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Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2020

Published by Statista Research Department, Jun 21, 2022
In 2020, the recycling rate of waste in the European Union was estimated to be 47.8 percent - a decrease from 48.1 percent the previous year. Despite this drop, the recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union has almost doubled since 2000.

Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2000 to 2020

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Release date

April 2022

Region

EU

Survey time period

2000 to 2020

Supplementary notes

*These figures are Eurostat estimates.

The indicator measures the share of recycled municipal waste in the total municipal waste generation. Recycling includes material recycling, composting and anaerobic digestion. The ratio is expressed in percent (%) as both terms are measured in the same unit, namely tonnes.

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