Biodegradable Municipal Waste Data Archive
Biodegradable Municipal Waste (BMW) comprises those elements of the municipal waste that will rot or degrade biologically, including food waste, garden and parks waste, waste paper and cardboard. The diversion of BMW helps to reduce odour nuisance and greenhouse gas emissions from landfills, and lessens landfill aftercare burden. The Landfill Directive (1999/31/EC) sets targets for the diversion of biodegradable municipal waste (BMW) from landfill.
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Table 1. Bio-Municipal Waste
Category Unit 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Municipal Solid Waste disposed to landfill Tonnes 1347811 1097584 769331 615873 638523 801502 675868 463248 400803 356523 381230 491869 520513 458999 Total BioMunicipal Waste disposed to landfill Tonnes 429932 771551 589259 380761 275609 278349 389623 306636 189934 145141 104255 150677 151661 169864 114036 BioMunicipal Waste to landfill limit Tonnes 916000 916000 916000 610000 610000 610000 610000 610000 610000 610000 427000 427000 427000 427000 427000 Open in Excel: Bio-Municipal Waste Data Archive Excel (XLS 9KB)
Open in CSV : Bio-Municipal Waste Data Archive CSV (CSV 1KB)
For more information see: Biodegradable Municipal Waste | Environmental Protection Agency (epa.ie)