In 2020, there was slightly less mineral construction waste in Germany than in 2018. Most of that amount was soil and stones, which amounted to 129 million metric tons. The second most common type of construction waste was building debris, which reached 60.7 million metric tons. Soil and stones was the type of construction waste with the lowest recycling rate in Germany that year.
Mineral construction waste in Germany from 1996 to 2020, by type of waste
(in million metric tons)
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