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Description

Tonnage recycled from municipal waste divided by the total municipal waste arising. Recycling includes material recycling , composting and anaerobic digestion. Municipal waste consists mostly of waste generated by households, but may also include similar wastes generated by small businesses and public institutions and collected by the municipality.

Long-Term Objective

Average of top performers (Europe)

The long-term objective for this indicator is a value of 62.

Reference

Eurostat


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Recycling rate of municipal waste