Unit: tonne
Source of data: Statistics Poland / Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection / Ministry of Climate and Environment
Information about indicator
Name of the indicator
12.A.1 Waste generated (excluding municipal waste) per capita
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 12. Responsible consumption and production
Priority
Improving the quality and protection of the natural environment through rational waste management
Definition
Total weight of waste generated during the surveyed year (excluding municipal waste) per capita (as of 30 June of the surveyed year).
Unit
tonne
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
The indicator is calculated on the basis of data from industrial plants generating during the period of one year summary over 1 thousand tons of hazardous waste and other wastes, excluding municipal waste or owning 1 mln tone and more of accumulated wastes.
Waste generated is the amount of waste created in the process of carried activity or living, with determining the amount of wastes that has undergone the recovery process including disposing at landfills.
Source of data
Statistics Poland / Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection / Ministry of Climate and Environment
