Good news from the waste management industry: In Germany, less and less waste is being produced.
In Germany, less and less waste has been generated in recent years. According to preliminary results, 399.1 million tonnes of waste were disposed of in 2022. That was 3.0 percent less than in the previous year. The amount of waste reached its peak in 2018 at 417.2 million tonnes and has been declining since then. In 2022, it fell to the level of 2013.
Amount of garbage in Germany is decreasing
“The decline in waste generation in 2022 affected all types of waste,” the statisticians explained. The biggest decline (6.2 percent to 48.6 million tons) was in so-called municipal waste, i.e. waste mainly from private households. Construction and demolition waste continued to account for by far the largest share at 216.2 million tons; it fell by 2.6 percent.
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The recycling rate in 2022 was almost at the same level as the previous year: 326.5 million tons of waste were recycled or “used for energy,” according to the statisticians. 70.2 percent of all waste was recycled, 11.7 percent was incinerated, and 16.3 percent was landfilled.
Source: Stern
