The amount of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion purposes reached 264,000 metric tons in 2017. This was the peak in the period of consideration, and over five times the volumes collected in 2005.
Volume of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in metric tons)*
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EPA Ireland. (December 1, 2019). Volume of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in metric tons)* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/954224/composting-and-anaerobic-digestion-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Volume of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in metric tons)*." Chart. December 1, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954224/composting-and-anaerobic-digestion-ireland/
EPA Ireland. (2019). Volume of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in metric tons)*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/954224/composting-and-anaerobic-digestion-ireland/
EPA Ireland. "Volume of Municipal Waste Accepted for Composting and Anaerobic Digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in Metric Tons)*." Statista, Statista Inc., 1 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954224/composting-and-anaerobic-digestion-ireland/
EPA Ireland, Volume of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in metric tons)* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/954224/composting-and-anaerobic-digestion-ireland/ (last visited May 21, 2024)
Volume of municipal waste accepted for composting and anaerobic digestion in Ireland from 2005 to 2017 (in metric tons)* [Graph], EPA Ireland, December 1, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/954224/composting-and-anaerobic-digestion-ireland/