Proportion of hazardous waste recycled, disposed of or landfilled out of total hazardous waste generated

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12.4.2.b. Proportion of hazardous waste recycled, disposed of or landfilled out of total hazardous waste generated
Year Value
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020 487.9
2021 155.7
2022

Source:

Until 2019 - National Bureau of Statistics;

Starting with 2020 - Environment Agency

Geographical Area: Republic of Moldova, without the left side of the river Nistru and the municipality of Bender

Unit of Measurement: Percent, %

Footnote: Until 2019, data on proportion of toxic waste recycled are available, disposed of or landfilled in total toxic waste generated. Data were developed by the Environmental Protection Inspectorate jointly with the National Bureau of Statistics. Starting with 2020, data on proportion of hazardous waste recycled are available, disposed of or landfilled in total hazardous waste generated. Data are elaborated by the Environment Agency through AIS "Waste Management", in accordance with Law 209/2016 on waste, using the List of waste approved by GD 99/2018

This table provides metadata for the actual indicator available from Moldovan statistics closest to the corresponding global SDG indicator. Please note that even when the global SDG indicator is fully available, this table should be consulted for information on national methodology and other Moldovan-specific metadata information.

Indicator

Indicator 12.4.2.b: Proportion of hazardous waste recycled, disposed of or landfilled in total hazardous waste generated
Definition and concepts

Recycling (use): reintroduction in the economic circuit of waste as raw material, secondary material and their use after being processed as semi-manufactured, end products or energy.

Treatment of waste is the operation of recovery or elimination, including the process of preparing prior to recovery or elimination.

Recovery means any operation which has result with the fact that the waste serves for a useful purpose by replacing other materials which were used for a certain purpose or the fact that the waste is prepared so as it can serve the respective purpose in enterprises or in economy in general (annex 2 of the Law 209/2016 on Waste).

Elimination of waste is any operation which is not recovery operation even when one of its secondary consequences would be the recovery of substances or energy (Annex 1, Law 209/2016 on Waste).

Unit of measure

Percent, %
Method of computation

Volume of hazardous waste recycled, disposed of or landfilled/volume of hazardous waste formed*100%
Comparability with global indicator

National indicator also includes the landfill operation
Periodicity

Annual
Data last updated Jul 24, 2023
Metadata last updated Apr 21, 2023

This table provides information on metadata for SDG indicators as defined by the UN Statistical Commission. Complete global metadata is provided by the UN Statistics Division.

Indicator

Indicator 12.4.2.b: Proportion of hazardous waste treated, by tipe of treatment
Target

Target 12.4: By 2020, achieve the environmentally sound management of chemicals and all wastes throughout their life cycle, in accordance with agreed international frameworks, and significantly reduce their release to air, water and soil in order to minimize their adverse impacts on human health and the environment
UN designated tier

2
Link to global metadata

http://unstats.un.org/sdgs/files/metadata-compilation/Metadata-Goal-12.pdf
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United Nations Sustainable Development Goals Metadata (pdf 782kB)
International organisations(s) responsible for global monitoring

UNSD, UNEP

Source 1

Data sources

Until 2019 - survey no. 1-toxic waste "Formation, use and neutralization of toxic waste";

Starting with 2020 - SIA "Waste Management"

Data producers

Until 2019 - National Bureau of Statistics;

Starting with 2020 - Environment Agency

Data providers

Until 2019 - Environment Protection Inspectorate;

Starting with 2020 - Environment Agency

Institutional mandate

Ministry of Environment
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Contact details

Silvia Nelipovschi, Head of the Environmental Quality Monitoring Division, tel. 022 820 783, email: s_nelipovschi@am.gov.md
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