reproduce an article published in the 29/04/2008 www.ambientum.com on the production of urban waste in Spain and the upward trend in Europe suffers. The original source is Tecma Tem.
Spain generates 524.5 kg of municipal waste per capita, lower than the average for the countries of the European Union amounted to 567 kg per capita, according to the latest study of environmental indicators, Ministry of Environment Environment, MAPA. Thus, in 2007 it is estimated that nearly 45 million generated English A total of 24.75 million urban waste.
Despite the implementation of the principles of reduce, reuse and recycling (the three Rs), municipal waste still increasing by 6 per year, an issue of particular concern to this sector, which will meet in the first Hall of Recovery and Recycling, SRR, within the framework of TEM TECMA 08, International Fair of Urbanism and Environment, organized by IFEMA and call to be held from 10 to 13 June next at Feria de Madrid.
means municipal waste generated in private homes, shops, offices and services as well as all those who are not the classification of dangerous and that by its nature and composition can be likened to those produced in the above places or activities.
amount of waste per household in Spain
The amount of waste attributable to each household is closely related to the production system, economic growth and consumption patterns. According to the latest environmental indicators of the Ministry of Environment, the Autonomous Communities had higher per capita value of household waste were Ceuta and Melilla with a gauge of 2.30 followed by Canarias (2.23) and Baleares (2.02) . At the other extreme, less waste is generated Galicia (1.05), followed by Castilla y León a (1.08).
other hand, according to the latest study by the INE National Statistics Institute, domestic waste is collected without separating it recycles just 9.8 percent, while 74.8 percent is removed and 15.4 percent is dedicated to composting (production of natural fertilizer). In contrast, previously separated waste can be recycled 63.1 percent, eliminating 31.6 percent and is intended for composting by 5.3 percent. Hence the importance of raising awareness among citizens of the need to separate waste at home.
The INE also said that he as municipal waste management companies in Spain collected 28.1 million tonnes of waste a year . The same source notes that withdraw 484 pounds of mixed municipal waste per person per year, plus 18 kilos of paper and cardboard, and 10.9 kilos of glass. Of total waste generated in Spain, 21.6 million tons were mixed waste and 6.4 million tonnes to collection.
In 2020 the EU urban waste generated equivalent to the area of \u200b\u200bLuxembourg
Compared with the EU15 countries (the 15 European Union countries more developed), Spain ranks seventh in the recycling of urban waste , just below the Netherlands, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Luxembourg and Sweden, according to the Statistical Office of the European Commission (Eurostat).
Another revealing statistic is estimated that by 2020 the member countries of the European Union will reach 680 kg of municipal waste per person, representing an increase of 20. So that if esparciéramos on the ground all waste generated, a figure that is estimated to reach 340 million tons, it could cover the area the size of Luxembourg with a thickness of 30 centimeters, said Eurostat.
municipal waste generation has grown over the past year results and similar behavior was observed in all European Union countries. At present, the urban waste management in advanced societies has undergone a major change to adapt to the principles of sustainable development.
Within the first Hall of Recycling and Recovery, SRR will find the development of clean technologies, which allow the recovery of waste through reuse and recycling policies, and the use of waste as energy source.
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