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 Urban waste management (t)
Characteristic Description
Name Urban waste management (t) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013) and Kind of destination (waste); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Urban waste statistics
First available period 2015
Last available period 2022
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2013)
  • Kind of destination (waste)
Concepts
  • MUNICIPAL WASTE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM:  Set of equipment and associated operations implemented in order to ensure appropriate final destination for waste produced by the population of one or more settlements.
  • URBAN WASTE:  Waste for undifferentiated and selective collection that comes from households and/or other sources, when there are similarities in its nature and composition. This includes paper and cardboard, glass, metals, plastics, bio-waste, wood, textiles, packaging, electrical and electronic equipment, batteries and accumulators, and other bulky waste such as mattresses and furniture.
  • URBAN SOLID WASTEMANAGEMENT:  Comprises the collection, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal of waste, including self-monitoring of these operations and the safety of disposal sites after being closed. Urban solid waste management systems covers the following operations: collection, selective collection, transport, recovery and/or disposal of waste.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Measure unit (symbol) Tonne (t)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 26/04/2024


information presented in 30/6/2024