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

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  • Luiza Loredana Năstase

    (University of Craiova, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, Romania)

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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.

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  • Luiza Loredana Năstase, 2022. "Trends in Municipal Waste Generation and Treatment in Romania. Comparative Statistics with the EU Average," Ovidius University Annals, Economic Sciences Series, Ovidius University of Constantza, Faculty of Economic Sciences, vol. 0(2), pages 130-136, Decembrie.
    • Handle: RePEc:ovi:oviste:v:xxii:y:2022:i:2:p:130-136
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    Keywords

    municipal waste; municipal waste generation; municipal waste treatment; recycling rate of municipal waste;
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    JEL classification:

    • Q53 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Air Pollution; Water Pollution; Noise; Hazardous Waste; Solid Waste; Recycling
    • Q58 - Agricultural and Natural Resource Economics; Environmental and Ecological Economics - - Environmental Economics - - - Environmental Economics: Government Policy

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