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Generation and recycling of packaging waste

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Total packaging used in EU Member States in kg per capita.

Recycling of packaging waste as a share of packaging used in EU Member States. The amount of packaging used is expected to equal the amount of packaging waste generated because of its short lifetime.

No updates done anymore (source: http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/generation-and-recycli... [2])

Data host: 

European Environment Agency

Unit of Measurement: 

kg per capita, percentage

Link to Data: 

http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/generation-and-recycling-of-pa… [2]

Description to get data: 

No data available, packaging waste is available. https://open-data.europa.eu/en/data/dataset/CHKrOt5WrhcoJjXTdjQGYQ

Type of Indicator source: 

  • Intergovernmental Organisation [3]

Geographical Coverage: 

Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France
Germany
Hungary
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain
Sweden

Geographical Level: 

  • National [4]

Same/similar indicators appears in the following sets: 

  • EEA's environmental indicators/Environmental Pressure indicators [5]

Methodological transparency: 

  • Complete methodology available [6]
Indicator relation: 
Indicator: 
Generation and recycling of packaging waste — outlook from EEA [7]
Relationship explanation: 
Outlook instead of historical
Type of relation: 
Similar indicator
Indicator: 
Recycling of packaging waste [8]
Relationship explanation: 
Waste may be recycled and this is better
Type of relation: 
Other arithmetical connection
Indicator: 
% recycling rates for municipal and packaging waste [9]
Relationship explanation: 
Waste may be recycled and this is better
Type of relation: 
Other arithmetical connection

Temporal Coverage: 

1997 to 2012

Frequency of Updates: 

  • every 1-3 years [10]

Indicator developer: 

European Environment Agency

Link to Methodology: 

EEA [2]

Aggregation level of indicator: 

  • Single [11]

Data quality assesment: 

  • assessed by international institution including WTO, OECD [12]

Publishing delay: 

  • 1-3 years [13]

Link to data quality assessment: 

EEA [2]

Contribution to the green economy: 

Packaging waste is a waste of resources, and therefore may be better prevented for a transition towards a GE.

Cost of accessing data: 

  • free of charge [14]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is packaging waste declining, because there is less consumption (due to an economic recession for example).
Related Indicator: 
Components of domestic material consumption       [15]
Potential misinterpretation: 
Is declining packaging waste a sign of decreasing trade?
Related Indicator: 
Physical Trade Balance (PTB) [16]
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Source URL: https://measuring-progress.eu/generation-and-recycling-packaging-waste

Links
[1] https://measuring-progress.eu/coll-del/nojs/683
[2] http://www.eea.europa.eu/data-and-maps/indicators/generation-and-recycling-of-packaging-waste
[3] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/52
[4] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/33
[5] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/65
[6] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/34
[7] https://measuring-progress.eu/generation-and-recycling-packaging-waste-%E2%80%94-outlook-eea
[8] https://measuring-progress.eu/recycling-packaging-waste
[9] https://measuring-progress.eu/recycling-rates-municipal-and-packaging-waste
[10] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/19
[11] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/27
[12] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/39
[13] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/25
[14] https://measuring-progress.eu/taxonomy/term/9
[15] https://measuring-progress.eu/components-domestic-material-consumption-%C2%A0%C2%A0%C2%A0-%C2%A0
[16] https://measuring-progress.eu/physical-trade-balance-ptb