Waste from industry: supply by sector in the Netherlands, 2001 and 2002*
The amount of industrial waste generated fell in most branches in 2002.
| 2001 | 2002* | of which | ||
| process | non-process | |||
| million kg | ||||
| Total | 18 885 | 18 115 | 17 300 | 815 |
| Total non-hazardous waste1) | 18 165 | 17 415 | 16 600 | 815 |
| Food, beverages and tobacco | 10 220 | 9 585 | 9 375 | 215 |
| Textiles, clothes, dressing and dyeing of fur, leather and leather products | 70 | 65 | 55 | 9 |
| Pulp, paper and paper products | 835 | 860 | 830 | 35 |
| Publishing, printing and reproduction of recorded media | 370 | 345 | 315 | 30 |
| Refineries | 510 | 430 | 405 | 25 |
| Chemical industry2) | 1 310 | 1 380 | 1 210 | 170 |
| Rubber and plastic products | 165 | 170 | 135 | 35 |
| Building materials (other non-metallic mineral products) | 925 | 855 | 820 | 35 |
| Primary metals and metal-processing industry | 3 145 | 3 150 | 2 970 | 180 |
| Industry, other 3) | 610 | 575 | 490 | 85 |
| Total registered dangerous waste | 720 | 700 | 7004) | . |
| Source: CBS (2003); Statline. | CBS/EDC/Aug03/0117 | |||
| 1) From companies with one or more employees. An estimate has been included for the smaller companies for slaughterhouse and wood waste. 2) Including discharges of phosphogypsum in 2000. The discharges came to an end in 2001. 3) Not including the Recycling industries category. 4) Including a small amount of non-process waste. | ||||
Fall in amount of non-hazardous waste from industry
The total amount of waste fell in 2002. This was mainly due to the downturn in the economy. A striking feature is the fall in waste from the food and drinks industry. Here, there was a fall in vegetable bulk flows such as dirt tare, beet pulp and oily scrap. There was also a decrease in sulphur from oil refineries.
