Trends in Municipal Waste Generation and Treatment in Romania. Comparative Statistics with the EU Average

Luiza Loredana Năstase
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Luiza Loredana Năstase: University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania

Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, 2022, vol. XXII, issue 2, 130-136

Abstract: Although European Union statistics show that municipal waste is a small part of the total waste generated, their analysis is important, due to the complexity of the sources of generation and treatment, but also of the consumption patterns specific to each individual member state. The present research will analyze the indicators regarding the generation and treatment of municipal waste in Romania over a period of 10 years, compared to the average of the European Union. Through this analysis, we will be able to observe a trend in Romania, but also what is the current stage of reaching the targets set at the level of the European Union related to the generation and treatment of municipal waste. The indicators taken into account are the amount of municipal waste generated expressed in kg/capita, the amount of municipal waste treated (total and by treatment operations) expressed in kg/capita and the recycling rate of municipal waste expressed in percentage. The main source for statistical data extraction was the statistical office of the European Union (Eurostat), in order to ensure a comparable and objective picture of the indicators.

Keywords: municipal waste; municipal waste generation; municipal waste treatment; recycling rate of municipal waste (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: Q53 Q58 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2022
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