PER capita production of urban solid waste in Cyprus reached 741kg and is one of the highest in Europe, the statistics service said yesterday.Overall, Cyprus produced 571,000 tonnes of solid wasted last year – a 3.2 per cent increase compared with 2005.Around 87 per cent ended up in landfills while the rest was collected for recycling.
Cypriots produced 741 kilograms of urban waste each, one of the highest in Europe where the annual average is 517 kilograms per resident.Cyprus was up there with Ireland, 815 kilograms, Denmark, 737 kilograms and Luxemburg, 702 kilograms.
(Cyprus Mail 2007)
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