Municipal waste; quantities

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Regional divisions 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 9,037 8,034 5,096 2,938 507 451 56 73 27 61 32 28 18 21 1
Noord-Nederland (LD) 1,099 944 604 339 625 537 88 70 30 66 30 35 20 13 2
Oost-Nederland (LD) 1,844 1,631 1,043 588 490 434 57 75 25 72 35 35 10 19 0
West-Nederland (LD) 4,102 3,751 2,445 1,306 481 439 41 73 27 50 30 19 25 24 1
Zuid-Nederland (LD) 1,991 1,708 1,004 704 530 455 75 70 30 71 36 35 7 22 1
Groningen (PV) 355 279 185 95 596 469 127 73 27 60 31 31 21 16 2
Fryslân (PV) 429 387 240 147 651 587 64 66 34 65 30 34 29 6 1
Drenthe (PV) 314 277 179 98 626 552 74 74 26 72 28 42 7 20 2
Overijssel (PV) 587 509 300 209 496 430 66 77 23 74 34 37 9 20 0
Flevoland (PV) 225 202 135 66 506 453 53 67 33 61 36 24 17 22 1
Gelderland (PV) 1,032 920 607 313 484 431 52 76 24 73 35 37 10 18 1
Utrecht (PV) 651 593 368 224 469 427 42 74 26 57 34 24 27 14 1
Noord-Holland (PV) 1,423 1,299 881 418 482 440 42 72 28 50 31 19 33 16 1
Zuid-Holland (PV) 1,753 1,608 1,059 550 461 423 38 76 24 44 27 17 21 35 1
Zeeland (PV) 274 251 137 114 702 642 60 61 39 68 39 27 12 20 1
Noord-Brabant (PV) 1,399 1,172 703 470 533 446 86 70 30 71 35 35 4 25 1
Limburg (PV) 592 536 302 234 525 475 50 68 32 72 36 34 14 15 1
Fewer than 5 000 inhabitants 14 11 8 3 1,067 880 187 74 26 45 21 24 39 15 0
5 000 to 9 999 inhabitants 29 27 17 10 508 461 46 73 27 68 31 37 14 17 1
10 000 to 19 999 inhabitants 447 403 235 168 540 487 53 69 31 73 35 35 13 15 1
20 000 to 49 999 inhabitants 3,271 2,939 1,775 1,165 546 490 55 70 30 71 35 35 11 18 1
50 000 to 99 999 inhabitants 2,194 1,951 1,191 761 528 469 58 71 29 64 35 29 13 22 1
100 000 inhabitants or more 3,081 2,702 1,871 832 456 400 56 77 23 45 28 18 29 25 0
Not urbanised 767 682 415 266 625 556 69 68 32 72 34 37 15 13 1
Hardly urbanised 2,070 1,847 1,147 700 552 492 60 71 29 75 34 39 9 16 1
Moderately urbanised 1,522 1,380 817 563 526 477 49 70 30 69 36 32 10 21 1
Strongly urbanised 2,685 2,350 1,429 921 508 444 63 72 28 61 34 26 14 25 1
Extremely urbanised 1,993 1,775 1,288 487 429 382 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:
TThe 2021, 2022 and 2023 data are revised provisional; all other data are final.

Changes as of 13 December 2024:
Final data for 2020 have been added. New revised provisional data for 2021, 2022 and 2023 have been added.

When will new figures be published?
Provisional data for 2024 will be published in July 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