Among the cities considered, Palermo and Naples collected the largest share of unsorted waste: over 80 and over 60 percent, respectively. Milan was the city with the greatest percentage of sorted waste collected, reaching a total of 63 percent. Rome and Turin were the cities recording the largest share of paper waste sorted.
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