Municipal waste down by second consecutive year

EUROSTAT

The EU recycled an average of 246 kg per person in 2023. This means that 48.0% of the total amount of municipal waste generated was recycled, compared with 37.2% in 2013 (199 kg per person).

In 2023, 129 kg per person was incinerated (25.2% of the total amount of waste generated) and 115 kg per person became landfill (22.5%). In 2013, the amount incinerated per person amounted to 127 kg (26.4%), while 142 kg per person (29.7%) ended up as landfill.