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Umwelt-Indikator

Indicator: Amount of waste – municipal waste

A graph shows the amount of municipal waste from 20102 to 2021. During this period the amount increased from 49.2 million tonnes to 51.8 million tonnes.

The volume of municipal waste fluctuates only slightly over time. In 2021 it stood at 51.8 million tonnes.The target of environmental policy is the avoidance of waste generation.This target has not been achieved for the municipal waste. To reduce resource consumption, municipal waste has to decline. read more

The Umweltbundesamt

For our environment

The UBA’s motto, For our environment (“Für Mensch und Umwelt”), sums up our mission pretty well, we feel. In this video we give an insight into our work.

The UBA

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