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Umwelt-Indikator

Indicator: Amount of waste – municipal waste

A graph shows the amount of municipal waste from 20102 to 2021. During this period the amount increased from 49.2 million tonnes to 51.8 million tonnes.

The volume of municipal waste fluctuates only slightly over time. In 2021 it stood at 51.8 million tonnes.The target of environmental policy is the avoidance of waste generation.This target has not been achieved for the municipal waste. To reduce resource consumption, municipal waste has to decline. read more

Indicator: Recycling municipal waste

A graph shows the proportions of processed and recycled municipal waste in the total quantity of municipal waste from 2002 to 2021. During this period the proportion of recycled municipal waste rose from 56.1 to 67.8 percent.

The recycling rate for municipal waste rose from 56 % in 2002 to 67.8 % in 2021.The target set by the Federal Government of increasing the recycling percentage for municipal waste to 65 % by 2020 has therefore been achieved.However, there is still a need for action for individual subgroups of municipal waste. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

The UBA

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