Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015

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Regional divisions Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Mixed household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Bulky household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Household hazardous waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Used tyres (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Mixed household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Bulky household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Household hazardous waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Used tyres (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Mixed household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Bulky household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Household hazardous waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Used tyres (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Total household waste (kg per capita) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Mixed household waste (kg per capita)
Total the Netherlands 8,395 3,373 471 20 3 5,676 3,309 146 0 0 2,719 64 325 20 3 497 200
North Netherlands 958 343 39 2 1 666 343 6 0 0 291 1 34 2 1 557 200
East Netherlands 1,710 580 67 4 0 1,170 547 14 0 0 540 34 53 4 0 479 163
West Netherlands 3,932 1,915 288 9 1 2,728 1,889 122 0 0 1,204 25 167 8 1 491 239
South Netherlands 1,795 535 77 5 1 1,112 531 5 0 0 683 5 72 5 1 498 148
Province of Groningen 287 113 15 1 0 197 113 2 0 0 90 0 13 1 0 491 194
Province of Friesland 388 125 16 1 0 259 125 3 0 0 129 1 13 1 0 601 194
Province of Drenthe 282 105 8 1 0 210 105 1 0 0 72 0 8 1 0 578 215
Province of Overijssel 544 189 21 1 0 353 165 4 0 0 191 24 16 1 0 477 166
Province of Flevoland 201 78 8 1 0 127 74 3 0 0 74 3 5 1 0 499 194
Province of Gelderland 966 314 38 2 0 691 307 7 0 0 275 6 31 2 0 477 155
Province of Utrecht 631 264 35 2 0 415 256 10 0 0 216 9 25 2 0 499 209
Province of Noord-Holland 1,330 666 98 3 0 945 660 57 0 0 385 6 41 3 0 482 241
Province of Zuid-Holland 1,706 895 141 3 1 1,211 885 53 0 0 494 10 88 3 1 474 249
Province of Zeeland 265 89 14 1 0 156 89 1 0 0 109 0 12 1 0 696 233
Province of Noord-Brabant 1,249 385 55 4 1 784 385 4 0 0 464 1 50 4 1 502 155
Province of Limburg 546 150 22 1 0 327 146 1 0 0 219 4 21 1 0 489 134
< 5,000 inhabitants 14 5 0 0 0 10 5 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 802 322
5,000 - 10,000 inhabitants 88 32 3 0 0 63 32 1 0 0 25 0 3 0 0 533 193
10,000 - 20,000 inhabitants 771 230 34 2 0 509 227 6 0 0 262 3 28 2 0 522 156
20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants 3,216 1,065 142 8 1 2,066 1,043 18 0 0 1,150 23 124 8 1 534 177
50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants 1,529 609 70 4 1 1,028 601 15 0 0 501 8 55 4 1 500 199
> 100,000 inhabitants 2,776 1,432 222 6 1 1,999 1,402 107 0 0 777 31 116 6 1 451 232
Not urbanised 872 259 34 2 0 566 258 4 0 0 306 1 30 2 0 585 174
Marginally urbanised 1,874 573 74 5 1 1,245 563 8 0 0 629 10 66 5 1 527 161
Moderately urbanised 1,513 532 65 4 1 968 521 7 0 0 545 11 58 4 1 515 181
Strongly urbanised 2,542 1,032 138 7 1 1,691 995 40 0 0 852 37 98 6 1 486 197
Very strongly urbanised 1,594 977 160 3 0 1,207 973 88 0 0 388 4 73 3 0 432 265
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
Total household waste
Mixed household waste
Bulky household waste
Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
Household hazardous waste
Including used oil and batteries.
Used tyres
Kerbside collection
Household waste collected from kerbside.
Total household waste
Mixed household waste
Bulky household waste
Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
Household hazardous waste
Including used oil and batteries.
Used tyres
Bring/drop-off collection
Collection via recycling centres or recycling banks at bring sites.
Total household waste
Mixed household waste
Bulky household waste
Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
Household hazardous waste
Including used oil and batteries.
Used tyres
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
Household waste
Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices,
shops, etc.
Total household waste
Mixed household waste