Waste recycling rate, excluding mineral wastes
Scope
Circular economy
Action line
Waste management
Type of indicator (global, European, national)
Global
Correlation with other sets of indicators
Description
Recycled waste is treated waste that has been sent to recovery operations other than energy recovery and landfilling (for simplicity, called recycling). Waste data is adjusted for waste collected in one country and recycled in another country.
Calculation method
$$\textit{Recycled waste rate}^{t}=\frac{\textit{Recycled waste (excl. mining waste)}^{t}}{\textit{Total treated waste (excl. mining waste)}^{t}} \cdot 100$$
Unit of measure
Percentage
Source
Periodicity
Annual
Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)
Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)
Yes
Statistical operation
Waste accounts (ISO code: 30095)
Responsible institution
Link to Eurostat metadata
Date of the last metadata update
05/06/2024
Observations
The indicator covers both hazardous and non-hazardous waste from all economic sectors and households, including waste from waste treatment (secondary waste), but excluding most mining waste. These are excluded to prevent large volumes of waste generated in the mining and processing industry from influencing observations on waste generation trends. This also allows for a more meaningful comparison between countries, as there is a considerable amount of mining waste in countries with large mining and construction industries.