The average Italian produced
just under 500 kilos of trash in 2018, up 2% with respect to
2017, the Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and
Research (ISPRA) said in a report on Tuesday.
It said the nation produced almost 30.3 million tonnes of
rubbish last year after six years under the 30-million-tonnes
mark.
The report said 14.3 million tonnes were produced in northern
Italy, 6.6 million in central regions and 9.2 million in the
south.
It said use of landfills was down 6.4% while the amount of
trash collected separately for recycling was up 2.6%.
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