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DATA ELEMENT WITH QUANTITATIVE VALUES

Identifier MW_collected
Short name MW collected
Dataset H2020: Waste
Table MW National
Reference URL http://dd.eionet.europa.eu/datasets/latest/Waste/tables/MW_country/elements/MW_collected
Name Amount of municipal waste collected per country
Definition Amount of municipal waste collected per year per country, including collection rate and waste composition.
Methodology for obtaining data Amount of municipal waste collected per year per country.

This data is required for computing both "Municipal waste generation per capita" and "Amount of collected and treated municipal waste, including collection rate and type of treatment" indicators.

"Municipal waste" refers to waste collected by or on behalf of municipalities; the main part originates from households, but similar wastes from commerce and trade, office buildings, institutions and small businesses is also included.
Datatype decimal
Maximum size 7
Decimal precision 1
Unit 1000 t
Minimum inclusive value 0.5
Maximum inclusive value 100000.0
Public or Internal Public attribute
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