Waste balance, kind of waste per sector; national accounts, 2008-2012

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Origin-destination Total waste (1000 ton)
A-U All economic activities 52,346
C Manufacturing 13,936
10-12 Manufacture of food and beverages 7,683
16 Manufacture of wood products 176
17 Manufacture of paper 437
19 Manufacture of coke and petroleum 503
20 Manufacture of chemical products 1,082
21 Manufacture of pharmaceutical product 85
22 Manufacture rubber, plastic products 118
23 Manufacture of building materials 740
24 Manufacture of basic metals 1,763
25 Manufacture of metal products 405
26 Manufacture of electronic products 26
27 Manufacture of electric equipment 52
28 Manufacture of machinery n.e.c. 159
31-33 Other manufacturing and repair 315
O-Q Government and care 2,112
Source: CBS.
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This table contains a waste balance with information on the origin and destination of different types of solid waste. The amount of waste produced by households and different industries and imports is presented. Regarding the destination of waste a distinction is made between different ways of treatment (recycling, incineration and disposal on land) and exports. The waste accounts are suitable for analysis, for example drivers behind changes in waste indicators over time.

This table is part of the environmental accounts. Data in the environmental accounts are compiled according the concepts and definitions of the national accounts, which makes it possible to quantify the environmental effects of the economic activities for the Netherlands in a consistent manner. As a result, the figures may differ from data on the environment presented elsewhere on the website.

Data available from: 2008-2012.

Status of the figures:
The figures in this table are final.

Changes as from 30 September 2016:
None, this table is discontinued.

When will new figures be published?
The table will be continued as Waste balance, kind of waste per sector; national accounts, see chapter 3.

Description topics

Total waste
Total waste according to the classification of the European legislation concerning waste statistics in the System of Environmental-Economic Accounting (SEEA), 2012.