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 2021** 9,827 8,811 5,547 3,265 562 504 58 71 29 61 33 27 19 20 1
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2021** 1,192 1,019 649 370 688 588 100 69 31 66 32 34 20 13 1
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2021** 1,979 1,770 1,097 673 536 479 57 74 26 72 35 36 12 17 1
West-Nederland (LD) 2021** 4,520 4,125 2,693 1,431 541 493 47 72 28 50 30 20 27 23 1
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2021** 2,137 1,898 1,108 790 579 514 65 68 32 71 37 33 11 19 1
Groningen (PV) 2021** 386 307 195 113 658 524 135 70 30 62 33 31 18 17 2
Fryslân (PV) 2021** 459 417 258 158 705 639 65 66 34 65 32 32 27 8 1
Drenthe (PV) 2021** 346 295 196 99 700 596 103 73 27 70 30 40 13 16 1
Overijssel (PV) 2021** 626 547 311 236 536 469 67 76 24 73 33 38 8 20 0
Flevoland (PV) 2021** 242 221 141 80 564 516 48 65 35 62 38 24 22 15 1
Gelderland (PV) 2021** 1,111 1,001 645 357 530 478 52 76 24 74 35 38 12 15 0
Utrecht (PV) 2021** 721 660 401 259 530 485 45 72 28 60 35 23 13 28 1
Noord-Holland (PV) 2021** 1,567 1,416 952 464 542 490 52 72 28 49 30 18 36 16 1
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2021** 1,925 1,767 1,190 577 517 474 42 75 25 45 27 17 27 28 1
Zeeland (PV) 2021** 306 282 151 131 795 731 64 59 41 68 39 28 12 20 1
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2021** 1,510 1,322 780 542 587 514 73 68 32 71 37 33 6 24 1
Limburg (PV) 2021** 627 576 328 248 562 516 45 68 32 71 37 32 23 7 1
Fewer than 5 000 inhabitants 2021** 15 12 8 3 1,221 932 289 68 32 52 21 29 24 26 0
5 000 to 9 999 inhabitants 2021** 33 30 19 11 599 530 69 73 27 67 29 38 11 21 0
10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants 2021** 601 543 321 222 610 551 59 69 31 73 35 37 12 15 1
20 000 to 49 999 inhabitants 2021** 3,690 3,314 1,972 1,342 609 547 62 69 31 71 35 35 12 17 1
50 000 to 99 999 inhabitants 2021** 2,193 1,973 1,219 754 581 522 58 70 30 63 35 27 13 23 1
100 000 inhabitants or more 2021** 3,294 2,941 2,008 932 500 447 54 75 25 46 27 17 33 22 0
Not urbanised 2021** 894 786 468 318 697 613 84 67 33 72 34 38 15 13 1
Hardly urbanised 2021** 2,318 2,065 1,276 789 611 544 67 70 30 74 34 39 10 15 1
Moderately urbanised 2021** 1,540 1,390 821 569 592 534 58 69 31 69 36 32 12 19 1
Strongly urbanised 2021** 2,911 2,652 1,606 1,047 549 500 49 71 29 61 35 24 17 23 1
Extremely urbanised 2021** 2,163 1,918 1,376 542 482 427 55 76 24 36 24 12 41 23 0
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 2019, 2020 and 2021 data are revised provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 20 December 2022:
There is a incorrect code in the periods 2099JJ00, this is changed to 2009JJ00.


Changes as of 16 December 2022:
Final data for 2018 have been added. New revised provisional data for 2019, 2020 and 2021 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data for 2022 will be published in June 2023.

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