In 2024, average annual household expenditure on food collection The waste was of 329 euros, To indicate an increase in 2.6% compared to last year. Regarding the collection of segregated waste, the latest figures, updated to 2022, highlight that despite considerable delays compared to the set targets, 65% has finally been exceeded. which reached 65.2%. This represents a 1.2 percent increase over 2021.
Providing an in-depth overview of the Waste sector is the 2024 report.Cittadinanzattiva Price and Tariff Observatorywhich analyzed the tari implemented by Italian provincial capitals in 2024, referring to a family of 3 living in a 100 square meter house.
The string increases.
Average household costs for waste management are increasing in 2024, amounting to 329 euros, which is 2.6% more than last year. However, progress is also being made in separate waste collection: although ten years behind initial targets, the target of 65% separate waste nationally in 2022 was finally exceeded, which 65.2% with an increase of 1.2%. 2021.
Catania, As of 2023, it is the provincial capital with the highest number, equal to 594 euros, Without change compared to last year. On the contrary, Trento It is the city with the lowest tide 183 eurosSlightly less than in 2023. In the ranking of the most expensive capitals, Benevento, Latina, Messina and Salerno were left out, while Andria, Cagliari, Pistoia and Trapani entered. Finally, Bolzano dropped out of the top ten cities with the lowest rents, replaced by Siena.
Out of 110 capitals examined, 84 recorded an increase in tariffs, 20 saw a decrease, while the situation remained essentially unchanged in the remaining cases.
Areas where you pay less.
At the regional level, apart from Trentino Alto Adige, which stands out for the lowest costs and the highest percentage of separate waste collection, Lombardy, Emilia Romagna, Veneto and Marche emerge positively, significantly above the national average. Low rates are found, however, associated with the highest levels of separate waste collection. In contrast, in the south, where costs are high and waste segregation is less efficient, there is no region that excels on both counts.
- Trentino Alto Adige: 203 Euros
- Lombardy: 254 Euros
- Molise: 254 Euros
- Marche: 265 Euros
- Friuli Venezia Giulia: 269 Euros
- Emilia Romagna: 273 Euros
- Veneto: 275 Euros
- Tuscany: 373 Euros
- Umbria: 371 Euros
- Aosta Valley: 365 Euros
- Sardinia: 363 Euros
- Lazio: 376 Euros
- Liguria: 353 Euros
- Abruzzo: 352 Euros
- Calabria: 348 Euros
- Puglia: 427 Euros
- Sicily: 390 Euros
- Campania: 407 Euros
Less waste is generated and recycling increases.
According to data collected by Spra (Higher Institute for Environmental Protection and Research), in 2022 in Italy approx. 29.1 million tonnes of municipal waste, with a 1.8 percent decrease Compared to 2021. The per capita production is about 494 kg per capita, which is also 1.6% less than last year. The highest production values were recorded in the center (532 kg/plant), followed by the north (506 kg/plant) and the south (454 kg/plant).
The national average of separate waste collection has reached 65.2%, which is 1.2% higher than in 2021. Dump Regarding the type of waste separated, the organic fraction was the most recycled in 2022, with a rate of 38.3%, followed by paper (19.3%), glass (12.3%) and plastic (9%). . The lowest percentages are found in waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) with 1.4% and textile waste with 0.8%.
