Waste separation for recycling
grows by an average of 10% a year in Italy, data from the
Italian Composting Consortium showed Wednesday.
Milan is the biggest city worldwide that has extended
organic refuse collection to 100% of its inhabitants, according
to the data.
As well, organic waste collection was most effective in
Italy's southern regions, where authorities collected up to 130
kilos of such waste per person per year, against a national
average of 86 kilos per capiuta.
Organic waste - made up of waste from kitchens, gardens and
parks - last year made up 42% of of the 12.5 million tonnes of
trash collected for recycling.
Paper was next at three million tonnes, followed by glass
at 1.6 million tonnes collected.
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