Table 3.
Proportions of different waste types used in Life Cycle Assessment of the 10 URBANWASTE pilot cities. Co-mingled fractions were allocated to different recyclables based on the proportions in other cities.
| Waste composition for recycling and treatment in % | Copenhagen | Florence | Kavala | Lisbon | Nice | Nicosia | Ponta Delgada | Santander | Syracuse | Tenerife |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residual waste | 81.1 | 55.3 | 93.9 | 77.8 | 80.1 | 89.7 | 83.1 | 91.8 | 96.8 | 92.5 |
| Paper and cardboard | 8.7 | 15.8 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 5.3 | 1.3 | 1.7 |
| Glass | 4.7 | 5.9 | 1.1 | 4.4 | 4.0 | 1.5 | 2.1 | 2.2 | 0.8 | 4.3 |
| Metals | 0.4 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 0.6 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.3 |
| Plastics | 0.5 | 3.8 | 0.8 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 1.7 | 1.9 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 |
| Total organic waste | 4.6 | 18.7 | 0.0 | 8.4 | 7.4 | 3.6 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 0.4 | 0.6 |