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Per capita disposal of waste in landfills in Italy and in the EU

The chart compares the average Italian and European per capita data on the use of landfills as a form of waste management. The Italian data is always higher than that of Europe, although there is a decreasing trend of use. In our country, most of our waste is still sent to landfills, but the trend is decreasing, thanks to the reduction of unsorted waste. Data source: Rapporto Rifiuti Urbani, Edizione 2020 – ISPRA