Environment and society
Waste management and recycling

Municipal waste by country in kg per capita 1980–2005

Definitions/Comments: Municipal waste is waste collected by or on the order of municipalities. It includes waste originating from households, commercial activities, office buildings, institutions such as schools and government buildings, and small businesses that dispose of waste at the same facilities used for municipally collected waste (including bulky waste and separately collected waste). ES: Data from 2004 (instead of 2005). DE: 1990 data for West Germany only, 2000 and 2005 breaks in time series. FR: Data from 1989 (instead of 1990) and 2004 (instead of 2005).

Source: OECD, Environmental Data Compendium.

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Description and explanation in the corresponding chapter of the Social Report 2008.