Germany had the highest number of recovery / recycling facilities in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, at 7,773. Germany also has the highest recycling rate of municipal waste in the EU-27. The second-highest number was in Italy, at 6,422.
Number of recovery/recycling facilities in the European Union in 2020, by country
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.
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Eurostat. (September 14, 2022). Number of recovery/recycling facilities in the European Union in 2020, by country [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316204/number-of-recycling-facilities-european-union-by-country/
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Number of recovery/recycling facilities in the European Union in 2020, by country [Graph], Eurostat, September 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316204/number-of-recycling-facilities-european-union-by-country/
