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The Statistical Service
estimates that the total amount of municipal solid waste generated in Cyprus
in 2019 stood at 566 thousand tonnes compared to 562 thousand tonnes in 2018,
recording a small increase of 0,73%. From the total amount of 469 thousand tonnes treated in 2019, 80,8% was disposed in landfills, 16,3% was used for recycling, 1,7% was composted and 1,1% was used for energy recovery purposes.  In 2019, the average amount of
municipal solid waste generated per inhabitant in the European Union was 502
kg. In Cyprus, the per capita generation of municipal solid waste in 2019
reached 643 kg, which is one of the highest among the member states of the
EU. Denmark has the highest generation of municipal solid waste per
inhabitant (844 kg), followed by Luxembourg (791 kg), Malta (694 kg) and
Cyprus (643 kg).
p = provisional data Methodological Information Definitions Municipal Waste: is waste collected by or on behalf of municipalities. It
includes household waste and similar waste as well as waste originating from
commerce, trade, small businesses, office buildings and institutions
(schools, hospitals, government buildings). It also includes: bulky waste and
yard waste, leaves, grass clippings, street sweepings, the content of litter
containers, and market cleansing waste, if managed as waste. Municipal waste
is collected from door-to-door through traditional collection (mixed
household waste) and fractions collected separately for recovery operations
(mainly for recycling purposes, through door-to-door collection and/or
through voluntary deposits). It also includes waste similar in nature and
composition which: 1) is collected directly by the private sector (business
or private non-profit institutions), not on behalf of municipalities (mainly
separate collection for recovery purposes) and 2) originates from rural areas
not s erved by a regular waste service, even if they are disposed by the
generator. It excludes waste from municipal sewage network and treatment and
municipal construction and demolition waste. Recycling: is defined as any reprocessing of material in a production process
that diverts it from the waste stream, except reuse as fuel. Both
reprocessing as the same type of product and for different purposes is
included. Direct recycling within industrial plants at the place of
generation is excluded. Composting: is defined as a biological process that submits biodegradable
waste to anaerobic or aerobic decomposition and that results in a product
used on land or for the production of growing media or substrates. Incineration: refers to the thermal treatment of waste in an incineration
plant in order to reduce the volume and the hazardousness of the waste and to
obtain a still product that can be disposed of. Energy recovery: refers to the incineration and co-incineration of waste in
power stations and industrial facilities such as cement kilns so that the
resulting energy can be used to generate heat or electricity. Landfill (disposal site): is defined as deposit of waste into or onto land,
including specially engineered landfills, and temporary storage of over one
year on permanent sites. The definition covers both landfills in internal
sites (i.e. where the generator of waste is carrying out its own waste
disposal at the place of generation) and external sites. For more information: Statistical Service (CYSTAT) Website, subtheme Environment Contact Marilena Kythreotou: Tel.: +357
22602137, Email: mkythreotou@cystat.mof.gov.cy (IK/ECHR) |
