The recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy was **** percent in 2022. This is the highest rate of recycling the country has reported, and a considerable increase from the ** percent recycling rate reported in 2010.
According to the source, the indicator presents the the tonnage recycled from municipal waste divided by the total municipal waste arisings. For areas not covered by a municipal waste collection scheme the amount of waste generated is estimated.
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Eurostat. (June 11, 2024). Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy from 2009 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved July 22, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/632923/municipal-waste-recycling-italy/
Eurostat. "Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy from 2009 to 2022." Chart. June 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632923/municipal-waste-recycling-italy/
Eurostat. (2024). Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy from 2009 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/632923/municipal-waste-recycling-italy/
Eurostat. "Recycling Rate of Municipal Waste in Italy from 2009 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jun 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632923/municipal-waste-recycling-italy/
Eurostat, Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy from 2009 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/632923/municipal-waste-recycling-italy/ (last visited July 22, 2025)
Recycling rate of municipal waste in Italy from 2009 to 2022 [Graph], Eurostat, June 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/632923/municipal-waste-recycling-italy/