2013 Eestis tekkinud segaolmejäätmete, eraldi kogutud paberi- ja pakendijäätmete ning elektroonikaromu koostise uuring

The study provides a detailed breakdown of waste composition in Estonia, finding that biodegradable waste (48%) and plastics (18.1%) are the largest components of mixed municipal waste. It notes a decrease in the share of glass, paper, and biodegradable waste compared to a 2007/2008 study, while highlighting that current landfilling of mixed waste would exceed legal limits for biodegradable content. Analysis of separately collected streams shows that packaging waste consists primarily of plastics (45%), and electronic waste is dominated by large household appliances.

• Biodegradable waste is the largest component of mixed municipal waste in Estonia, with an average share of 48%. This represents a decrease from the 56% recorded in a 2007/2008 study.
• Plastic waste accounts for 18.1% of mixed municipal waste on average, with plastic packaging making up 88% of that fraction. PET bottles with deposit schemes were practically absent from the samples.
• The share of packaging waste in mixed municipal waste has decreased to an average of 28.5%, down from 34.5% in 2007/2008. Within the packaging fraction, plastic packaging is the most prevalent at 46%, followed by paper and cardboard at 20%.
• The study concludes that landfilling mixed municipal waste from all studied regions would violate the biodegradable waste landfill limits set by the Waste Act.
• Food waste (kitchen waste) makes up the majority of biodegradable waste (84.6%), with an average share of 26.9% in mixed municipal waste. Wasted food (avoidable food loss) accounted for 5.2% to 7.3% of total mixed municipal waste.
• Electronic waste collected at waste stations consists primarily of large household appliances, which make up over half of the total weight, alongside IT and communication equipment and consumer electronics.
• Separately collected paper and cardboard waste shows a similar composition across regions, with paper and cardboard packaging (42.3-46.5%) and waste paper (47-49.8%) being the dominant categories.

APA

Stockholm Environment Institute (n.d.). 2013 Eestis tekkinud segaolmejäätmete, eraldi kogutud paberi- ja pakendijäätmete ning elektroonikaromu koostise uuring. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4490.pdf

Chicago

Stockholm Environment Institute. 2013 Eestis tekkinud segaolmejäätmete, eraldi kogutud paberi- ja pakendijäätmete ning elektroonikaromu koostise uuring. n.d. https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4490.pdf.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{stockholmenvironmentinstitutend2013, author = {{Stockholm Environment Institute}}, title = {{2013 Eestis tekkinud segaolmejäätmete, eraldi kogutud paberi- ja pakendijäätmete ning elektroonikaromu koostise uuring}}, institution = {Stockholm Environment Institute}, url = {https://www.sei.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/4490.pdf}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }