Year | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
Municipal waste |
Municipal waste generated (t) | 2,846,115 | 2,823,242 | 2,692,537 | | 2,619,023 | | 2,763,167 | 2,768,043 | 2,912,353 |
Municipal waste generated per person (kg) | 621 | 615 | 587 | | 568 | | 580 | 578 | 600 | | | | | |
Municipal waste managed (t) | 2,580,435 | 2,558,345 | 2,478,337 | | 2,575,218 | | 2,718,298 | 2,723,543 | 2,865,207 | | | | | |
Municipal waste managed per person (kg) | 563 | 558 | 540 | | 559 | | 571 | 568 | 590 | | | | | |
Disposal of managed municipal waste to landfill (t) | 1,495,565 | 1,344,008 | 1,027,577 | | 536,621 | | 710,877 | 622,882 | 418,074 | | | | | | | |
Disposal percentage for managed municipal waste | 58% | 53% | 41% | | 21% | | 26% | 23% | 15% | | | | | |
Recovery of municipal waste (t) | 1,084,870 | 1,202,569 | 1,450,711 | | 2,038,596 | | 2,007,422 | 2,100,660 | 2,447,133 |
Recovery percentage for managed municipal waste | 42% | 47% | 59% | | 79% | | 74% | 77% | 85% |
Biodegradable municipal waste disposed to landfill (t) | 860,000 | 772,000 | 589,000 | 381,000 | 276,000 | 278,000 | 390,000 | 307,000 | 190,000 |
Household waste |
Household waste generated (t) | 1,686,387 | 1,683,241 | 1,577,100 | | 1,469,928 | 1,460,122 | 1,495,595 | 1,539,710 | 1,576,197 |
Household waste generated per person (kg) | 368 | 367 | 344 | | 316 | | 314 | 321 | 325 |
Household waste managed (t) | 1,420,706 | 1,406,576 | 1,362,900 | 1,398,156 | 1,426,123 | 1,416,444 | 1,450,727 | 1,495,210 | 1,528,890 | | | |
Household waste managed per person (kg) | 310 | 307 | 297 | 304 | 307 | 302 | 305 | 312 | 315 |
Packaging waste |
Best estimate of total quantity generated (t) | 863,714 | 863,597 | 809,501 | 870,109 | 969,423 | 983,384 | 991,298 | 1,038,409 | 1,038,199 |
Packaging waste generated per person (kg) | 189 | 188 | 177 | 189 | 210 | 212 | 208 | 217 | 214 |
Packaging waste recovered
(including recycling) (t) | 636,933 | 682,280 | 700,737 | 766,847 | 878,425 | 898,694 | 868,449 | 891,186 | 946,188 |
Packaging waste recovered per person
(including recycling) (kg) | 139 | 149 | 153 | 167 | 191 | 194 | 183 | 186 | 195 |
Packaging Waste,
Total recovery (including recycling) percentage | 74% | 79% | 87% | 88% | 91% | 91% | 88% | 86% | 91% |
Packaging Waste,
Total recycling percentage | 66% | 71% | 74% | 70% | 68% | 68% | 67% | 66% | 64% |
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All data in tonnes unless otherwise specified | | | | | | | | |
Indicators will be updated as data become available | | | | | | | | |
Municipal waste data collected every two years since 2012 reference year | | | | | | | | |
Municipal waste generation - change in methodology for 2014 reference year and onwards | | | | | | | | |
Detailed information on municipal, household and packaging can be found on our waste statistics | | | | | | | | |
Packaging waste - change in methodology for 2013 reference year and onwards | | | | | | | | |
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