Guide to Environmental pressure from Consumers

This section looks at the direct environmental pressure (linked to the consumption of goods and services) caused by consumers. The indirect environmental pressure created by the production and delivery of goods and services purchased by consumers is allocated to other target sectors.

Index Environmental pressure consumers

• Environmental pressure from Consumers target sector: introduction
• Consumers: expenditure and environmental pressure in the Netherlands
• Emissions to air by consumers in the Netherlands, 1990-2002*
• Emissions to water by consumers in the Netherlands, 1990-2001
• Waste generated by households in the Netherlands, 1985-2003
• Household waste in the Netherlands per capita, 1950-2002*
• Composition of non-separated household waste in the Netherlands, 1940-2000
• Plastics and PVC in non-separated household waste in the Netherlands, 1985-2001
• Collection of separated household waste in the Netherlands, 1985-2003

Composition, and allocation of environmental pressure to, Consumers target sector

The Consumers target sector comprises all consumers in the Netherlands. Consumers and households are deemed to be the same thing. There is no category for consumers in the Standard Industrial Classification (SIC) of Statistics Netherlands.

Relevant sections and indicators in the Environmental Data Compendium

• Section Volume developments in the Consumers target sector
• Section Emissions to air, water and soil
• Section Emissions and waste by target sector
• Section Environmental pressure by theme. The Consumers target sector contributes to the following environmental themes: Climate change - greenhouse effect, Acidification, Eutrophication, Toxic and hazardous substances and Waste management.
• Note on Composition of target sectors in Dutch environment policy
• Note on Uncertainties about emissions to air