Waste management indicators

The development of total municipal solid waste (MSW) arisings mirrors that of gross domestic product; no decoupling has yet occurred. Nonetheless, there has been a substantial shift in MSW management over recent years – away from incineration with energy recovery and consignment to landfill (until 2000) and towards recycling. The recycling rate is now well above 50%.

DPSIR	Indicator	State	Trend
sort	sort by indicator	sort	sort
Driver	Gross domestic product per capita
Driver	Population growth
Pressure	*Municipal solid waste per person
State	*Recycling rate
State	*Wastes from domestic sources
State	Energy efficiency of municipal solid waste incineration plants
State	Municipal solid waste collected separately
State	Municipal solid waste incinerated per person
Response	Fees for waste incineration