This timeline depicts the generation of municipal waste generation in the European Union from 2010 to 2018. According to the data, municipal waste generation decreased annually from 2010 through to 2014. However. since then waste generation has been increasing and in 2018 amounted to approximately 252 million metric tons.
Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2010 to 2018
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Eurostat. (February 16, 2021). Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. "Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. February 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. (2021). Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. "Generation of Municipal Waste in The European Union (Eu-28) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Feb 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat, Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2010 to 2018 (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited January 19, 2022)
