Municipal waste; quantities, 1993-2015
Regional divisions | Periods | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Mixed household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Bulky household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Household hazardous waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Total Used tyres (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Mixed household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Bulky household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Household hazardous waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Kerbside collection Used tyres (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Total household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Mixed household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Bulky household waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Household hazardous waste (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (1000 tonnes) Household waste Bring/drop-off collection Used tyres (1 000 tonnes) | Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Total household waste (kg per capita) | Municipal waste (kg per capita) Household waste Mixed household waste (kg per capita) |
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Total the Netherlands | 2015* | 8,395 | 3,373 | 471 | 20 | 3 | 5,676 | 3,309 | 146 | 0 | 0 | 2,719 | 64 | 325 | 20 | 3 | 497 | 200 |
North Netherlands | 2015* | 958 | 343 | 39 | 2 | 1 | 666 | 343 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 291 | 1 | 34 | 2 | 1 | 557 | 200 |
East Netherlands | 2015* | 1,710 | 580 | 67 | 4 | 0 | 1,170 | 547 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 540 | 34 | 53 | 4 | 0 | 479 | 163 |
West Netherlands | 2015* | 3,932 | 1,915 | 288 | 9 | 1 | 2,728 | 1,889 | 122 | 0 | 0 | 1,204 | 25 | 167 | 8 | 1 | 491 | 239 |
South Netherlands | 2015* | 1,795 | 535 | 77 | 5 | 1 | 1,112 | 531 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 683 | 5 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 498 | 148 |
Province of Groningen | 2015* | 287 | 113 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 197 | 113 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 491 | 194 |
Province of Friesland | 2015* | 388 | 125 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 259 | 125 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 129 | 1 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 601 | 194 |
Province of Drenthe | 2015* | 282 | 105 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 210 | 105 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 578 | 215 |
Province of Overijssel | 2015* | 544 | 189 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 353 | 165 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 191 | 24 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 477 | 166 |
Province of Flevoland | 2015* | 201 | 78 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 127 | 74 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 499 | 194 |
Province of Gelderland | 2015* | 966 | 314 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 691 | 307 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 275 | 6 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 477 | 155 |
Province of Utrecht | 2015* | 631 | 264 | 35 | 2 | 0 | 415 | 256 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 216 | 9 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 499 | 209 |
Province of Noord-Holland | 2015* | 1,330 | 666 | 98 | 3 | 0 | 945 | 660 | 57 | 0 | 0 | 385 | 6 | 41 | 3 | 0 | 482 | 241 |
Province of Zuid-Holland | 2015* | 1,706 | 895 | 141 | 3 | 1 | 1,211 | 885 | 53 | 0 | 0 | 494 | 10 | 88 | 3 | 1 | 474 | 249 |
Province of Zeeland | 2015* | 265 | 89 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 156 | 89 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 109 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 696 | 233 |
Province of Noord-Brabant | 2015* | 1,249 | 385 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 784 | 385 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 464 | 1 | 50 | 4 | 1 | 502 | 155 |
Province of Limburg | 2015* | 546 | 150 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 327 | 146 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 219 | 4 | 21 | 1 | 0 | 489 | 134 |
< 5,000 inhabitants | 2015* | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 802 | 322 |
5,000 - 10,000 inhabitants | 2015* | 88 | 32 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 63 | 32 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 533 | 193 |
10,000 - 20,000 inhabitants | 2015* | 771 | 230 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 509 | 227 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 262 | 3 | 28 | 2 | 0 | 522 | 156 |
20,000 - 50,000 inhabitants | 2015* | 3,216 | 1,065 | 142 | 8 | 1 | 2,066 | 1,043 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 1,150 | 23 | 124 | 8 | 1 | 534 | 177 |
50,000 - 100,000 inhabitants | 2015* | 1,529 | 609 | 70 | 4 | 1 | 1,028 | 601 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 501 | 8 | 55 | 4 | 1 | 500 | 199 |
> 100,000 inhabitants | 2015* | 2,776 | 1,432 | 222 | 6 | 1 | 1,999 | 1,402 | 107 | 0 | 0 | 777 | 31 | 116 | 6 | 1 | 451 | 232 |
Not urbanised | 2015* | 872 | 259 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 566 | 258 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 306 | 1 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 585 | 174 |
Marginally urbanised | 2015* | 1,874 | 573 | 74 | 5 | 1 | 1,245 | 563 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 629 | 10 | 66 | 5 | 1 | 527 | 161 |
Moderately urbanised | 2015* | 1,513 | 532 | 65 | 4 | 1 | 968 | 521 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 545 | 11 | 58 | 4 | 1 | 515 | 181 |
Strongly urbanised | 2015* | 2,542 | 1,032 | 138 | 7 | 1 | 1,691 | 995 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 852 | 37 | 98 | 6 | 1 | 486 | 197 |
Very strongly urbanised | 2015* | 1,594 | 977 | 160 | 3 | 0 | 1,207 | 973 | 88 | 0 | 0 | 388 | 4 | 73 | 3 | 0 | 432 | 265 |
Source: CBS. |
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 urbanization. Statistical information on the methods of collection and treatment of wastes.
Data available from: 1993-2015.
Status of the figures:
The 2014 data is revised provisional and the 2015 data is provisional; all other data are final.
Changes as of 27 January 2017:
None, this table has been discontinued.
When will new figures be published?
Not applicable anymore.
This table is succeeded by Municipal waste; quantities. See paragraph 3.
Description topics
- Municipal waste (1000 tonnes)
- Household waste
- Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices, shops, etc.
- Total
- Total household waste
- Mixed household waste
- Bulky household waste
- Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
- Household hazardous waste
- Including used oil and batteries.
- Used tyres
- Kerbside collection
- Household waste collected from kerbside.
- Total household waste
- Mixed household waste
- Bulky household waste
- Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
- Household hazardous waste
- Including used oil and batteries.
- Used tyres
- Bring/drop-off collection
- Collection via recycling centres or recycling banks at bring sites.
- Total household waste
- Mixed household waste
- Bulky household waste
- Large items of household waste which have to be collected separately.
- Household hazardous waste
- Including used oil and batteries.
- Used tyres
- Municipal waste (kg per capita)
- Household waste
- Household waste. A small part comes from the private sector, offices,
shops, etc.- Total household waste
- Mixed household waste