Separated industrial waste in the Netherlands, 2002*
| Total | among which separated1) | ||||||
| paper, | wood | plastic | organic | metals | stony | ||
| cardboard | waste | material2 | |||||
| million kg | |||||||
| Total | 18 115 | 780 | 455 | 200 | 7 205 | 795 | 3 175 |
| Total non-hazardous waste3) | 17 415 | 780 | 455 | 200 | 7 205 | 765 | 3 175 |
| Food products, beverages and | |||||||
| tobacco industry | 9 585 | 85 | 8 | 15 | 7 090 | 20 | 15 |
| Textiles, clothes, dressing and dyeing of fur, leather and leather products | 65 | 3 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Pulp, paper and paper products | 860 | 275 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 6 | - |
| Publishing, printing and | |||||||
| reproduction of recorded media | 345 | 305 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | - |
| Refineries | 430 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 5 |
| Chemical industry | 1 380 | 20 | 10 | 45 | 65 | 35 | 725 |
| Rubber and | |||||||
| plastic products | 170 | 20 | 8 | 105 | 0 | 3 | - |
| Building materials (other non-metallic mineral products) | 855 | 4 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 585 |
| Primary metals and | |||||||
| metal-processing | 3 150 | 50 | 40 | 10 | 1 | 635 | 1 845 |
| Industry, other 4) | 575 | 20 | 350 | 5 | 20 | 30 | 1 |
| Total registered dangerous waste | 700 | - | - | - | - | 25 | - |
| Source: CBS, 2003; Statline. | CBS/EDC/Aug03/0118 | ||||||
| 1) The other materials include glass, sand, clay and sludge and non-registered hazardous waste. 2) Namely gypsum, slag and fly ash, and stone and concrete. 3) From companies with one or more employees. Including approximately 800 kton non-separated waste. 4) Not including the Recycling industries category. | |||||||
Supply of separated industrial waste
The majority of waste from industry is separated and destined for reuse. Organic waste from the food products, beverages and tobacco industry is the main source of separated waste. More than half of the separated plastics (200 million kg) come from the rubber and plastic products industry.
If it is not reused, the waste is generally incinerated or sent to landfill. Nevertheless, this waste is still separated because this is how it comes out of the production process. Another reason is that incineration plants only accept separated materials (for example wood) because of the increased incineration efficiency. Industry only supplies a small proportion of the waste in non-separated form.
