Indicators of solid waste management
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The waste management indicator set combines treatment data collected under Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 (WStatR) with import/export data from international trade statistics (COMEXT database) or from national sources. WStatR treatment data provide information on the amounts of waste that are managed in Member States, no matter in which country the waste is generated. Hence, the amount of treated waste reported by country A excludes the waste that arises in country A but is treated in country B (e.g. because appropriate treatment facilities are lacking). However, it may include waste imported from country B for treatment. In order to link the treatment data to the domestically generated waste the WStatR data are adjusted for imports and exports by means of trade statistics according to the formula:
Amount of domestically generated waste treated =
Waste treated in country (WStatR data) + Waste exported for treatment (COMEXT data) - Waste imported for treatment (COMEXT data)
The indicators are expressed in volumes of treated waste by treatment category as a proportion of the total amount of domestically treated waste. The indicator set comprises treatment rates for the six treatment categories defined in WStatR (see Table 1).
The set of indicators covers waste from all economic sectors and from households but excludes some mineral waste types that arise in large quantities and originate mainly from the mining and the construction sector.
Table 1 illustrates the calculation of the waste management indicators and shows the results for the EU-28 for reference year 2014, broken down by type of treatment. According to WStatR data, in 2014 a total of 746 million tonnes of waste excluding major mineral wastes were treated in the EU. This amount includes waste imports from outside the EU of 11.2 million tonnes but does not cover 37 million tonnes of waste that leave the EU-28 for treatment in non-EU countries. Overall, the EU is a net exporter of waste with net exports amounting to 25.8 million tonnes. Exports to non-EU countries mainly consist of metal wastes, paper and cardboard wastes, plastic wastes and other wastes for recycling. The adjustment for imports and exports results in a total of 771 million tonnes of domestically generated waste excluding major mineral wastes (see column 6 in Table 1). Overall, 54.6 % or 421 million tonnes of the domestically generated waste were recycled and 1.7 % (13 million tonnes) were used for backfilling. Energy recovery and waste incineration accounted for 18 % or 139 million tonnes of waste. 196 million tonnes or 25.3 % of waste were landfilled; 0.4 % of waste was disposed of otherwise.
Amount of domestically generated waste treated =
Waste treated in country (WStatR data) + Waste exported for treatment (COMEXT data) - Waste imported for treatment (COMEXT data)
The indicators are expressed in volumes of treated waste by treatment category as a proportion of the total amount of domestically treated waste. The indicator set comprises treatment rates for the six treatment categories defined in WStatR (see Table 1).
The set of indicators covers waste from all economic sectors and from households but excludes some mineral waste types that arise in large quantities and originate mainly from the mining and the construction sector.
Table 1 illustrates the calculation of the waste management indicators and shows the results for the EU-28 for reference year 2014, broken down by type of treatment. According to WStatR data, in 2014 a total of 746 million tonnes of waste excluding major mineral wastes were treated in the EU. This amount includes waste imports from outside the EU of 11.2 million tonnes but does not cover 37 million tonnes of waste that leave the EU-28 for treatment in non-EU countries. Overall, the EU is a net exporter of waste with net exports amounting to 25.8 million tonnes. Exports to non-EU countries mainly consist of metal wastes, paper and cardboard wastes, plastic wastes and other wastes for recycling. The adjustment for imports and exports results in a total of 771 million tonnes of domestically generated waste excluding major mineral wastes (see column 6 in Table 1). Overall, 54.6 % or 421 million tonnes of the domestically generated waste were recycled and 1.7 % (13 million tonnes) were used for backfilling. Energy recovery and waste incineration accounted for 18 % or 139 million tonnes of waste. 196 million tonnes or 25.3 % of waste were landfilled; 0.4 % of waste was disposed of otherwise.
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