99.7% waste in North Macedonia disposed of in landfill

Municipal waste, 2019
According to the data of the State Statistical Office, the total amount of collected municipal waste in the Republic of North Macedonia in 2019 was 632 484 tonnes. Compared to 2018, the total amount of collected municipal waste increased by 1.1%. The highest amount of collected municipal waste was registered in the Skopje Region – 164 971 tonnes or 26.1% of the total collected amount in the Republic of North Macedonia. Of the total amount of collected municipal waste, 522 983 tonnes or 83% were collected from households, and the remaining 17% from legal and natural persons (commercial waste).By waste type, the highest amount of collected waste is mixed municipal waste, 542 664 tonnes or 85.8%, and the lowest amount is rubber waste, 778 tonnes or 0.1% of the total amount of collected waste.The total amount of generated municipal waste in the Republic of North Macedonia in 2019 was 915 943 tonnes. The annual amount of generated municipal waste per person in 2019 was 456 kg per person, which is 10.7% more than in 2018.Most of the collected municipal waste (99.7%) is disposed of in landfills

Original release: Makstat