Waste management statistics and overall recycling measures
Key highlights
In 2018, 7.70 million tonnes of solid waste was generated, about 9,000 tonnes less than in 2017. However, the amount of waste recycled also fell by about 90,000 tonnes to 4.63 million tonnes. Overall, the recycling rate decreased from 61 percent in 2017 to 60 percent in 2018.
The decrease in the amount of waste recycled in 2018 was largely due to a significant drop in the quantity of wood waste recycled. On the other hand, there was a significant increase in the quantity of horticultural waste recycled.
The domestic recycling rate increased from 21 percent in 2017 to 22 percent in 2018, while the non-domestic recycling rate decreased from 76 percent to 74 percent in 2018.
