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 2024* 9,256 8,235 5,182 3,053 516 459 57 72 28 61 . . . . .
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2024* 1,103 955 607 348 624 540 84 70 30 66 . . . . .
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2024* 1,879 1,667 1,054 613 496 440 56 74 26 72 . . . . .
West-Nederland (LD) 2024* 4,257 3,849 2,489 1,360 495 447 47 72 28 50 . . . . .
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2024* 2,017 1,763 1,031 732 534 467 67 69 31 71 . . . . .
Groningen (PV) 2024* 338 279 184 95 562 464 98 73 27 60 . . . . .
Fryslân (PV) 2024* 438 394 242 152 661 595 66 65 35 65 . . . . .
Drenthe (PV) 2024* 328 282 181 101 651 560 91 73 27 72 . . . . .
Overijssel (PV) 2024* 585 512 300 212 492 431 61 77 23 74 . . . . .
Flevoland (PV) 2024* 226 204 138 67 501 453 48 68 32 59 . . . . .
Gelderland (PV) 2024* 1,068 951 617 334 497 443 55 75 25 73 . . . . .
Utrecht (PV) 2024* 678 610 374 236 484 436 49 72 28 57 . . . . .
Noord-Holland (PV) 2024* 1,487 1,335 894 441 500 448 51 71 29 50 . . . . .
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2024* 1,809 1,646 1,083 563 471 429 43 76 24 43 . . . . .
Zeeland (PV) 2024* 282 258 139 120 721 659 62 60 40 69 . . . . .
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2024* 1,410 1,211 722 489 533 458 75 70 30 70 . . . . .
Limburg (PV) 2024* 607 552 309 242 535 487 49 67 33 72 . . . . .
Fewer than 5 000 inhabitants 2024* 14 11 7 3 1,073 823 251 71 29 50 . . . . .
5 000 to 9 999 inhabitants 2024* 34 31 19 12 585 531 54 70 30 71 . . . . .
10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants 2024* 441 395 224 170 545 488 57 68 32 73 . . . . .
20 000 to 49 999 inhabitants 2024* 3,304 2,941 1,754 1,187 561 500 62 69 31 71 . . . . .
50 000 to 99 999 inhabitants 2024* 2,315 2,074 1,250 824 533 478 55 70 30 64 . . . . .
100 000 inhabitants or more 2024* 3,149 2,783 1,927 857 461 407 54 76 24 45 . . . . .
Not urbanised 2024* 771 692 416 276 628 564 64 66 34 73 . . . . .
Hardly urbanised 2024* 2,121 1,886 1,148 738 566 503 63 70 30 75 . . . . .
Moderately urbanised 2024* 1,600 1,416 830 585 552 489 64 70 30 69 . . . . .
Strongly urbanised 2024* 2,677 2,413 1,458 955 499 450 49 71 29 61 . . . . .
Extremely urbanised 2024* 2,087 1,827 1,329 498 443 388 55 78 22 34 . . . . .
Source: CBS.
Explanation of symbols

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 en 2020 data cannot be easily compared for the province of Zeeland.

Because the response rate of the survey is lower at the time provisional data is published, figures are partly estimated. Because of a change in the method with which the estimates are calculated, the figures are less reliable for smaller flows of waste that do not have national coverage (such as diapers) when provisional data are published.

Data available from: 1993

Status of the figures:
The 2021, 2022 and 2023 data are revised provisional, the 2024 data are provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 16 July 2025:
Provisional data for 2024 have been added. New revised provisional data for 2021, 2022 and 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Final data for 2021 and revised provisional data for 2024 will be published in October 2025.

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