Approximately 66 million metric tons of municipal waste were recycled in the European Union (EU-27) in 2023, the second year-on-year decrease registered in a decade. In the year 2021, municipal waste recycling in the region had reached a record high of 73 million metric tons. The amount of municipal waste materials recycled in the EU has almost tripled since 1995.
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Eurostat. (February 13, 2025). Municipal waste materials recycled in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316062/waste-recycled-in-european-union/
Eurostat. "Municipal waste materials recycled in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2023 (in million metric tons)." Chart. February 13, 2025. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316062/waste-recycled-in-european-union/
Eurostat. (2025). Municipal waste materials recycled in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2023 (in million metric tons). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316062/waste-recycled-in-european-union/
Eurostat. "Municipal Waste Materials Recycled in The European Union (Eu-27) from 1995 to 2023 (in Million Metric Tons)." Statista, Statista Inc., 13 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316062/waste-recycled-in-european-union/
Eurostat, Municipal waste materials recycled in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2023 (in million metric tons) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316062/waste-recycled-in-european-union/ (last visited May 23, 2025)
Municipal waste materials recycled in the European Union (EU-27) from 1995 to 2023 (in million metric tons) [Graph], Eurostat, February 13, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1316062/waste-recycled-in-european-union/
