Topic: Waste management in Europe

Waste management in Europe - statistics & facts

Europe is recognized as a leader within the waste management sector. Recycling rates on the continent are some of the highest in the world, while the share of waste sent to landfills has fallen considerably over the past decades. The EU has now set the ambitious target of becoming a zero-waste circular economy by 2050. But with waste generation and recycling rates plateauing in recent years, pressure is mounting on Europe's waste management sector to keep up and help fulfil these objectives.

Per capita municipal waste generation in the EU
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EU-27 MSW recycling rate
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Biggest source of waste in the EU
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Current statistics on this topic

Waste Management

Per capita municipal waste generated in Europe 2023, by country

Recycling & Recovery

Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2024, by country

Waste Management

Revenue of leading waste management companies in Europe 2023

Overview

Global municipal waste generation 2022, by select country
Global municipal waste generation 2022, by select country
Municipal waste generation worldwide as of 2022, by select country (in million metric tons)
Global municipal waste generation per capita 2022, by select country
Global municipal waste generation per capita 2022, by select country
Municipal waste generation per capita worldwide as of 2022, by select country (in kilograms)
Global municipal waste recycling rate 2022, by select country
Global municipal waste recycling rate 2022, by select country
Municipal solid waste recycling rates in selected countries worldwide as of 2022
Estimated number of illegal dumps in Europe 2024, by country
Estimated number of illegal dumps in Europe 2024, by country
Number of illegal dumps reported in Europe as of 2024, by country

Generation

Municipal waste generated in Europe 2023, by country
Municipal waste generated in Europe 2023, by country
Municipal waste generation in Europe in 2023, by select country (in 1,000 metric tons)
Per capita municipal waste generated in Europe 2023, by country
Per capita municipal waste generated in Europe 2023, by country
Per capita municipal waste generation in Europe in 2023, by select country (in kilograms)
Municipal waste generation in the European Union 2004-2023
Municipal waste generation in the European Union 2004-2023
Generation of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2023 (in million metric tons)
Per capita municipal waste generated in the EU 2010-2023
Per capita municipal waste generated in the EU 2010-2023
Per capita municipal waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) from 2010 to 2023 (in kilograms)
E-waste generation per capita in Europe 2022, by country
E-waste generation per capita in Europe 2022, by country
Electronic waste generation per capita in Europe in 2022, by country (in kilograms per capita)
Total waste generation in the EU-27 2022, by country
Total waste generation in the EU-27 2022, by country
Total waste generation in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in million metric tons)
Waste generation per capita in the EU-27 2022, by country
Waste generation per capita in the EU-27 2022, by country
Total waste generation per capita in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by country (in metric tons)

Waste management

Share of total waste treatment in the European Union 2022, by country and method
Share of total waste treatment in the European Union 2022, by country and method
Distribution of waste treated in European Union (EU-27) countries in 2022, by treatment method
Waste exports from the European Union 2015-2023, by destination
Waste exports from the European Union 2015-2023, by destination
Recyclable raw materials exports from the European Union (EU-27) from 2015 to 2023, by select destination (in million metric tons)
Municipal waste treatment in the European Union 2000-2024, by method
Municipal waste treatment in the European Union 2000-2024, by method
Municipal waste treated in the European Union (EU-27) from 2000 to 2024, by method (in million metric tons)
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the EU 2000-2024
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the EU 2000-2024
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) from 2000 to 2024
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2024, by country
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union 2010-2024, by country
Recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) in 2010 and 2024, by country
Share of landfilled municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2023
Share of landfilled municipal waste in the European Union 2000-2023
Share of municipal waste sent to landfills in the European Union (EU-27) from 2000 to 2023
Residual waste treated thermally in Europe 2021, by country
Residual waste treated thermally in Europe 2021, by country
Residual waste treated in waste-to-energy plants in Europe in 2021, by country (in million metric tons)
E-waste flow in the European Union 2022, by method
E-waste flow in the European Union 2022, by method
Waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) flow in the European Union in 2022, by management method (in million metric tons)

Companies

Leading waste service companies worldwide 2023, by revenue
Leading waste service companies worldwide 2023, by revenue
Revenue of selected major waste management companies worldwide in FY 2023 (in billion U.S. dollars)
Revenue of leading waste management companies in Europe 2023
Revenue of leading waste management companies in Europe 2023
Revenue of selected leading waste management service companies in Europe in FY 2023 (in billion euros)
Veolia's revenue 2021-2024, by division
Veolia's revenue 2021-2024, by division
Revenue of Veolia from FY 2021 to FY 2024, by division (in million euros)
Suez's revenue 2022-2023, by division
Suez's revenue 2022-2023, by division
Revenue of Suez in FY 2022 and FY 2023, by division (in million euros)
Number of enterprises collecting waste in the EU 2022-202, by country
Number of enterprises collecting waste in the EU 2022-202, by country
Number of enterprises in the waste collection sector in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022 and 2023, by country

Outlook

Recycling targets for municipal waste in the EU-27 2025-2035
Recycling targets for municipal waste in the EU-27 2025-2035
Municipal waste recycling rate in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, and targets from 2025 to 2035
Target scenarios for residual municipal waste reductions in the EU-27 2030
Target scenarios for residual municipal waste reductions in the EU-27 2030
Possible residual municipal waste reduction target scenarios in the European Union (EU-27) from 2020 to 2030
Recycling targets for packaging waste in the EU-27 2025-2030, by type
Recycling targets for packaging waste in the EU-27 2025-2030, by type
Packaging recycling targets in the European Union (EU-27) in 2025 and 2030, by type
Waste GHG emissions in the European Union 1990-2050
Waste GHG emissions in the European Union 1990-2050
Greenhouse gas emissions from the waste sector in the European Union from 1990 to 2021, and projections to 2050 (in million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent)

Per capita municipal waste generation in the EU
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EU-27 MSW recycling rate
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Biggest source of waste in the EU
Construction

Key figures

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- MSW generation in the EU-27
- ******Mt
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Municipal waste generation in the European Union 2004-2023
- Total waste generation in France
- 345.5 Mt
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Total waste generation in the EU-27 2022, by country
- Total EU waste generation per capita
- 4.99 t
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Waste generation per capita in the EU-27 2022, by country

- Largest European waste management company
- Veolia Environmental
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Leading waste service companies worldwide 2023, by revenue
- Revenue of Remondis
- ****bn EUR
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Revenue of leading waste management companies in Europe 2023
- Suez recycling & recovery revenue
- ***bn EUR
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Suez's revenue 2022-2023, by division

- EU-27 MSW recycling target by 2035
- 65%
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Recycling targets for municipal waste in the EU-27 2025-2035
- EU-27 plastic packaging recycling target by 2030
- 55%
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Detailed statistics
Recycling targets for packaging waste in the EU-27 2025-2030, by type

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