Unit: percent
Source of data: Statistics Poland / Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection / Ministry of Climate and Environment
Information about indicator
Name of the indicator
12.A.7 Share of waste recovered (excluding municipal waste) in waste generated during the year
Sustainable Development Goal
Goal 12. Responsible consumption and production
Priority
Improving the quality and protection of the natural environment through rational waste management
Definition
Share of waste (excluding municipal waste) recovered in the amount of waste generated during the year.
Unit
percent
Available dimensions
total
Methodological explanations
Waste generated – the amount of waste generated as the result of economic or life activities.
Waste recovery is any operation the principal result of which is waste serving a useful purpose by replacing other materials which would otherwise have been used to fulfil a particular function, or waste being prepared to fulfil that function, in the plant or in the wider economy.
Source of data
Statistics Poland / Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection / Ministry of Climate and Environment
