Municipal waste; quantities

Municipal waste; quantities

Regional divisions Periods Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Total municipal waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Total municipal waste (kg per capita) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Total household waste (kg per capita) Municipal waste (kg per capita) Cleansing services and other waste Total cleansing services and other waste (kg per capita) Household waste by type of waste Small household waste (%) Household waste by type of waste Bulky household waste (%) Separate collection Household waste (%) Processing Total municipal waste Recycling and reuse (%) Processing Total municipal waste Composting (%) Processing Total municipal waste Separation afterwards (%) Processing Total municipal waste Incineration (%) Processing Total municipal waste Landfilling (%)
Nederland 2022** 9,064 8,073 5,102 2,972 516 460 56 72 28 60 33 27 19 21 1
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2022** 1,095 941 614 328 629 540 88 71 29 65 30 34 23 12 1
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2022** 1,814 1,627 1,025 602 488 438 50 75 25 72 35 34 11 19 1
West-Nederland (LD) 2022** 4,185 3,794 2,457 1,336 498 452 47 73 27 50 30 19 26 24 1
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2022** 1,970 1,711 1,005 706 531 461 70 70 30 71 36 33 9 20 1
Groningen (PV) 2022** 361 288 190 98 611 488 124 72 28 60 31 30 22 15 2
Fryslân (PV) 2022** 418 381 240 141 639 582 57 67 33 64 31 31 32 5 1
Drenthe (PV) 2022** 316 273 184 89 635 547 87 75 25 71 29 42 11 16 2
Overijssel (PV) 2022** 563 498 289 208 480 425 55 78 22 72 34 35 9 21 0
Flevoland (PV) 2022** 226 207 136 71 521 475 46 66 34 61 36 24 17 22 1
Gelderland (PV) 2022** 1,025 923 600 323 486 437 48 76 24 74 36 36 10 17 1
Utrecht (PV) 2022** 671 606 374 233 490 443 47 73 27 58 36 23 27 12 1
Noord-Holland (PV) 2022** 1,468 1,317 893 424 508 456 52 72 28 49 30 19 29 22 1
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2022** 1,775 1,621 1,056 565 473 432 41 75 25 44 27 17 25 30 1
Zeeland (PV) 2022** 271 249 134 115 701 643 58 61 39 68 39 27 7 26 1
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2022** 1,403 1,190 706 483 541 459 82 70 30 70 36 34 5 25 1
Limburg (PV) 2022** 567 521 299 222 507 466 41 69 31 71 38 31 21 9 1
Fewer than 5 000 inhabitants 2022** 14 12 9 3 1,081 923 158 76 24 44 22 23 43 12 0
5 000 to 9 999 inhabitants 2022** 29 26 16 10 508 462 46 72 28 67 31 35 15 17 0
10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants 2022** 503 455 266 189 540 489 51 70 30 73 36 35 12 16 1
20 000 to 49 999 inhabitants 2022** 3,286 2,948 1,774 1,173 553 496 57 70 30 70 35 34 12 17 1
50 000 to 99 999 inhabitants 2022** 2,158 1,906 1,172 733 541 478 63 71 29 63 35 29 14 21 1
100 000 inhabitants or more 2022** 3,074 2,727 1,864 863 463 411 52 76 24 45 28 17 30 25 1
Not urbanised 2022** 767 673 407 265 631 554 78 68 32 72 34 37 17 11 1
Hardly urbanised 2022** 2,071 1,859 1,154 705 554 497 57 71 29 74 35 38 9 17 1
Moderately urbanised 2022** 1,522 1,359 814 545 539 481 58 70 30 69 36 32 12 19 1
Strongly urbanised 2022** 2,673 2,400 1,446 954 511 458 52 72 28 60 35 25 17 23 1
Extremely urbanised 2022** 2,030 1,783 1,281 502 446 391 54 78 22 35 24 12 37 26 1
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 urbanisation. Statistical information on waste treatment.

Municipalities that collectively manage waste collection centres (milieustraat), assign the waste flows to participating municipalities based on the proportion of inhabitants of the total. The Zeeuwse Reinigingsdienst (ZRD) until 2021 assigned the waste flows based on the proportion of weighed kilograms per waste collection centre in relation to the total for the municipalities in the province of Zeeland, but has now switched to assigning them based on the proportion of inhabitants as well. This cause a break with regards to earlier years of the times series, and 2021 en 2020 data cannot be easily compared for the province of Zeeland.

Data available from: 1993

Status of the figures:
The 2020, 2021 and 2022 data are revised provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 15 December 2023:
Final data for 2019 have been added. New revised provisional data for 2020, 2021 and 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data for 2023 will be published in July 2024.

Description topics

Municipal waste (1000 tonnes)
Total municipal waste
Household waste
Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices, shops, etc.
Total
Total household waste
Kerbside collection
Household waste collected from kerbside.
Total household waste
Bring/drop-off collection
Collection via recycling centres or recycling banks at bring sites.
Total household waste
Municipal waste (kg per capita)
Total municipal waste
Household waste
Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices,
shops, etc.
Total household waste
Cleansing services and other waste
Cleansing waste is collected by (or on behalf of) the municipal cleansing and public garden departments (excluding construction and demolition waste).
Other waste refers to waste collected from the private sector, like offices, shops, etc.
Total cleansing services and other waste
Household waste by type of waste
Small household waste
Small household waste includes
- Mixed household waste
- Organic, kitchen and garden waste
- Paper and cardboard
- Textiles
- Container glass
- Plastic packaging
- Cartons for beverages
- Metal packaging
- Mixed packaging
- Household hazardous waste
- Diapers
- Household hazardous waste
- Mixed recyclables
Bulky household waste
Bulky household waste includes
- Bulky household waste
- Renovation waste
- Bulky garden waste
- Waste electrical and electronic equipment
- Furniture
- Plastics
- Carpeting
- Mattresses
- Rubble
- Wood
- Preserved wood
- Scrap metals
- Flat glass
- Bitumen roof covering materials
- Gypsum
- Waste containing asbestos
- Uncontaminated soil
- Used tyres
- Expanded polystyrene
- Gas cylinders and fire extinguishers
- Carcasses
- Other waste categories
Separate collection
Percentage of household waste collected separately.
Separately collected waste has not necessarily to be reused or recycled.
Household waste
Mixed and bulky household waste and renovation waste are collected as mixed waste streams. All other waste streams are collected separately.
Processing
Processing refers to the first method applied. The final method may differ from the first method.
Total municipal waste
Recycling and reuse
Composting
Including digestion of organic waste.
Separation afterwards
This processing method involves prior removal of constituents fit for reuse/recycling.
Incineration
Landfilling