In 2018, the volume of municipal waste treated in China amounted to over 228 million metric tons. The volume of municipal waste handled has been continuously increasing in the last few years.
Annual volume of municipal waste handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in million metric tons)
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Statistics on Solid waste in China
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global waste generation outlook by region 2016-2050
- Premium Statistic Amount of disposed waste in China 1990-2021
- Premium Statistic Volume of urban solid waste produced in China 2018-2019, by type
- Premium Statistic Volume of waste disposed in China 2019, by method of disposal
- Premium Statistic Forecasted volume of industrial solid waste in China 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Forecasted market size of waste handling in China 2018-2024
Industrial and muncipal waste
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- Premium Statistic Global population and MSW generation shares by key country 2018
- Premium Statistic Volume of urban industrial solid waste in China 2018-2019, by handling way
- Premium Statistic Volume of urban industrial solid waste produced in China 2019, by leading city
- Premium Statistic Share of urban industrial solid waste in China 2018-2019, by handling way
- Premium Statistic Volume of municipal waste produced in China 2019, by leading city
- Premium Statistic Volume of municipal waste handled in China 2015-2018
Hazardous waste
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- Premium Statistic Dangerous waste disposal volume in China 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Nuclear waste volume in China 2018-2020, by receiving repository
- Premium Statistic Share of hazardous industrial solid waste in China 2018-2019, by handling method
- Premium Statistic Capacity of large dangerous waste central incineration facilities in China 2012-2018
- Premium Statistic Revenue of large dangerous waste central incineration facilities in China 2012-2018
Incineration and landfill
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- Premium Statistic World's biggest dump sites 2019
- Premium Statistic Number of waste incineration facilities in China 2011-2018
- Premium Statistic Energy produced from renewable municipal waste in China 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Waste incineration operation market size in China 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of sanitary landfills in China 2011-2020
- Premium Statistic Annual volume of waste disposed at sanitary landfills in China 2011-2018
Citizen awareness
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- Premium Statistic Policy suggestions to reduce plastic use in China 2019
- Premium Statistic Individual actions to reduce plastic use in China 2019
- Premium Statistic Responsibility for reducing plastic use in China 2019
- Premium Statistic Share of reused solid industrial waste as targeted by "Made in China 2025" 2013-2025
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- MSW recycled and composted in the U.S. 1960-2018
- Waste management revenue for municipalities in Japan 2005-2014
- Per capita costs generated by waste management in France 2012, by area
- U.S. municipal solid waste combustion with energy recovery 1970-2014
- U.S. municipal solid waste - discards to landfill and other disposal 1960-2014
- Capacity share of waste incineration plants in China 2018, by type of entity
- Capacity share of foreign waste incineration plants in China 2016-2018
- Capacity share of private waste incineration plants in China 2016-2018
- Capacity share of state-owned waste incineration plants in China 2016-2018
- Forecasted waste handling market growth in China 2018-2024
- Methods of solid waste disposal share in China 2016
- U.S. states that wasted the most groceries 2016
- Waste management quarterly revenue in Belgium 2014-2022
- Costs of the waste treatment industry Japan 2011-2020
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National Bureau of Statistics of China. (October 26, 2020). Annual volume of municipal waste handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 29, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183164/china-handling-volume-of-municipal-waste/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Annual volume of municipal waste handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in million metric tons)." Chart. October 26, 2020. Statista. Accessed March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183164/china-handling-volume-of-municipal-waste/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. (2020). Annual volume of municipal waste handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 29, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183164/china-handling-volume-of-municipal-waste/
National Bureau of Statistics of China. "Annual Volume of Municipal Waste Handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183164/china-handling-volume-of-municipal-waste/
National Bureau of Statistics of China, Annual volume of municipal waste handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183164/china-handling-volume-of-municipal-waste/ (last visited March 29, 2023)
Annual volume of municipal waste handled in China from 2015 to 2018 (in million metric tons) [Graph], National Bureau of Statistics of China, October 26, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1183164/china-handling-volume-of-municipal-waste/