Household and municipal waste: Comparability of data in EEA

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European Environment Agency

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Contents

Executive summary.4

1. Introduction .6

1.1. Background. 6

1.2. Purpose of the report . 8

2. Methodology .9

2.1. Definitions. 9

2.1.1. Municipal waste 9

2.1.2. Household waste 11

2.1.3. Conclusions 11

2.2. ETC/W survey 12

2.2.1. Questionnaire design . 12

2.2.2. The relationship between the ETC/W questionnaire and the OECD/Eurostat questionnaire 15

2.2.3. Information on methodologies for data collection 16

2.2.4. Time schedule for the survey . 16

3. Results .18

3.1. General conclusions about data comparability 18

3.1.1. Overview of the information reported by countries surveyed. 18

3.1.2. Waste categories that can be compared . 21

3.2. Comparable data sets for the EEA member countries. 28

3.2.1. Harmonised dataset for ‘daily household and commercial waste’ 28

3.2.2. The quantity of bagged waste is declining in many countries. 31

3.2.3. How useful is the category ‘daily household and commercial waste’ . 32

3.3. The member countries’ method for collection of data on household and municipal waste 33

3.3.1. General conclusions on method for data collection 33

3.3.2. Other data collection initiatives . 36

4. Conclusions37

Annex 1. Member countries reported data to the ETC/W.39

Annex 2. Footnotes explaining the ETC/W adjusted waste figures.57

Annex 3. Definitions of waste terms used in the ETC/W survey 62

Annex 4. Questions on method for data collection of household and municipal waste.66

References 68