The average Italian generated almost 494 kilograms of municipal solid waste in 2022. The average volume of MSW generated per capita in Italy has remained steady over the past decade, averaging roughly 500 kilograms per inhabitant since 2010.
Regional waste generation in waste
On average, residents in Emilia-Romagna generated more than 630 kilograms of municipal waste in 2022. This was the largest generation of municipal solid waste per inhabitant in Italy that year. The northern regions of the country generated the largest amount of MSW on average.
Waste sorting and disposal
The volume of waste subjected to sorted collection has been steadily increasing in recent years, rising from approximately 12.5 million metric tons in 2013 to nearly 19 million metric tons in 2022. With regard to waste treatment methods, over one quarter of the municipal solid waste was treated for material recovery in 2022.
Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2022
(in kilograms)
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ISPRA, & Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente. (December 22, 2023). Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved November 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/
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ISPRA & Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente, Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/ (last visited November 25, 2024)
Volume of municipal solid waste generated per capita in Italy from 2010 to 2022 (in kilograms) [Graph], ISPRA, & Sistema Nazionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente, December 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/682495/per-capita-municipal-solid-waste-generated-in-italy/
