40% of European Waste Now Recycled
A total of 503kg of municipal waste was generated per person in 2011, with 486kg of this treated per person. In 2011, 37 per cent of waste was landfilled, 23 per cent incinerated, 25 per cent recycled and 15 per composted. This compares to 56 per cent landfilled, 17 per cent incinerated, 17 per cent […]