The waste generated by the European Union's chemical industry amounted to roughly 7.9 million metric tons in 2020, of which 2.4 million metric tons were classified as hazardous waste. Chemical non-hazardous waste generation stood at around 5.5 million tons that year.
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020
(in million metric tons)
* According to the source, Slovakia did not report data under the EU Registry. Data for Germany, Latvia, Lithuania, Liechtenstein, and Portugal are incomplete for 2018 and 2019. Data for Italy, Malta, and Switzerland are incomplete for the year 2019.
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CEFIC. (February 23, 2023). Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307288/chemical-industry-waste-generation/
CEFIC. "Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 23, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307288/chemical-industry-waste-generation/
CEFIC. (2023). Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307288/chemical-industry-waste-generation/
CEFIC. "Hazardous and Non-hazardous Waste Generation of The Chemical Industry in The European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 23 Feb 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307288/chemical-industry-waste-generation/
CEFIC, Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307288/chemical-industry-waste-generation/ (last visited December 18, 2024)
Hazardous and non-hazardous waste generation of the chemical industry in the European Union from 2007 to 2020 (in million metric tons) [Graph], CEFIC, February 23, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1307288/chemical-industry-waste-generation/
