The construction sector is the largest producer of waste in France. In 2020, this sector generated some 212.7 million metric tons of waste. This was followed by households – but by a wide margin – with a waste production volume of 33.5 million metric tons. Total waste generation in France surpassed 300 million metric tons that year.
Total waste generation in France in 2020, by sector
(in million metric tons)
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Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires. (November 30, 2023). Total waste generation in France in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 08, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245609/volume-waste-produced-france-sector/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires. "Total waste generation in France in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons)." Chart. November 30, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245609/volume-waste-produced-france-sector/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires. (2023). Total waste generation in France in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 08, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245609/volume-waste-produced-france-sector/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires. "Total Waste Generation in France in 2020, by Sector (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245609/volume-waste-produced-france-sector/
Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, Total waste generation in France in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245609/volume-waste-produced-france-sector/ (last visited December 08, 2024)
Total waste generation in France in 2020, by sector (in million metric tons) [Graph], Ministère de la Transition écologique et de la Cohésion des territoires, November 30, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1245609/volume-waste-produced-france-sector/
