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Europe produced an average of 492 kg of urban waste by person during 2012, 480 kg of this waste, had a treatment. Waste produced: 34% went to garbage dump, 24% was for energetic value, 27% recycled, and 15% compost. These data, published by Eurostat, show an important increase of the compost rate, over the last few years, they went from 18% in 1995 to 42% in 2012. We observe large differences between Estate Member in the Municipal waste production. Denmark, with 668 kilogram per person, produced the major waste in 2012, followed by Cyprus, Luxembourg y Germany, with lower amounts, but above 600 kg. We found a group of countries with levels between 500 and 600 kg: Malta, Ireland, Austria, Netherland, France, Italy, Finland and Greece. UK, Lithuania, Spain, Sweden, Bulgaria, Belgium, Portugal and Hungary were in levels from 400 to 500 kg. Under 400 kilograms by person, there were: Croatia, Romania, Slovenia, Slovakia, Poland, Czech Republic, Latvia and Estonia.… read more →