Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015

Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015

Regional divisions Periods Processing Total municipal waste Recycling and reuse (%) Processing Household waste Total household waste Recycling and reuse (%) Processing Household waste Household waste Recycling and reuse (%) Processing Household waste Bulky household waste Recycling and reuse (%) Processing Cleansing services and other waste Recycling and reuse (%)
Total the Netherlands 2015* . . . . .
North Netherlands 2015* . . . . .
East Netherlands 2015* . . . . .
West Netherlands 2015* . . . . .
South Netherlands 2015* . . . . .
Province of Groningen 2015* . . . . .
Province of Friesland 2015* . . . . .
Province of Drenthe 2015* . . . . .
Province of Overijssel 2015* . . . . .
Province of Flevoland 2015* . . . . .
Province of Gelderland 2015* . . . . .
Province of Utrecht 2015* . . . . .
Province of Noord-Holland 2015* . . . . .
Province of Zuid-Holland 2015* . . . . .
Province of Zeeland 2015* . . . . .
Province of Noord-Brabant 2015* . . . . .
Province of Limburg 2015* . . . . .
< 5,000 inhabitants 2015* . . . . .
5,000 - 10,000 inhabitants 2015* . . . . .
10,000 - 20,000 inhabitants 2015* . . . . .
20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants 2015* . . . . .
50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants 2015* . . . . .
> 100,000 inhabitants 2015* . . . . .
Not urbanised 2015* . . . . .
Marginally urbanised 2015* . . . . .
Moderately urbanised 2015* . . . . .
Strongly urbanised 2015* . . . . .
Very strongly urbanised 2015* . . . . .
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.

Description topics

Processing
Processing refers to the first method applied. The final method may differ from the first method.
Total municipal waste
Recycling and reuse
Household waste
Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices,
shops, etc.
Total household waste
Recycling and reuse
Household waste
Recycling and reuse
Bulky household waste
Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
Recycling and reuse
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.
Recycling and reuse
Including useful applications.