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Office, shop and services waste in the Netherlands, 1985-2001

 1985199019951998199920002001*
        
 million kg
        
Total2 7302 6752 9053 3703 4003 3653 560
        
Reuse4306301 1351 4501 5151 5851 690
Incineration450500575775630710745
Landfill1 8501 5451 1901 1451 2551 0701 125
        
Source: AOO, RIVM; ITM (1999, 2001, 2002); WAR (2002).RIVM/EDC/Oct01

Amount of office, shop and services waste


Since 1990, the amount of office, shop and services waste has gradually increased. Although a lot of reusable office, shop and services waste is still incinerated or sent to landfill, the proportion of re-use has increased sharply since 1990. Increasingly, re-use is taking place after the separation of office, shop and services waste that is collected in non-separated form.

Policy


Since 1995, the increase in office, shop and services waste has more or less followed GDP. As a result, office, shop and services waste is a priority for the prevention policy as set out in the Landelijk Afvalstoffenplan (National Waste Management Plan). For this purpose and in order to encourage separate waste collection, a programme 'Met preventie naar duurzaam ondernemen' ('Sustainable enterprise through prevention') was established in which the government authorities in this area collaborate. The National Waste Management Plan also places considerable emphasis on the recovery of waste as fuel (after the separation of waste in the post-collection phase). The non-separated office, shop and service waste is pre-eminently suitable for this policy.

References


  • Eggels, P.G. (1991). Inventarisatie van de hoeveelheid afval bij de handel en dienstverlening. TNO-MEP, Apeldoorn.
  • ITM (1999). Bedrijfsafval uit de dienstensector - meting 1995, 1996, 1997 en 1998. ITM Research, Amsterdam.
  • RIVM (2000). Monitoring prioritaire afvalstoffen, gegevens 1999. RIVM, Bilthoven.
  • WAR (2002). Afvalverwerking in Nederland 2001. ??Werkgroep Afvalregistratie, Utrecht.
  • ITM, Bedrijfsafval uit de KWD-sector (en de industrie), meting 2000, ITM Research, Amsterdam.
  • ITM, Bedrijfsafval uit de KWD-sector (en de industrie), voorlopige cijfers meting 2001, ITM Research, Amsterdam.

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  • More information about street cleansing waste (public space waste) that is also included in the Trade, services and government target sector can be found on Statline, Gemeentelijke afvalstoffen; hoeveelheden (Statistics Netherlands).
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