Castillo-Giménez Juana, Montañés Antonio, Picazo-Tadeo Andrés J
University of Valencia, Spain; INTECO Joint Research Unit, Spain.
University of Zaragoza, Spain.
Sci Total Environ. 2019 Oct 15;687:1305-1314. doi: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.06.016. Epub 2019 Jun 7.
Efficient management and treatment of municipal waste is essential for achieving green growth. Recent studies have revealed convergence in European Union (EU) member states' performance in municipal waste treatment, particularly since the transposition of the 2008 European Waste Framework Directive into national laws. However, there are still notable differences between countries. In this paper, we calculate a composite indicator of performance in municipal waste treatment at the country-level. We also present an in-depth examination of differences in performance across EU member states. Our results show that the best performers-mainly high income Northern and Central European countries-treat larger quantities of waste per capita, mostly through recycling and composting and digestion. At the opposite end of the ranking, the worst performers-mostly poorer Eastern European countries-treat smaller amounts of waste per capita, largely through landfilling. Our main conclusion is that further policy measures aimed at reducing cross-country differences in waste treatment performance are needed in the EU.
高效管理和处理城市垃圾对于实现绿色增长至关重要。最近的研究表明，欧盟成员国在城市垃圾处理方面的表现趋于一致，尤其是自2008年《欧洲废物框架指令》转化为各国法律以来。然而，各国之间仍存在显著差异。在本文中，我们计算了国家层面城市垃圾处理绩效的综合指标。我们还深入研究了欧盟成员国之间绩效的差异。我们的结果表明，表现最佳的国家——主要是高收入的北欧和中欧国家——人均处理的垃圾量更大，主要通过回收、堆肥和消化处理。在排名的另一端，表现最差的国家——主要是较贫穷的东欧国家——人均处理的垃圾量较小，主要通过填埋处理。我们的主要结论是，欧盟需要采取进一步的政策措施来减少各国在垃圾处理绩效方面的差异。
