The average Italian generated 488.5 kilograms of municipal solid waste in 2020. The average volume of MSW generated per capita in Italy has remained steady over the past decade, averaging roughly 500 kilograms per inhabitant since 2010.
Regional waste generation
On average, residents in Emilia-Romagna generated more than 640 kilograms of municipal waste in 2020. This was the largest generation of municipal solid waste per inhabitant in Italy that year. This was followed by the other northern region of Valle D'Aosta, where approximately 612 kilograms of MSW was generated per inhabitant.
Waste sorting and disposal
The volume of waste subjected to sorted collection has been steadily increasing in recent years, rising from approximately 12.5 million metric tons in 2013 to roughly 18.2 million metric tons in 2020. With regards to waste treatment methods, almost one third of municipal solid waste was intended for material recovery in 2019.
Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2020
(in kilograms per inhabitant)
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ISPRA . (January 18, 2022). Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2020 (in kilograms per inhabitant) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 17, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/
ISPRA . "Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2020 (in kilograms per inhabitant)." Chart. January 18, 2022. Statista. Accessed May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/
ISPRA . (2022). Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2020 (in kilograms per inhabitant). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 17, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/
ISPRA . "Volume of Municipal Solid Waste Generated per Capita in Italy from 2010 to 2020 (in Kilograms per Inhabitant)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Jan 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/
ISPRA , Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2020 (in kilograms per inhabitant) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/ (last visited May 17, 2022)
