Metadata Sub-indicator 11.6.1.4. Proporción de residuos urbanos reciclados

Goal

Goal 11. Make cities and human settlements inclusive, safe, resilient and sustainable

Target

Target 11.6. By 2030, reduce the adverse per capita environmental impact of cities, including by paying special attention to air quality and municipal and other waste management

Indicator

Indicator 11.6.1. Proportion of urban solid waste regularly collected and with adequate final discharge out of total urban solid waste generated, by cities

Sub-indicator

Sub-indicator 11.6.1.4. Proportion of recycled urban waste

Type of indicator (global, European, national)
  • Global
  • European (sdg_11_60 (s))
  • s: similar
Definition

Proportion of municipal waste recycled to total municipal waste generated and treated from households and the services sector (trades, offices and public or private institutions), the management of which is assumed by local entities

Calculation method

\[ P R M_{\text {reciclados }}^{t}=\frac{R M_{\text {reciclados }}^{t}}{R M^{t}} \cdot 100 \]Where: \( RM_{\text {reciclados }}^{t}\)is the amount of municipal waste recycled in year t and \( RM^{t}\)is the total amount of municipal waste generated and treated in year t.

Unit of measure

Percentage

Periodicity

Annual

Disaggregated data(Gender, age, region in Spain, other)

Tier

Tier II

Come from National Statistics Plan (YES/NO)

Yes

Statistical operation

Statistics on the Collection and Treatment of Waste (ISO code: 30079)

Date of the last metadata update

15/12/2021

Link to United Nations metadata
Custody agency

UN-Habitat, UNSD

Observations

Urban waste is defined in Article 3(2) of European Council Directive 2008/98/EC on waste as ¿mixed waste and household waste collected separately, including paper and paperboard, glass, metals, plastics, biowaste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulk waste, including mattresses and furniture¿ and ¿mixed waste and waste collected separately from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to household waste.¿ Wastes that are similar in nature and composition to household waste can also be collected from companies, being also considered in this case as municipal waste unless they originate in production.¿ In addition, the definition is without prejudice to the allocation of waste management responsibilities between public and private actors, i.e. it is irrelevant to the definition who collects waste or in the name of which entity the waste is collected.