Per capita municipal solid waste generation in Italy 2010-2022

The average Italian generated almost 494 kilograms of municipal solid waste in 2022. The average volume of MSW generated per capita in Italy has remained steady over the past decade, averaging roughly 500 kilograms per inhabitant since 2010. Regional waste generation in wasteOn average, residents in Emilia-Romagna generated more than 630 kilograms of municipal waste in 2022. This was the largest generation of municipal solid waste per inhabitant in Italy that year. The northern regions of the country generated the largest amount of MSW on average.Waste sorting and disposalThe volume of waste subjected to sorted collection has been steadily increasing in recent years, rising from approximately 12.5 million metric tons in 2013 to nearly 19 million metric tons in 2022. With regard to waste treatment methods, over one quarter of the municipal solid waste was treated for material recovery in 2022.

2022年，意大利人均产生的城市固体废物平均约为494公斤。在过去十年中，意大利的人均城市固体废物产生量保持稳定，自2010年以来，人均产生量约为500公斤。就区域废物产生量而言，艾米利亚-罗马涅地区的居民在2022年产生的城市固体废物超过630公斤，这年是意大利人均城市固体废物产生量最高的一年。该国的北部地区平均产生了最多的城市固体废物。废物分类与处理方面，近年来进行分类收集的废物量稳步上升，从2013年的约1250万吨增至2022年的近1900万吨。至于废物处理方法，2022年超过四分之一的城市固体废物被用于材料回收处理。