Recycling rates by country
The following table gives the percentages of material that is recycled, incinerated, incinerated to produce energy and landfilled.[1]
| Country | Recycling and composting | Incineration with energy recovery | Incineration without energy recovery | Landfill |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Australia
|
41 | 1 | no data | 58 |
 Austria
|
58 | 35 | 0 | 4 |
 Belgium
|
55 | 43 | 1 | 1 |
 Canada
|
24 | no data | 4 | 72 |
 Chile
|
1 | 0 | 0 | 99 |
 Czech Republic
|
24 | 19 | 0 | 56 |
 Denmark
|
44 | 54 | 0 | 2 |
 Estonia
|
30 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
 Finland
|
33 | 42 | 0 | 25 |
 France
|
38 | 33 | 1 | 28 |
 Germany
|
65 | 22 | 13 | 0 |
 Greece
|
19 | no data | no data | 81 |
 Hungary
|
26 | 9 | no data | 65 |
 Iceland
|
45 | 5 | 1 | 49 |
 Ireland
|
40 | 18 | 0 | 42 |
 Israel
|
19 | no data | no data | 81 |
 Italy
|
41 | 21 | 0 | 38 |
 Japan
|
19 | 71 | 6 | 1 |
 South Korea
|
59 | 24 | 1 | 16 |
 Luxembourg
|
48 | 35 | no data | 17 |
 Mexico
|
5 | no data | no data | 95 |
 Netherlands
|
50 | 48 | 1 | 1 |
 New Zealand
|
no data | no data | no data | 100 |
 Norway
|
39 | 57 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland
|
29 | 6 | 2 | 63 |
 Portugal
|
26 | 24 | 0 | 50 |
 Slovakia
|
11 | 11 | 0 | 71 |
 Slovenia
|
58 | 1 | 0 | 36 |
 Spain
|
30 | 10 | 0 | 60 |
 Sweden
|
50 | 50 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland
|
51 | 49 | 0 | 0 |
 Taiwan
|
55 | no data | no data | no data |
 Turkey
|
1 | no data | 0 | 99 |
 United Kingdom
|
43 | 21 | 0 | 34 |
 United States
|
35 | 12 | no data | 54 |
 Malaysia
|
21 | 0 | no data | 79 |
References
- ^ Environment at a Glance 2015: OECD Indicators (PDF). Paris: OECD Publishing. 26 Oct 2015. Retrieved 10 March 2018.