Table 1 Indicators for measuring the circular economy progress in the EU [67]
From: Challenges of the green transition for the recovery of the Western Balkans
Production and consumption | Waste management | Secondary raw materials | Competitiveness and innovation | Global sustainability and resilience | |
Material footprint | Generation of municipal waste per capita | Recycling rate of municipal waste | Circular material use rate | Private investment and gross added value related to circular economy sectors | Consumption footprint |
Resource productivity | Food waste | Recycling rate of all waste, excluding mineral waste | Contribution of recycled materials to raw materials demand | Persons employed in circular economy sectors | GHG emissions from production activities |
Waste generation per capita | Generation of packaging waste per capita | Recycling rate of packaging waste by type of packaging | Trade in recyclable raw materials | Patents related to recycling and secondary raw materials | Material import dependency |
Generation of waste excluding major mineral wastes per GDP unit | Generation of plastic packaging waste per capita | Recycling rate of waste of electrical and electronic equipment separately collected | EU self-sufficiency for raw materials |