Waste and circular economy

The world produces more than it can consume. The ever-increasing amount of waste is causing problems everywhere. Also items that can be reused or recycled reach landfills. Landfilling of hazardous waste affects the quality of soil, drinking water and air. To save natural resources and the environment, more attention should be paid to the correct sorting, reduction and reuse of waste and various materials.

Waste statistics tell us

  • how much garbage is generated in Estonia every year;
  • how much waste is stored in landfills;
  • how much waste is reused;
  • how much waste is used for energy production;
  • how much municipal waste is generated per capita.

Waste statistics are needed for the organisation of waste management and development in Estonia. An overview of waste use helps to increase environmental awareness.

Waste generation 22.85 million tonnes
18.0%
2022
Generation of hazardous waste 1.57 million tonnes
-1.4%
2022
Landfilling of waste 7.40 million tonnes
13.5%
2022
Waste incineration with energy recovery 324.4 thousand tonnes
2022
Waste recovery 14.93 million tonnes
11.3%
2022
Generation of municipal waste 495 thousand tonnes
-5.7%
2022
Generation of municipal waste per capita 367.0 kg
-7.1%
2022
Recycling of municipal waste 32.9 %
2022
Recovery rate of hazardous waste 38.8 thousand tonnes
2020
Waste generation | 2014–2022
Generation of municipal waste per capita | 2014–2022
Landfill of waste | 2014–2022
Waste management | 2014 – 2022
Unit: thousand tonnes
2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Recycling of waste 8,059 9,390 7,834 9,606 9,547 9,688 10,528 13,404 14,925

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