Global municipal waste recycling rate 2022, by select country

Slovenia and Germany had the highest municipal solid waste (MSW) recycling rates among OECD countries in 2022, at 55.3 and 47 percent, respectively. Meanwhile, South Korea boasted a recycling rate of some 54 percent in 2021. Of the 10 highest ranked recycling rates within OECD, nine were European countries. In contrast, the recycling rate in Costa Rica was below five percent. Who generates the most MSW?With a recycling rate of less than 25 percent, the United States is the biggest producer of municipal solid waste across the globe, followed closely by China. With landfilling ranking as the most common method of MSW disposal in these two countries, they are home to three of the five largest MSW landfills in the world, with over 10,000 tons being dumped daily at each one. In terms of municipal waste generation per capita, the United States ranks second in the world, behind Denmark. How is MSW recycled?Municipal solid waste recycling involves a series of processes aimed at recovering valuable materials from the waste stream and diverting them from landfill or incineration. After the waste is collected and sorted at recycling facilities, recyclables undergo processing such as shredding, crushing, or melting to convert the materials into a usable form. The processed recyclables are then sent to manufacturers who use them as raw materials for producing new goods. Recycling practices can vary across regions, and not all materials are easily recyclable.

斯洛文尼亚与德国在 2022 年成为经合组织国家中市政固体废物（MSW）回收率最高的国家，分别达到 55.3% 和 47%。与此同时，韩国在 2021 年的回收率达到了约 54%。在经合组织国家中排名前十的回收率中，有九个是欧洲国家。相对而言，哥斯达黎加的回收率不足 5%。谁是市政固体废物的主要产生者？美国以低于 25% 的回收率成为全球最大的市政固体废物生产国，紧随其后的是中国。在这两个国家，填埋已成为最普遍的 MSW 处理方式，它们拥有世界上五个最大的 MSW 填埋场中的三个，每天每个填埋场约有 10,000 吨废物被倾倒。在人均市政废物产生量方面，美国仅次于丹麦。市政固体废物是如何被回收的？市政固体废物回收涉及一系列旨在从废物流中回收有价值的材料，并将它们从填埋或焚烧中分离出来的过程。废物收集并送至回收设施进行分类后，可回收物将经过如粉碎、压碎或熔化等加工过程，以转化为可用的形态。加工后的可回收物随后被送往制造商，他们将其作为生产新商品的原料。回收实践在不同地区可能有所不同，并非所有材料都易于回收。

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背景概述

该数据集提供了2022年全球选定国家的城市固体废物（MSW）回收率数据，由OECD于2024年发布。数据显示斯洛文尼亚和德国在OECD国家中回收率最高，而美国作为最大废物产生国回收率较低。数据集涵盖35个国家，旨在比较不同国家的废物回收表现，并包含对回收过程的简要说明。