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 2023** 9,016 8,061 5,101 2,960 506 453 54 72 28 61 32 28 18 21 1
Noord-Nederland (LD) 2023** 1,097 944 605 339 624 537 87 71 29 66 30 35 20 13 2
Oost-Nederland (LD) 2023** 1,833 1,633 1,042 591 487 434 53 75 25 72 35 35 10 19 0
West-Nederland (LD) 2023** 4,094 3,752 2,444 1,309 480 440 40 73 27 50 30 19 25 24 1
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 2023** 1,992 1,732 1,010 721 531 461 69 69 31 71 36 34 7 22 1
Groningen (PV) 2023** 356 280 185 95 597 469 128 73 27 60 31 31 21 16 2
Fryslân (PV) 2023** 427 387 240 147 647 587 60 66 34 65 30 33 30 6 1
Drenthe (PV) 2023** 314 277 180 98 626 552 73 74 26 72 28 42 7 20 2
Overijssel (PV) 2023** 582 509 300 209 491 430 61 77 23 74 34 37 9 20 0
Flevoland (PV) 2023** 221 201 135 66 496 453 43 67 33 61 36 24 17 22 1
Gelderland (PV) 2023** 1,031 922 606 315 483 432 51 76 24 73 35 37 9 18 1
Utrecht (PV) 2023** 650 593 368 224 468 427 41 74 26 57 34 24 27 15 1
Noord-Holland (PV) 2023** 1,425 1,300 879 421 483 440 42 72 28 50 31 19 33 16 1
Zuid-Holland (PV) 2023** 1,745 1,609 1,059 550 459 423 36 76 24 44 27 16 21 35 1
Zeeland (PV) 2023** 275 251 138 114 702 642 60 61 39 68 39 27 12 20 1
Noord-Brabant (PV) 2023** 1,402 1,196 710 486 534 455 78 70 30 70 36 34 4 25 1
Limburg (PV) 2023** 590 535 301 235 523 474 49 68 32 72 37 34 15 13 1
Fewer than 5 000 inhabitants 2023** 14 11 8 3 1,067 880 187 74 26 45 21 24 39 15 0
5 000 to 9 999 inhabitants 2023** 29 27 17 10 508 461 47 73 27 68 31 37 14 17 1
10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants 2023** 446 401 235 166 539 485 54 69 31 73 35 36 13 15 1
20 000 to 49 999 inhabitants 2023** 3,285 2,951 1,777 1,174 548 492 56 70 30 71 35 35 11 18 1
50 000 to 99 999 inhabitants 2023** 2,204 1,955 1,191 764 530 470 60 71 29 64 34 30 13 22 1
100 000 inhabitants or more 2023** 3,038 2,716 1,873 843 450 402 48 76 24 45 28 17 29 25 1
Not urbanised 2023** 771 682 415 267 629 557 72 68 32 72 34 37 15 12 1
Hardly urbanised 2023** 2,079 1,852 1,147 705 554 494 60 71 29 75 34 39 9 16 1
Moderately urbanised 2023** 1,529 1,387 820 568 528 479 49 70 30 69 36 32 10 21 1
Strongly urbanised 2023** 2,646 2,364 1,430 934 500 447 53 72 28 61 35 25 15 24 1
Extremely urbanised 2023** 1,992 1,775 1,288 486 428 382 47 78 22 35 24 11 38 26 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 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 data for 2023 are revised provisional. The 2020, 2021 and 2022 data are revised provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 23 October 2024:
Revised provisional data for 2023 have been added. New revised provisional data for 2020, 2021 and 2022 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
New revised provisional data for 2023 will be published in September 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