In 2020, construction accounted for 37 percent of total waste generation in the European Union. The second-largest source of total EU waste in 2020 was mining and quarrying, while households contributed 9.5 percent of total waste.
Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households
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Statistics on Waste management in Europe
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Global waste generation outlook by region 2016-2050
- Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation 2020, by select country
- Basic Statistic Global municipal waste generation per capita 2020, by select country
- Premium Statistic Global recycling rates of municipal solid waste 2020, by select country
- Basic Statistic Waste generation shares in the EU-27 2020, by economic activities and households
Generation
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- Basic Statistic Total waste generation in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Basic Statistic Waste generation per capita in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Municipal waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) 2004-2020
- Premium Statistic Municipal waste produced per capita in the European Union 2010-2020
- Premium Statistic Municipal waste generation in the EU-27 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Total volume of waste produced per capita in the European Union 2020, by country
Waste management
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- Basic Statistic Share of total waste treatment in the EU-27 2020, by method
- Basic Statistic Share of total waste treatment in the EU-27 2020, by country and method
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2020
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of packaging waste in the EU-27 2005-2019
- Premium Statistic Recycling rate of municipal packaging waste in the EU-27 2019, by material
- Premium Statistic Waste exports by the EU-27 2005-2021, by destination
Companies
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- Basic Statistic Number of enterprises collecting waste in the European Union 2020, by country
- Premium Statistic Leading waste service companies worldwide in 2021, by revenue
- Premium Statistic Leading waste service companies in Europe 2021, by revenue
- Basic Statistic Veolia's revenue 2021, by division
- Premium Statistic Revenue of Suez 2020-2021, by division
Outlook
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- Waste generation of Singapore Airlines FY 2018-2022
- BYD Group: hazardous solid waste generation 2016-2021
- Waste generation split in England 2018, by source
- Global municipal waste generation 2020, by select country
- Google: waste generation FY 2015-2020
- Nike's waste generation at headquarters worldwide 2011-2021
- Municipal waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) 2004-2020
- Projected amount of solar panel waste generation South Korea 2025-2032
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- Projected plastic waste generation in the United States 2019-2060
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Eurostat. (September 1, 2022). Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340946/european-union-waste-generation-share-by-source/
Eurostat. "Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households." Chart. September 1, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340946/european-union-waste-generation-share-by-source/
Eurostat. (2022). Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340946/european-union-waste-generation-share-by-source/
Eurostat. "Distribution of Total Waste Generation in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2020, by Economic Activities and Households." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340946/european-union-waste-generation-share-by-source/
Eurostat, Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340946/european-union-waste-generation-share-by-source/ (last visited March 30, 2023)
Distribution of total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by economic activities and households [Graph], Eurostat, September 1, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1340946/european-union-waste-generation-share-by-source/