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Statistics on the Collection and Treatment of Waste. 2024 Year 10 November 2026

Waste management companies collected 23.3 million tons of municipal waste, 3.5% more than in 2023. Separate collection increased by 16.1%, reaching 6.3 million tons. In 2024, 476.5 kilograms of municipal waste were collected per inhabitant, 2.5% more than the previous year.

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Urban waste collection - Year 2024
Indicator Note Value Variation
Mixed waste 1 16,966.5 -0.4
Separated collection waste 1 6,296.8 16.1
Waste per inhabitant 2 476.5 2.5
  • Variation Percentage over the previous year
    • Millions of tonnes
    • Kilogrammes per inhabitant
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Year 2024 Published: 10/11/2026
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The main objectives of the Statistics on the collection and treatment of waste are to quantify in phyiscal units municipal waste collected and the final treatment of both urban and non-urban waste, by treatment operation. Thus, of the total amounts treated for each waste category, this ascertains what amount corresponds to each of the treatment operations considered.