Every five years the European Environment Agency reports on the state of Europe’s environment – here’s how the UK fares in its latest update
The UK has shown a marked improvement in the last decade, coming seventh in the list of countries generating most municipal waste per capita in 2004, with 602 tonnes per person, but 13th on the same list for 2012, with 472 tonnes ?, as recycling rates doubled from 23% to 46%. Ireland was top of the first list, with 737 tonnes, and sixth in the second with 587 tonnes.