Metadata Sub-indicator 12.5.1.2. Percentage of waste recycled (without minerals) over total waste treated (without minerals)
Goal 12. Ensure sustainable consumption and production patterns
Target 12.5. By 2030, substantially reduce waste generation through prevention, reduction, recycling and reuse
Indicator 12.5.1. National recycling rate, tons of material recycled
Sub-indicator 12.5.1.2. Percentage of waste recycled (without minerals) over total waste treated (without minerals)
- Global (s)
- European (sdg_11_60 (s))
- s: similar
Percentage of recycled waste (excluding minerals) to total waste finally treated (excluding minerals)
\[P R R^{t}=100frac{CRR^{t}}{C R T^{t}}}]Where: \(C R R^{t}} is the amount of waste recycled (without minerals) in year t and \( C R T^{t}} is the amount of waste finally treated in year t (without minerals).
Percentage
Annual
Type of waste treatment
Tier II
Yes
Statistics on the Collection and Treatment of Waste (ISO code: 30079)
10/01/2025
UNSD, UNEP
Municipal waste is defined in Article 3 (2) of the European Council Directive 2008/98/EC on waste as ‘mixed waste and separately collected household waste, including paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, packaging, waste electrical and electronic equipment, waste batteries and accumulators, and bulky waste, including mattresses and furniture’ and ‘mixed waste and separately collected waste from other sources, where such waste is similar in nature and composition to household waste’. Waste that is similar in nature and composition to household waste may also be collected from businesses, in this case also being considered as municipal waste unless it originates from production’.
Furthermore, the definition is without prejudice to the allocation of waste management responsibilities between public and private actors, i.e. it is irrelevant for the definition who collects the waste or on behalf of which entity the waste is collected.