This timeline depicts the generation of municipal waste in the European Union from 2008 to 2017. According to the data, municipal waste generation has decreased between 2008 - when the peak was reached at 261 million tons - to 2013, afterwards it increased again to 248 million tons as of 2017.
Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2017
(in 1,000 tons)
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Eurostat. (March 15, 2019). Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2017 (in 1,000 tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 19, 2020, 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 2008 to 2017 (in 1,000 tons)." Chart. March 15, 2019. Statista. Accessed February 19, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/
Eurostat. (2019). Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-28) from 2008 to 2017 (in 1,000 tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 19, 2020. 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 2008 to 2017 (in 1,000 Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Mar 2019, 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 2008 to 2017 (in 1,000 tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/983592/municipal-waste-generation-european-union-eu-28/ (last visited February 19, 2020)
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