Recycling accounted for roughly 30 percent of municipal waste managed in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022. When combined with compositing, the overall recycling rate in the EU stood at almost 50 percent that year. Meanwhile, landfilling accounted for 23 percent of EU municipal waste treatment in 2022. The share of municipal waste that is landfilled in the EU has fallen considerably since the turn of the century.
Distribution of municipal waste treatment in the European Union (EU-27) in 2022, by method
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