In 2020, over 635 million metric tons of waste were disposed of onto or into landfills in the European Union (EU-27), out of which nearly 619 million metric tons were non-hazardous. That same year, Romania deposited approximately 124.5 million metric tons non-hazardous waste into landfills. This was the highest volume of any EU country.
Deposits of hazardous and non-hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2020
(in million metric tons)
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Includes recovery and disposal codes D1 - Deposit into or on to land, (e.g. landfill, etc.), D5 - Specially engineered landfill, (e.g. placement into lined discrete cells which are capped and isolated from one another and the environment, etc.), and D12 - Permanent storage (e.g. emplacement of containers in a mine, etc.)
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Eurostat. (September 15, 2022). Deposits of hazardous and non-hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 20, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219348/hazardous-non-hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Deposits of hazardous and non-hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219348/hazardous-non-hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Deposits of hazardous and non-hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 20, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219348/hazardous-non-hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Deposits of Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste onto and in Landfills in The European Union (Eu-27) from 2004 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219348/hazardous-non-hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
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Deposits of hazardous and non-hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) from 2004 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1219348/hazardous-non-hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
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