This statistic indicates the amount of non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the countries of the European Union (EU-28) in 2016. Overall, an estimated 123.3 million tons of non-hazardous waste were incinerated for energy recovery.
Non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country
(in tons)
* Data corresponds to the year 2014. ** Provisional data.
The source adds the following information: "On the basis of the Regulation on waste statistics (EC) No. 2150/2002, amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 849/2010, data on the generation and treatment of waste is collected from the Member States. The information on waste generation has a breakdown in sources (19 business activities according to the NACE classification and household activities) and in waste categories (according to the European Waste Classification for statistical purposes). The information on waste treatment is broken down to five treatment types (recovery, incineration with energy recovery, other incineration, disposal on land and land treatment) and in waste categories."
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Eurostat. (September 18, 2018). Non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country (in tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/935706/non-hazardous-waste-energy-recovery-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country (in tons)." Chart. September 18, 2018. Statista. Accessed September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935706/non-hazardous-waste-energy-recovery-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. (2018). Non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country (in tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/935706/non-hazardous-waste-energy-recovery-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Non-hazardous Waste Treated for Energy Recovery in The European Union (Eu-28) in 2016, by Country (in Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 18 Sep 2018, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935706/non-hazardous-waste-energy-recovery-european-union-eu/
Eurostat, Non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country (in tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/935706/non-hazardous-waste-energy-recovery-european-union-eu/ (last visited September 18, 2024)
Non-hazardous waste treated for energy recovery in the European Union (EU-28) in 2016, by country (in tons) [Graph], Eurostat, September 18, 2018. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/935706/non-hazardous-waste-energy-recovery-european-union-eu/