Hazardous waste in the Netherlands by target sector and branch, 2000

Developments in the generation of hazardous waste

1,500 million kg of hazardous waste was registered in 2000. This did not include ship-generated waste or polluted soil. Approximately 15% is hazardous waste left over after the processing of hazardous waste. This is, in effect, a double count of waste that originally comes from other target sectors.
Almost half of the registered hazardous waste comes from Industry; approximately a quarter comes from Trade, services and government (TSG). More than half of the registered hazardous waste in the Industry target sector comes from the chemical industry.

Policy

The Environmental Management Act specifies when waste should be deemed hazardous waste and should be registered with the Dutch Waste Administration Office (LMA). Both the structure of the reporting and registration system for hazardous waste and the definition of hazardous waste will change in the near future. This is a result of the introduction of the European waste list and of the transfer of responsibility for reporting and registration from the provincial authorities to central government.

Technical note

The information presented is based on the hazardous waste registered with the LMA.

References

• VROM (2002). Informatiedocument gevaarlijk afval 1998-2000. Ministry of Housing, Spatial Planning and the Environment, The Hague.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Waste Management theme: Dutch policy
• Waste generation and method of processing, 1985-2001
• Hazardous waste in the Netherlands by sub-stream, 1990-2000
• Hazardous waste in the Netherlands by processing method, 1990-2000
• Guide to 'Emissions and waste by target sector' section
  This section contains data about the waste generated by target sector, such as the industry and consumers target sectors.
• Guide to 'Waste management measures' section
  This section describes the measures taken in the Netherlands to process waste.