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 Proportion of urban waste selective collected (%)
Characteristic Description
Name Proportion of urban waste selective collected (%) by Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002); Annual
Regularity Annual
Source Statistics Portugal, Urban waste statistics
First available period 1995
Last available period 2013
Dimensions
  • Data reference period
  • Geographic localization (NUTS - 2002)
Concepts
  • SEPARATE COLLECTION OF WASTE:  The special collection of waste duly separated to be recycled (e.g. special collection containers).
  • URBAN SOLID WASTEMANAGEMENT:  Comprises the collection, transport, treatment, recovery and disposal of waste, including self-monitoring of these operations and the safety of disposal sites after being closed. Urban solid waste management systems covers the following operations: collection, selective collection, transport, recovery and/or disposal of waste.
  • REFERENCE PERIOD:  Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
Formule

(Urban solid waste collected with selective collection/ Urban solid waste collected)*100
Measure unit (symbol) Percentage (%)
Power of 10  0
Observations
Last update date 19/12/2014


information presented in 23/11/2024