste used as fuel declined slightly, whilst waste disposed to landfills increased. Waste that was recycled was at its highest level in 2016.
Municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in metric tons)*
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EPA Ireland. (October 31, 2018). Municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 15, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954014/municipal-waste-uses-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in metric tons)*." Chart. October 31, 2018. Statista. Accessed May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954014/municipal-waste-uses-ireland/
EPA Ireland. (2018). Municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 15, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954014/municipal-waste-uses-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Municipal Waste Recycled, Used as a Fuel and Disposed to Landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Oct 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954014/municipal-waste-uses-ireland/
EPA Ireland, Municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954014/municipal-waste-uses-ireland/ (last visited May 15, 2024)
Municipal waste recycled, used as a fuel and disposed to landfill in Ireland from 2010 to 2016 (in metric tons)* [Graph], EPA Ireland, October 31, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954014/municipal-waste-uses-ireland/