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Composting plants for organic garden and kitchen waste in the Netherlands, 1989-2001

 Number Licensed Total of which SoldResidue
 of plantscapacitycompostableas composted as 
   wasteresidual waste/ yeastedcompost 
        
 
 absolute million kg
 
19893.2 3552 32035..
19904.2 4702 38585..
19914.2 7252 405320.40
199276202 7902 170620.60
1993129082 5951 715880310205
1994241 5002 6401 4201 220>310140
 
1995231 6502 7901 3401 450>475180
1996231 4602 6751 2151 460480170
1997251 5902 8301 3001 530540180
1998241 6002 8701 3801 490470105
1999251 7602 8201 3801 44061095
2000251 7902 7501 2801 47058090
2001251 7052 8701 4601 41065085
 
Source: WAR; CBS; RIVM.RIVM/EDC/Oct02/0395

Composting of organic garden and kitchen waste


Since the late 1980s, municipalities have been encouraged, and later obliged, to collect organic garden and kitchen waste separately. Following the introduction of the separate collection of household waste, provincial and municipal authorities established sufficient processing capacity in a number of years. Consequently, in the early 1990s, the separate collection and composting of organic garden and kitchen waste rocketed. From 1995 onwards, growth stabilised. Both developments are reflected in the organic content of non-separated household waste. During the composting process a residue is created which mainly goes to landfill sites.
The table gives figures on composting plants designed to process organic garden and kichen waste. There are also composting plants for processing other compostable waste.

Policy


The Waste Management Council (AOO) therefore drew up, in January 2002, the "Incentive programme for the segregation and prevention of household waste" (Sturingsprogramma afvalscheiding en afvalpreventie). By means of projects in the area of facilities, monitoring, benchmarking and communications, this programme provides a new impulse for, among other things, the separate collection of organic garden and kitchen waste.

References


  • CBS (2002). Statline. Gemeentelijke afvalstoffen; hoeveelheden. Statistics Netherlands, Voorburg/Heerlen.
  • RIVM (2002). Onderzoek naar de fysische samenstelling van het Nederlandse huishoudelijke afval, 2000 en 2001. RIVM, Bilthoven.
  • WAR (2002). Afvalverwerking in Nederland. Werkgroep Afvalregistratie, Utrecht.

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  • More information about waste incinerators can be obtained from the Dutch Waste Processing Association (VVAV). The VVAV represents the interests of the operators of composting plants, waste incinerators, landfills and of waste processors during the establishment of a single European waste market.
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