Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015

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Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015
Regional divisions Periods Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Organic, kitchen and garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Bulky garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Organic, kitchen and garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Bulky garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Organic, kitchen and garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Bulky garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Organic, kitchen and garden waste (kg per capita) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Bulky garden waste (kg per capita)
Total the Netherlands 2015* 1,358 463 1,354 42 4 421 80 27
North Netherlands 2015* 202 65 201 7 1 58 118 38
East Netherlands 2015* 381 95 381 6 1 89 107 27
West Netherlands 2015* 464 134 462 10 3 123 58 17
South Netherlands 2015* 310 169 310 18 0 151 86 47
Province of Groningen 2015* 50 14 49 1 1 12 86 23
Province of Friesland 2015* 82 34 82 6 0 28 127 53
Province of Drenthe 2015* 70 18 70 0 0 17 143 36
Province of Overijssel 2015* 119 36 118 2 0 34 104 32
Province of Flevoland 2015* 30 7 30 0 0 7 74 18
Province of Gelderland 2015* 233 52 233 4 0 48 115 26
Province of Utrecht 2015* 97 31 97 2 0 29 77 25
Province of Noord-Holland 2015* 150 36 150 3 0 33 54 13
Province of Zuid-Holland 2015* 175 48 172 5 3 43 49 13
Province of Zeeland 2015* 42 19 42 1 0 18 110 49
Province of Noord-Brabant 2015* 209 115 209 16 0 99 84 46
Province of Limburg 2015* 101 54 101 2 0 52 91 48
< 5,000 inhabitants 2015* 2 2 1 1 0 1 96 125
5,000 - 10,000 inhabitants 2015* 19 5 19 1 0 4 118 30
10,000 - 20,000 inhabitants 2015* 169 63 168 5 0 59 114 43
20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants 2015* 629 241 628 11 1 229 105 40
50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants 2015* 256 80 253 6 3 74 84 26
> 100,000 inhabitants 2015* 284 72 284 17 0 55 46 12
Not urbanised 2015* 192 81 192 6 0 75 129 54
Marginally urbanised 2015* 420 150 420 7 0 143 118 42
Moderately urbanised 2015* 270 107 269 6 2 101 92 37
Strongly urbanised 2015* 396 105 393 20 3 85 76 20
Very strongly urbanised 2015* 80 19 80 2 0 17 22 5
Source: CBS.
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Amount of municipal waste collected by or on behalf of municipalities in the Netherlands. Amount of waste by type of waste, province, municipal size class and degree of urbanization. Statistical information on the methods of collection and treatment of wastes.

Data available from: 1993-2015.

Status of the figures:
The 2014 data is revised provisional and the 2015 data is provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 27 January 2017:
None, this table has been discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
This table is succeeded by Municipal waste; quantities. See paragraph 3.

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Municipal waste (1000 tonnes)
Household waste
Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices, shops, etc.
Total
Organic, kitchen and garden waste
Bulky garden waste
Deciduous garden waste, pruned branches, etc.
Kerbside collection
Household waste collected from kerbside.
Organic, kitchen and garden waste
Bulky garden waste
Deciduous garden waste, pruned branches, etc.
Bring/drop-off collection
Collection via recycling centres or recycling banks at bring sites.
Organic, kitchen and garden waste
Bulky garden waste
Deciduous garden waste, pruned branches, etc.
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
Household waste
Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices,
shops, etc.
Organic, kitchen and garden waste
Bulky garden waste
Deciduous garden waste, pruned branches, etc.