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Circular economy indicators
Material circularity, recycling performance and waste generation.
Studies in this domain3
Data sourceEurostat
Circular economy indicatorsReference period 2023
Austrians Throw Away Two and a Half Times as Much as Romanians
The EU generated 511 kg of municipal waste per inhabitant in 2023 — about 1.4 kg per person per day.
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Circular economy indicatorsReference period 2022
Packaging Is a Third of What Europeans Throw Away
The EU generated 186.5 kg of packaging waste per inhabitant in 2022.
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Circular economy indicatorsMemberReference period 2024
The EU Meets an Eighth of Its Material Demand From Recycling
12.2% of the materials used in the EU in 2024 came from recycling rather than from new extraction or imports.
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