The outcomes of LIFE BIOBEST will promote a significant improvement of the collection and treatment systems, and consequently of the quantity and purity of the input material, reducing process losses and favouring the conversion of bio-waste into high-quality compost and digestate. [...] In addition, the EC is working to improve the quality of data on bio-waste management by developing a harmonized calculation method for bio-waste recycling focused on the flows effectively recycled and returned to soil2, improving the reporting of data and raising awareness of the importance of data collection and their evaluation. [...] The table below shows the sources of open data at national level for all the EU 27 Member States and 2 at regional level (due to the existence of data on municipal level for these 2 regions), consulted for the preparation of the spreadsheets included in Annex 1 to this deliverable. [...] From this set of data, information from 3 cases was selected for the creation of the historical detailed dataset at municipal level, due to a relevant level of detail available regarding the collection of bio-waste, the quality of the sorted fraction, the costs of MSW management and the details about the recycling performance of the facilities. [...] During the course of the research, it became clear that, apart from the overall data on the bio-waste collection and recycling required by the EC for Eurostat, almost no Member State has implemented a coherent data management and reporting system to collect key parameters such as the distinction between food waste and garden waste, impurities, details of treatment facilities and the rejects genera.
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