This article shows trends in municipal waste generation and treatment in the European Union (EU) from 1995 to 2020. There is a very distinct trend towards less landfilling as countries move steadily towards alternative ways of treating waste, ec.europa.eu reports.
Municipal waste accounts for only about 10 % of total waste generated when compared with the data reported according to the Waste Statistics Regulation (tab env_wasgen). However, it has a very high political profile because of its complex character, due to its composition, its distribution among many sources of waste, and its link to consumption patterns.
Source: ec.europa.eu
