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 Urban waste collected (t)
Characteristic Description
Name Urban waste collected (t) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024) and Kind of recyclable material; Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Urban waste statistics
First available period 2022
Last available period 2023
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2024)
  • Kind of recyclable material
Concepts
  • 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).
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
Measure unit (symbol) Tonne (t)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 25/10/2024


information presented in 24/11/2024