Revenue from disposal charges in the Netherlands, 1995-2002
Unlike the revenue from many other environmental levies, the revenue from most disposal charges has fallen in recent years.
| 1995 | 1996 | 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | |
| EUR million | ||||||
| Total | 53 | 68 | 101 | 117 | 80 | 68 |
| Passenger cars and light goods vehicles | 53 | 59 | 44 | 42 | 25 | 24 |
| Batteries | 8 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 5 | |
| Electrical appliances | 48 | 69 | 50 | 39 | ||
| Agricultural and horticultural sheeting | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | . | |
| Paper | 2 | |||||
| Source: CBS. | CBS/EDC/Sep03/0363 | |||||
Revenue from disposal charges down in recent years
The disposal charges for passenger cars, batteries and electrical equipment have fallen because of economies of scale, competition between processors and more efficient recycling technology. The annual revenue for agricultural and horticultural sheeting is in the order of magnitude of EUR 0.25 million. The disposal charge for paper was in place during 1999 only.
Disposal charges a feature of the Dutch system since 1995
Since 1995, under the Environmental Management Act, supporting regulations have been in force for the environmentally acceptable disposal of various categories of waste, such as end-of-life vehicles, batteries and various household appliances. The manufacturers/importers are responsible for collecting and processing the various categories of waste in an environmentally friendly way. Financing is partly funded from a surcharge added to the price of new products: the 'disposal charge'.
Disposal charges now apply to passenger cars and light goods vehicles, batteries, various electrical appliances (including a large number of domestic appliances) and agricultural and horticultural sheeting.
