Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015

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Regional divisions Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Organic, kitchen and 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 Bring/drop-off collection Organic, kitchen and garden waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Waste cleansing services and other waste Organic waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Organic, kitchen and garden waste (kg per capita) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Waste cleansing services and other waste Organic waste (kg per capita)
Total the Netherlands 1,358 1,354 4 649 80 38
North Netherlands 202 201 1 111 118 65
East Netherlands 381 381 1 139 107 39
West Netherlands 464 462 3 213 58 27
South Netherlands 310 310 0 185 86 51
Province of Groningen 50 49 1 35 86 61
Province of Friesland 82 82 0 34 127 53
Province of Drenthe 70 70 0 42 143 86
Province of Overijssel 119 118 0 44 104 38
Province of Flevoland 30 30 0 7 74 17
Province of Gelderland 233 233 0 88 115 43
Province of Utrecht 97 97 0 35 77 28
Province of Noord-Holland 150 150 0 80 54 29
Province of Zuid-Holland 175 172 3 83 49 23
Province of Zeeland 42 42 0 15 110 39
Province of Noord-Brabant 209 209 0 154 84 62
Province of Limburg 101 101 0 31 91 28
< 5,000 inhabitants 2 1 0 1 96 66
5,000 - 10,000 inhabitants 19 19 0 8 118 48
10,000 - 20,000 inhabitants 169 168 0 71 114 48
20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants 629 628 1 295 105 49
50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants 256 253 3 118 84 39
> 100,000 inhabitants 284 284 0 155 46 25
Not urbanised 192 192 0 91 129 61
Marginally urbanised 420 420 0 176 118 49
Moderately urbanised 270 269 2 133 92 45
Strongly urbanised 396 393 3 154 76 30
Very strongly urbanised 80 80 0 95 22 26
Source: CBS.
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Table explanation


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
Kerbside collection
Household waste collected from kerbside.
Organic, kitchen and garden waste
Bring/drop-off collection
Collection via recycling centres or recycling banks at bring sites.
Organic, kitchen and garden waste
Waste cleansing services and other waste
Cleansing waste is collected by the municipal cleansing and public garden departments (excluding construction and demolition waste).
Other waste refers to waste collected from the private sector, offices,
shops, etc.
Organic waste
Vegetable waste from public gardens, nature reserves, 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
Waste cleansing services and other waste
Cleansing waste is collected by the municipal cleansing and public garden departments (excluding construction and demolition waste).
Other waste refers to waste collected from the private sector, offices, shops, etc.
Organic waste
Vegetable waste from public gardens, nature reserves, etc.