In 2020, Germany was the country that disposed the largest volume of hazardous waste onto or into landfills within the European Union (EU-27), at over 5.4 million metric tons. This was followed by France, which deposited nearly 2.9 million metric tons of hazardous waste that year.
Deposits of hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country
(in 1,000 metric tons)
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Waste volume in thousand 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 waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/781500/hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Deposits of hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons)." Chart. September 15, 2022. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781500/hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. (2022). Deposits of hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/781500/hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat. "Deposits of Hazardous Waste onto and in Landfills in The European Union (Eu-27) in 2020, by Country (in 1,000 Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 Sep 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781500/hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
Eurostat, Deposits of hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/781500/hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/ (last visited July 22, 2024)
Deposits of hazardous waste onto and in landfills in the European Union (EU-27) in 2020, by country (in 1,000 metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, September 15, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/781500/hazardous-waste-landfill-european-union-eu/
