Dataset of socio-economic and waste collection indicators for Portugal at municipal level.

ABSTRACT: This data article presents demographic, socio-economic and waste-related data at municipal level for Portugal. The dataset includes raw data collected from 4 main sources: (i) the annual reports of waste management companies; (ii) the database of the Portuguese water, sanitation and waste regulatory entity; (iii) the Portuguese Environmental Agency; and (iv) national statistical data. Relevant indicators for waste generation and for the separate collection of waste are proposed and calculated using the raw data. The dataset comprises municipalities with high, medium and low separate collection yields, providing socio-economic and waste infrastructures data that can be used for benchmarking. The dataset can also be used to define a baseline against which the progress of the collection of pa

SUBMITTER: Oliveira V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6327732 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature