Friday 1 April 2011

EuroWaste - at least someone is counting it

Pinkham Way is proposed in a wider world of studies and policies!
These are figures in a recent EuroStudy, for instance. (You will not want to read the full thing.)


Total waste generation in EU 27 countries in 2006: 
2,954 
million tonnes

of which, 
Total generation of waste by households: 
218 
million tonnes
 (Most is by 'construction/demolition', then by 'mining/quarrying'.
Pinkham Way would also take commercial waste
where it is collected by the boroughs, and maybe more.)

Overall total used for incineration: 
128 
million tonnes

Overall total going to landfill: 
1,349 
million tonnes

Recycling rate of households in 2005: 
33%
(varies widely between countries)

That's enough figures.

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