The average European produced half a tonne of rubbish in 2007, new data has shown, with the thrifty Czechs throwing away the least and the not-so-thrifty Danes the most.
Across the 27 EU member states, 522kg of waste from households and small businesses - termed 'municipal waste' to distinguish it from agricultural and industrial waste - was generated per person, according to figures from Eurostat, the EU's statistics office.
But the amount of rubbish thrown away varies considerab...
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