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Figure 26.: Generati<strong>on</strong> of municipal <strong>waste</strong> in the EU-27, 1995 <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> 2007<br />

(EEA Report No 7.,2009)<br />

A study published by the UK Waste <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Resources Acti<strong>on</strong> Programme (WRAP)<br />

shows that almost <strong>on</strong>e third of the food bought in Britain each year, or 6.7<br />

milli<strong>on</strong> t<strong>on</strong>es, is just thrown away. From this quantity, , 4.1 milli<strong>on</strong> t<strong>on</strong>es can be<br />

avoided, i.e. it is food that is no l<strong>on</strong>ger wanted or it has been allowed to go past<br />

its <str<strong>on</strong>g>best</str<strong>on</strong>g>. It corresp<strong>on</strong>ds to 70 kilograms <strong>waste</strong> per pers<strong>on</strong>. In this study it is also<br />

found that approximately 1 milli<strong>on</strong> t<strong>on</strong>es of the <strong>waste</strong>, or 15 kilograms per<br />

pers<strong>on</strong>, comprise products unopened or whole when thrown away. (WRAP.,<br />

2010)<br />

The treatment methods differ substantially between Member States. In 2007,<br />

the Member States with the highest share of municipal <strong>waste</strong> l<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g>filled (Figure<br />

27.) were Bulgaria (100% of <strong>waste</strong> treated), Romania (99%), Lithuania (96%),<br />

Malta (93%) <str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> Pol<str<strong>on</strong>g>and</str<strong>on</strong>g> (90%). (EEA Report No 7., 2009)

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