Recycling rates by country
The following table gives the percentages of municipal waste that is recycled, incinerated, incinerated to produce energy and landfilled.[1]
| Country | Recycling | Composting | Incineration with energy recovery | Incineration without energy recovery | Other recovery | Landfill | Other disposal |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Austria |
26 | 33 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
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34 | 21 | 42 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
 Czech Republic |
23 | 11 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 48 | 0 |
 Denmark |
34 | 18 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Estonia |
30 | 3 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 |
 Finland |
29 | 14 | 55 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 France |
26 | 20 | 34 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 |
 Germany |
48 | 19 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Greece |
16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
 Hungary |
26 | 9 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 0 |
 Israel |
7 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 0 |
 Italy |
32 | 23 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 |
 Latvia |
36 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 56 | 0 |
 Lithuania |
31 | 25 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 24 | 0 |
 Luxembourg |
30 | 19 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
 Netherlands |
28 | 29 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Norway |
30 | 11 | 49 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
 Poland |
25 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 0 |
 Portugal |
13 | 17 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 0 |
 Slovakia |
27 | 12 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 52 | 0 |
 Slovenia |
52 | 20 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 |
 Spain |
18 | 17 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
 Sweden |
32 | 14 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
 Switzerland |
30 | 23 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
 Turkey |
12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 88 | 0 |
References
- "Environment at a Glance 2020: OECD Indicators - Circular economy - waste and materials". OECD Publishing. 22 May 2021. Retrieved 10 March 2018.
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