Municipal waste; quantities

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Regional divisions 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 9,189 8,169 5,142 3,027 512 455 57 72 28 61 32 28 18 21 1
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,104 955 607 348 625 540 84 69 31 65 29 35 21 13 2
Oost-Nederland (LD) 1,869 1,655 1,050 605 493 437 56 75 25 71 34 35 8 22 1
West-Nederland (LD) 4,198 3,802 2,452 1,350 488 442 46 72 28 50 31 20 27 22 1
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2,017 1,757 1,033 724 534 465 69 69 31 71 36 34 8 21 1
Groningen (PV) 338 279 185 94 562 464 98 72 28 59 30 30 23 16 1
Fryslân (PV) 438 394 242 152 662 595 67 65 35 65 30 32 31 6 1
Drenthe (PV) 328 282 181 101 651 560 91 73 27 72 27 44 7 20 2
Overijssel (PV) 586 509 300 209 493 428 65 77 23 74 34 36 8 21 0
Flevoland (PV) 226 204 138 66 502 452 50 68 32 59 33 26 15 25 1
Gelderland (PV) 1,056 942 613 329 492 438 53 75 25 73 35 37 7 21 1
Utrecht (PV) 670 603 372 231 478 431 48 73 27 58 34 24 11 30 1
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,476 1,324 881 443 496 445 51 71 29 50 31 19 33 15 1
Zuid-Holland (PV) 1,773 1,616 1,067 549 462 421 41 76 24 44 27 17 30 25 1
Zeeland (PV) 279 259 133 126 713 662 52 58 42 72 43 27 9 19 1
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,406 1,202 721 481 532 455 77 69 31 70 36 34 8 21 1
Limburg (PV) 611 555 311 243 539 489 50 67 33 72 36 34 8 21 1
Fewer than 5 000 inhabitants 14 11 7 3 1,073 823 251 71 29 50 22 24 33 20 0
5 000 to 9 999 inhabitants 33 31 19 11 563 527 36 70 30 72 37 35 7 21 1
10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants 441 397 227 170 545 491 55 68 32 73 35 36 10 17 1
20 000 to 49 999 inhabitants 3,264 2,910 1,736 1,174 554 494 60 69 31 72 35 36 9 19 1
50 000 to 99 999 inhabitants 2,306 2,059 1,241 819 531 475 57 70 30 64 35 29 12 23 1
100 000 inhabitants or more 3,131 2,761 1,912 849 458 404 54 76 24 45 28 17 33 21 1
Not urbanised 766 689 410 278 623 561 62 67 33 73 34 37 14 13 1
Hardly urbanised 2,108 1,874 1,144 730 563 500 62 70 30 75 34 39 9 17 1
Moderately urbanised 1,565 1,391 816 575 540 480 60 70 30 69 35 33 8 22 1
Strongly urbanised 2,682 2,399 1,452 947 500 447 53 72 28 61 35 26 12 26 1
Extremely urbanised 2,069 1,815 1,319 496 439 385 54 77 23 34 24 11 46 18 1
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 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 and 2020 data cannot be easily compared for the province of Zeeland. In 2024 the ZRD changed the calculations for assigning the generic category of ‘sortable waste’ to other waste flows. Because of this the figures for 2023 and 2024 cannot be easily compared for the province of Zeeland.

Data available from: 1993

Status of the figures:
The 2022, 2023 and 2024 data are revised provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 11 December 2025:
Final data for 2021 have been added. New revised provisional data for 2022, 2023 and 2024 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data for 2025 will be published in July 2026.

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