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Environmental accounts; origin and destination, waste, 1990-2010
Origin and destination of waste ways of treatment
Environmental accounts: Waste balance, kind of waste per sector
As part of the environmental accounts the waste accounts are compiled. The waste accounts show balanced figures on the origin and destination (treatment) of solid waste.
Other vegetable waste
Residual vegetable matter derived from industrial processes (mainly paper manufacturing) or agriculture waste (straw, peelings from coffe beans and the like).
Economic growth 2.6 percent in Q2 2022
According to the first quarterly estimate conducted by Statistics Netherlands (CBS) on the basis of currently available data, in Q2 2022 gross domestic product (GDP) grew by 2.6 percent relative to...
Construction sector leading in waste and recycling
Reuse of recycled materials contributes to the government target of realising a fully circular economy by 2050. The construction sector generated the most waste in 2016 but also used half of all...
Caribbean NL: health and disorders; personal characteristics
Perceived health, chronic disorders Sex, age, educational level
Thirty thousand couples separated through flash divorce
Some 30 thousand Dutch couples separated by using the flash divorce procedure in the period 2001-2009. The highest numbers of flash divorces were recorded in the years from 2003 to 2005, when around...
Waste production
In the period 2000-2014, waste generation in the Dutch economy remained relatively constant at 62 billion kg, while the economy itself grew by almost 16 percent.
Municipal waste
Waste from waste treatment plants. renewable as well as non-renewable.
Renewable municipal waste
Municipal waste of vegetable or animal origin. This includes the biogenic fraction of mixed waste flows.
Caribbean NL: medical contacts, medicines; personal characteristics
GP, specialist, dentist, fysiotherapist, hospitalisation, medicine use Sex, age, educational level
Tax on waste
The tax on the presentation of waste for disposal to an institution, or waste disposal by the institution in which it was generated.
Less industrial waste exported to China
In the first eight months of 2018, exports of industrial products to China amounted to nearly 4.8 billion euros, representing a year-on-year decrease of 860 million euros.
Minister presented with ‘Dutch Trade in Facts and Figures 2022’ publication
On 31 August 2022 Liesje Schreinemacher, the Dutch Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation, was presented with the new Statistics Netherlands (CBS) publication ‘Dutch Trade in Facts...
Separation
Dissolving a marriage, registered partnership of relationship of two people living together other than by death.
Legal separation
Order by which, until 22 June 2001, the obligation of living together was lifted while the marriage remained legally binding. Since this date the emphasis in this type of divorce has been more on the...
Industrial waste
The non-biogenic fraction of industrial waste used for the production of energy.
Energy from waste
Heat produced by incineration of waste, combustion of wood and gas produced by fermentation of organic material.
Land use; main categories; regional, 1900 onwards
Traffic area, Built up area, Forest, Natural area, Water Netherlands and Provinces
Government; social benefits
Statutory social security benefits, Social Assistance Benefits
Greenhouse gas emissions 11 percent lower in Q1 2022
In Q1 2022, greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions showed a year-on-year decrease of 11 percent. This is mainly because natural gas consumption was down by a quarter.