Environment in the EU-Each person in the EU generated 475 kg of municipal waste in 2014-44% was recycled or composted
Met dank overgenomen van Eurostat (ESTAT) i, gepubliceerd op dinsdag 22 maart 2016.
In the European Union (EU), the amount of municipal waste generated per person in 2014 amounted to 475 kg, down by 10% compared with its peak of 527 kg per person in 2002. Since 2007, the generation of municipal waste per person has constantly decreased in the EU to below its mid-1990s level.