EU Waste Statistics Regulation (EC 2150/2002), including disposal, incineration, management summary, recycling, generation by sector and generation by waste type

EU Waste Statistics Regulation (EC 2150/2002)

On the basis of the Regulation on waste statistics (EC) No. 2150/2002, amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 849/2010, data on the generation and treatment of waste is collected from the Member States. The information on waste generation has a breakdown in sources (19 business activities according to the NACE classification and household activities) and in waste categories (according to the European Waste Classification for statistical purposes). The information on waste treatment is broken down to five treatment types (recovery, incineration with energy recovery, other incineration, disposal on land and land treatment) and in waste categories.

All values are measured in tonnes of waste and in kg per capita, based on the annual average of the population.

The Member States are free to decide on the data collection methods. The general options are: surveys, administrative sources, statistical estimations or some combination of methods.

For the first reference year 2004 Member States could apply for permission not to deliver part of the information: waste generated by agriculture and fishing and waste generated in the services sector. For this reason this information is missing for some of the countries.

The indicator is calculated as recycled waste (RCV_R) divided by total waste treated excluding major mineral wastes (TRT), multiplied by 100. It is expressed in percent (%) as both terms are measured in the same unit, namely tonnes. Recycled waste is waste treated, which was sent to recovery operation other than energy recovery and backfilling (for simplification referred to as recycling). Waste data are adjusted for waste collected in one country and recycled in another country. The amount of recycled waste is adjusted as following: waste treated in domestic plants plus waste sent out of the country for recycling minus waste imported and treated in domestic recycling plants. Waste treated is based in Waste Statistics Regulation and the imports and exports of wastes are based on Foreign Trade Statistics and reported according to the Combined Nomenclature (CN-codes). The indicator covers both hazardous (hz) and non-hazardous (nh) waste from all economic sectors and from households, including waste from waste treatment (secondary waste) but excluding most mineral waste. Major mineral waste is excluded in order to avoid situations where trends in ordinary waste generation can be drowned out by massive fluctuations in the generation of wastes in the mineral extraction and transformation sector. This also permits more meaningful comparison across countries, as mineral waste accounts for very substantial quantities in countries characterized by major mining and construction sectors.

On the basis of the Regulation on waste statistics (EC) No. 2150/2002, amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 849/2010, data on the generation and treatment of waste is collected from the Member States. The information on waste treatment is broken down to six treatment types (recycling, backfilling, incineration with energy recovery, other incineration, disposal on land and land treatment and other disposal). All values are measured in tonnes of waste.

The waste management indicator set aims at showing how much of a country’s or of the EU’s own waste (in the following referred to as national waste) excluding major mineral waste is actually recycled, incinerated (with energy recovery and without), landfilled or backfilled. This means that the waste management indicator should reflect the treatment of national waste, no matter where it takes place, and it should exclude the waste imported, this means on EU level only imports from non-EU countries are excluded, on Member State level imports from other EU-Countries and from outside the EU are excluded.

Thus for the compilation of a waste management indicator data, which is collected under the Waste Statistic Regulation, is to be adjusted with data for imports and exports from International trade in goods statistics (ITGS). The imports and exports of goods (and wastes) are reported according to the Combined Nomenclature (CN-codes). The data are available from Eurostat's COMEXT database, which includes detailed statistics on the intra- and extra-trading in goods of all EU Member States. ITGS published by Eurostat quantifies the value and quantity of goods traded between the EU Member States (intra-EU trade) and goods traded by the EU Member States with non-EU countries (extra-EU trade). ‘Goods’ means all movable property.

The CN codes relating to import or export of waste are selected and assigned to one of the treatment types according to the predominant kind of treatment for this kind of waste in the receiving country. A list with these CN codes and their assignment to treatment type is annexed to this Metadatasheet. Member States were asked whether the data and the assignment was plausible. In case of inconsistencies Member States were asked for a different assignment; they could as well provide data, in case it was in their opinion more suitable than the COMEXT data (this was 2010, 2012, 2014 and 2016 the case for Denmark, Croatia, Cyprus, Italy, Latvia, Malta, The Netherlands, Portugal, Romania and Slovakia. For 2018 these countries sent again own data, with the exception of The Netherlands and Romania. Also Slovenia and Luxemburg sent own data. Sweden and Austria corrected some of the COMEXT data, Sweden adjusted the treatment categories for some wastes, Finland had more precise data, which they collected directly from the customs. see also 15.1).

The indicator, expressed in percentage, is defined as the volume of waste landfilled (directly or indirectly) in a country per year divided by the volume of the waste treated in the same year. The data reflect the treatment of national waste and exclude waste that is imported from non-EU countries.Waste taken into account excludes mineral waste from construction and demolition, other mineral wastes, soils and dredging spoils. This exclusion enhances comparability across countries, as mineral waste accounts for high quantities in some countries due to economic activities such as mining and construction. One exception, however, is that the indicator explicitly includes combustion wastes and solidified, stabilised and vitrified wastes, despite them being completely or partly mineral. The indicator is derived from the two-yearly reporting of the countries according to the Waste Statistics Regulation. It covers landfilling of hazardous and non-hazardous waste from all economic sectors and from households, including waste from waste treatment (secondary waste) but excluding most mineral waste, and waste going into pre-treatment activities (like sorting, drying). Disposal on land is defined by disposal codes D1, D5, D12 and labeled ‘deposit onto or into land’ (summarized as code DSP_L in the database). The indicator is based on data compiled according to Annex I of the Waste Statistics Regulation (Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002) and the statistical waste nomenclature EWC-Stat set out in Annex III.

On the basis of the Regulation on waste statistics (EC) No. 2150/2002, amended by Commission Regulation (EU) No. 849/2010, data on the generation and treatment of waste is collected from the Member States. The information on waste generation has a breakdown in sources (19 business activities according to the NACE classification and household activities) and in waste categories (according to the European Waste Classification for statistical purposes). The information on waste treatment is broken down to five treatment types (recovery, incineration with energy recovery, other incineration, disposal on land and land treatment) and in waste categories.

All values are measured in tonnes of waste and in kg per capita, based on the annual average of the population.

The Member States are free to decide on the data collection methods. The general options are: surveys, administrative sources, statistical estimations or some combination of methods.

For the first reference year 2004 Member States could apply for permission not to deliver part of the information: waste generated by agriculture and fishing and waste generated in the services sector. For this reason this information is missing for some of the countries.

The European Union (EU-27) currently recycles roughly 48 percent of municipal waste each year, leaving approximately 113 million metric tons of residual municipal waste (neither recycled nor reused) annually. Under the European Commission's Waste Framework Directive, residual municipal waste needs to be reduced by 50 percent by 2030 to roughly 56.5 million metric tons. However, the EU is currently not on track to reach this target without reducing total municipal waste.

Under the Waste Framework Directive, at least 60 percent of EU municipal waste should be prepared for reuse or to be recycled by 2030. However, as Scenario 1 shows, even if this target is met, the residual waste target would be missed should total municipal waste generation continue to rise on a business as usual approach. In scenario 2, the target could be met should there be no waste reduction, but this would require EU Member States to reach an ambitious recycling rate of 73 percent by 2030.

Data collection on how much waste has been generated and collected in Lithuania during the reporting year and how much and what waste management activities have been managed in Lithuania or exported to other states for treatment. Presented through dimensions of the type of waste and waste management methods. The classifications used are: List of waste codes – officially published in Annex 1 to the Waste Management Rules approved by Order No 217 of the Minister of Environment of the Republic of Lithuania No 27/14 of 1999 on the Approval of Waste Management Rules (hereinafter referred to as “Waste Management Rules”); “Waste statistical classification” means the official publication in Annex III to Regulation (EC) No 2150/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council on waste statistics; List of waste management activities - officially published in Annex 2 to the Waste Management Rules. Statistical observation unit: an entity accounting for the generation and/or management of waste. Statistical survey total: economic entities (waste producers and waste managers) operating in the territory of the Republic of Lithuania which must, in accordance with the procedure laid down by legal acts, keep records of the generation and/or management of waste. Geographical coverage: the whole territory of the country Time coverage: from 2016, annual.

Under the European Commission's Waste Framework Directive, EU Member states will be legally bound to recycle (or prepare for reuse) 60 percent of municipal waste generated by 2030. By 2035, EU Member States will need to reach a target of 65 percent. In 2022, the overall recycling rate of municipal waste in the European Union (EU-27) was 48.6 percent.

This indicator is defined as all waste generated in a country per inhabitant and year, excluding major mineral wastes, dredging spoils and contaminated soils. This exclusion enhances comparability across countries as mineral waste accounts for high quantities in some countries and economic activities such as mining and construction. The indicator covers hazardous (hz) and non-hazardous (nh) waste from all economic sectors and from households, including waste from waste treatment (secondary waste) but excluding most mineral waste. It is based on data compiled according to the waste categories listed in Annex I to the Waste Statistics Regulation (Regulation 2150/2002/EC).

In 2022, only **** percent of *** countries evaluated worldwide had a separate regulatory entity for electronic waste. Almost one-third of Arab States had a separate regulatory entity for e-waste, while less than ** percent of European and African countries had a such an entity. E-waste is one of the fastest growing waste streams worldwide. Nevertheless, only **** percent of e-waste generated in 2022 was documented as formally collected and recycled.

The purpose of this study was to produce information on the quantities, origins (by industry sector and geographic region), and fate (management method) of industrial & commercial (I and C) wastes generated by businesses in Wales in 2018. This information is required by Welsh Government for a variety of reasons including: reporting on waste generation in compliance with the EU Waste Statistics Regulations 2002; informing the development of national waste policy; monitoring progress against national waste prevention and recycling targets; informing waste planners and the regulator; and providing data to the waste management industry to inform investment decisions. The precision for the total waste generated is +/- 4.54% at 90% confidence.

Waste Regulation Management The National Transfrontier Waste Shipment Office in Dublin City Council is the single point of contact for national waste imports and exports, including the administration and enforcement of environmental regulations. This data is extracted from Dublin City Council's Waste Regulation Management System (WRMS) tracking system for Waste Collection Permits, Waste Facility Permits, National Hazardous Waste Movement and Transfrontier Shipments of Waste. The two datasets include a list of authorised waste collectors and waste facility permits (permits, names and addresses). Data covers national areas. Permits available through EPA.

According to a 2023 survey in the United States, banning chemicals used in plastic hazardous to human health, wildlife, and the environment was considered the most urgent issue to address plastic pollution. Opinions in the country on considering regulations essential, very important or fairly important stood above ** percent across all questions.

A waste management licence was a legal document issued under the Environmental Protection Act 1990. A licence authorised the treatment keeping or disposal of waste in or on the land.

The Environmental Permitting Regulations (EPR) regulating waste sites came into force on 6 April 2008. The new regime combines a number of earlier permitting / licensing regimes including this one.

Other related datasets available are: - EPR Industrial Sites (formerly PPC) - Water Quality and Pollution Control (Discharge Consents)

This is a quarterly snapshot of effective permitted waste sites in England.

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), in cooperation with the States, biennially collects information regarding the generation, management, and final disposition of hazardous wastes regulated under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act of 1976 (RCRA), as amended. Collection, validation and verification of the Biennial Report (BR) data is the responsibility of RCRA authorized states and EPA regions. EPA does not modify the data reported by the states or regions. Any questions regarding the information reported for a RCRA handler should be directed to the state agency or region responsible for the BR data collection. BR data are collected every other year (odd-numbered years) and submitted in the following year. The BR data are used to support regulatory activities and provide basic statistics and trend of hazardous waste generation and management. BR data is available to the public through 3 mechanisms. 1. The RCRAInfo website includes data collected from 2001 to present-day (https://rcrainfo.epa.gov/rcrainfoweb/action/main-menu/view). Users of the RCRAInfo website can run queries and output reports for different data collection years at this site. All BR data collected from 2001 to present-day is stored in RCRAInfo, and is accessible through this website. 2. BR data files collected from 1999 - present day may be downloaded directory in zip file format from (https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/?outputType=Fixed or https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/?outputType=CSV). 3. Historical data collected prior to 1999 may be ordered on CD. Please see contact information in this metadata file to order historical BR data. BR data are typically published in December of the year following their collection. Data must be received by authorized states and EPA regions if a state is not authorized to implement the BR program by March 1st of the year following collection, and are usually published in December of the year following collection. For example, data collected in 2001 would be received by states and EPA regions by March 1, 2002 and states and EPA regions compile the BR data submitted by facilities and load the state data set into RCRAInfo, the system which EPA Headquarters (HQ) manage. Then EPA HQ published the data files around December 2002. Additional information regarding the biennial report data is available here: https://rcrapublic.epa.gov/rcra-public-export/rcrainfo_flat_file_documentation_v5.pdf and here: https://www.epa.gov/hwgenerators/biennial-hazardous-waste-report. Please note that the update frequency field for this data set indicates annual, but that the true update period is biennial (every other year). There is no selection option for biennial for the update frequency field.

Statistics Netherlands compiles the annual waste accounts as part of the Environmental Accounts. It shows where the waste comes from (the origin) and where it is going (the destination). Waste is divided into hazardous and non-hazardous waste categories. The origin of the amount of waste from households, different business classes and imports is presented. In the destination of waste, a distinction is made according to processing methods (reuse, incineration and landfill/discharge) and export. The waste categories in the waste accounts are classified on the basis of the European waste statistics regulation. The waste accounts make it possible to compare different types of waste indicators (for example the total amount of waste produced) in a consistent way with macroeconomic indicators (such as gross domestic product). In addition, the waste accounts are very suitable for analyzes of, for example, the cause of changes in waste indicators over time. The waste streams in the waste accounts are limited to waste that is directly released during productive or consumption activities. To avoid double counting, waste that arises after processing (waste from waste) is disregarded as much as possible. Outside the waste accounts, the use of products on agricultural land (pesticides) and roads (salt) falls, among other things. Also not included is waste that arises as a result of, for example, erosion and corrosion of infrastructure, the wear of car tires and brake discs and the leakage of engine oil. Furthermore, contaminated soil that cannot be attributed to a specific year or a specific polluter is not included for methodological reasons. Material flows resulting from excavations, dredging or mining are also not included. Finally, radioactive waste is disregarded. This table has been discontinued as of 18 November 2011. Data are available from 1990 to 2008. The figures for the last two years have a provisional status. Figures for other years are final. Reason for discontinuation: As of June 2011, the new standard company classification 2008 (SBI 2008) has been used by the National Accounts. The National Accounts have thus been transferred from the SBI '93 to the SBI 2008. The Environmental Accounts will follow this from November 2011.

This table provides information for total Netherlands, per country and per province on the total amount of waste generated from the whole Industry (SBI B-E). The waste is broken down by type of waste and the method of treatment (recovery or final processing). Commercial wastes are classified by types of waste according to Eural codes that are aligned with the European Waste Statistics Regulation. This table further distinguishes between chemical and non-chemical waste. The non-chemical wastes are further disaggregated. The released commercial waste shall be recovered or offered for final processing. Landfilling and incineration of waste are the most important forms of final processing.

This table is discontinued because provincial data are no longer available for a number of sectors in the Water Companies and Waste Management sector.

Data available from: 2004

Status of the figures: all figures are final.

Changes as of 15 June 2012: the figures for 2008 have been added.

When are new figures coming? This table has been discontinued as of 20-11-2012.