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The total amount of municipal waste generated in Italy decreased from **** million tons in 2010 to roughly ** million tons in 2022 and 2023. Municipal waste refers to waste produced by households and other waste like household waste, and commonly does not include agricultural, industrial, medical, and radioactive waste. Â
Waste management policies and processes have also changed over the period considered. The volume of waste sent to landfills for disposal has decreased. Conversely, the amount of municipal waste intended for recycling as well as the volume subjected to biological treatment has increased.
Material recovery is the most used treatment for municipal solid waste, since it was used to treat ** percent of the total waste generated in 2023. Biowaste made up around ** percent of the municipal waste volume sorted in the country that year.
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