Saxony produces less waste than the national average

Saxons have recently produced significantly less household waste than the average German citizen. The State Statistical Office in Kamenz published figures from 2024, according to which households put 148.5 kilograms of household and bulky waste per capita in the garbage can or container. In 2024, German citizens generated 186.7 kilograms of waste.

Referring to the previous year 2023, the amount of waste in Saxony increased by two kilograms per inhabitant - the lowest value at that time was 146.5 kilograms. The highest value in the Free State was in 2004 and was 162 kilograms.

Leipzig and the Ore Mountains generate the most waste

Regionally speaking, the highest per capita volumes in Saxony in 2024 were recorded in Leipzig (170.7 kilograms) and the Ore Mountains district (164.2 kilograms). The district of Central Saxony had the lowest figure at 124.0 kilograms.

Germany-wide, the amount had risen again in 2024 for the first time in three years. In a national comparison, the Oberbergische district (North Rhine-Westphalia) had the highest per capita volume of household and bulky waste at 391.1 kilograms. The lowest waste volumes were recorded in the districts of Calw (Baden-Württemberg) with 70.9 kilograms and Aschaffenburg (Bavaria) with 71.1 kilograms.