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TemaNord 2025:535
Municipal waste statistics inconsistencies
A Nordic perspective
Municipal waste statistics inconsistencies
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Summary
Reader’s Guide
Introduction
Chapter 1: Comparison of Data Collection and Delimitation of Municipal Waste
1.1 Administration and Practical Operation of the Common EU Methodology for Municipal Waste
1.1.1 Actors Involved in Data Collection
1.1.2 Collected Data
1.2 Various Systems have Different Possibilities, Strengths and Weakness
1.3 Analysis of the Countries’ Delimitation of Municipal Waste
1.3.1 Identification of Dissimilarities in the Amount of Waste
1.3.2 In-depth Analysis of the Selected Fractions
Chapter 2: Comparison of Reporting Practices on Recycled Municipal Waste
2.1 Comparison of the Participating Countries’ Calculation of Recycling
2.1.1 Comparison of the Participating Countries’ Calculation of Recycling
2.1.2 Calculation of Recycling Rate
2.2 Analysis of Changes due to the New EU methodology on Recycling
2.2.1 Main effects
2.2.2 Analysis of the Changes in Recycling Rate
2.2.3 Elaboration on the Individual Country
Chapter 3: Shared Recommendations for the Methodology on Municipal Waste
3.1 Recommendations on the Delimitation of Municipal Waste
3.1.1 General Recommendations Regarding the Need for Clarification of the EU Methodology on Municipal Waste
3.1.2 Recommendations Requiring Amendments to EU Legislation
3.1.3 Recommendations Feasible within the Existing EU Legal Framework
3.2 Recommendations for Best Practices for Municipal Waste Statistics
3.2.1 One Reporting System – the Importance of a System with Traceability
3.2.2 Effective Communication and Guidance for Waste Reporters
3.2.3 Compositional Analysis on Residual Waste for Material Breakdown of Generated Municipal Waste
3.2.4 Establish Additional Data Collection Codes beyond those Specified by the EU
Conclusive Remarks
Bibliography
Appendices: Description of each Countries’ Waste Management and Approach to EU’s methodology on Municipal Waste
Appendix A: Denmark
A.1 Country Specific Remarks
A.2 The Waste Management in Denmark
A.3 Producer Responsibility Schemes in Denmark
A.4 Collection of Data on Municipal Waste in Denmark
A.4.1 The Danish Waste Register, the Danish Waste Data System and Waste Actors
A.4.2 Information Collected for Calculating the Generated and Treated Amounts of Municipal Waste in Denmark
A.4.3 Specifications on Generated Municipal Waste
A.4.4 Specifications on Treated Municipal Waste
A.4.5 Quality Assurance of the Data
A.5 The Danish Delimitation on Municipal Waste
A.5.1 The Danish Method for Calculating Municipal Waste from Other Sources
A.6 The Danish Approach to the EU Methodology on Recycling
Appendix B: Iceland
B.1 Country-Specific Remarks
B.2 Waste Management in Iceland
B.3 Producer Responsibility Schemes in Iceland
B.4 Collection of Data on Municipal Waste in Iceland
B.4.1 The Icelandic Waste Register, the Icelandic Waste Data Portal and Waste Actors
B.4.2 Information Collected for Calculating the Generated and Treated Amounts of Municipal Waste in Iceland
B.4.3 Specifications on Generated Municipal Waste
B.4.4 Specifications on Treated Municipal Waste
B.4.5 Quality assurance of the data
B.5 The Icelandic Delimitation of Municipal Waste
B.5.1 The Icelandic Method for Calculating Municipal Waste from Other Sources
B.6 The Icelandic Approach to the EU Methodology on Recycling
Appendix C: Norway
C.1 Country Specific Remarks
C.2 Waste Management in Norway
C.3 Producer Responsibility Schemes in Norway
C.4 Collection of Data on Municipal Waste in Norway
C.4.1 The Norwegian Waste Registers, the Norwegian Waste Data System and Waste Actors
C.4.2 Information collected for calculating the generated and treated amounts of municipal waste in Norway
C.4.3 Specifications on Generated Municipal Waste
C.4.4 Specifications on Generated Municipal Waste
C.4.5 Quality Assurance of the Data
C.5 The Norwegian Delimitation of Municipal Waste
C.5.1 The Norwegian Delimitation of Municipal Waste from Households
C.5.2 The Norwegian Method for Calculating Municipal Waste from Other Sources
C.6 The Norwegian Approach to the EU Methodology on Recycling
Appendix D: Sweden
D.1 Country specific remarks
D.1.1 Definition of Municipal Waste Affected the Responsibility for the Waste
D.2 The Waste Management in Sweden
D.3 Producer responsibility schemes in Sweden
D.4 Collection of data on municipal waste in Sweden
D.4.1 The Swedish Digital Registers, System and Actors
D.4.2 Information Collected for Calculating the Generated and Treated Amounts of Municipal Waste in Sweden
D.4.3 Generated Municipal Waste
D.4.4 Treated Municipal Waste
D.4.5 Quality Assurance of the Data
D.5 The Swedish Delimitation of Municipal Waste
D.5.1 The Swedish Method to calculate Municipal Waste from Other Sources
D.5.2 Estimates on Share from Construction and Demolition Waste
D.6. The Swedish Approach to the EU Methodology on Recycling
D.6.1 Data from Municipalities (ALR)
D.6.2 Data from PROs (Recycled)
D.6.3 Exported waste