Stabilisation of the production of municipal waste in 2020
The production of municipal waste per capita remained stable in 2020 at 418 kg per capita, as in 2019.
35% of the 4,799,862 tonnes of waste collected in 2020 was recycled. 43% was incinerated with energy recovery and less than 0.02% without energy recovery. 19% of collected waste was composted or fermented. The remaining 3% went to landfill or was subject to some other form of treatment.
| in 1000 tons | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection | 4,613 | 4,830 | 5,052 | 4,953 | 4,643 | 4,672 | 4,677 | 4,779 | 4,800 |
| Landfill (a) | 2,004 | 936 | 583 | 87 | 40 | 41 | 46 | 44 | 55 |
| Total incineration | 1,637 | 1,622 | 1,885 | 1,975 | 2,050 | 2,002 | 2,022 | 2,047 | 2,061 |
| of which with energy recovery | 701 | 1,476 | 1,769 | 1,885 | 2,014 | 1,964 | 1,983 | 2,021 | 2,060 |
| of which without energy recovery | 935 | 147 | 116 | 90 | 36 | 38 | 39 | 25 | 1 |
| Recycling | 513 | 1,245 | 1,547 | 1,672 | 1,584 | 1,593 | 1,611 | 1,631 | 1,695 |
| Composting and fermentation | 363 | 1,091 | 1,173 | 1,057 | 900 | 924 | 932 | 982 | 908 |
| Other forms of waste treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 70 | 72 | 67 | 75 | 81 |
| Note: excluding inert waste. (a) Including clinker Source (mandatory acknowledgement): Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) based on administrative databases |
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| per capita: kg/capita (b) | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2015 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collection | 455 | 472 | 484 | 457 | 414 | 413 | 411 | 418 | 418 |
| Landfill (a) | 198 | 91 | 56 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 |
| Total incineration | 162 | 158 | 180 | 182 | 183 | 177 | 178 | 179 | 179 |
| of which with energy recovery | 69 | 144 | 169 | 174 | 180 | 173 | 174 | 177 | 179 |
| of which without energy recovery | 92 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| Recycling | 51 | 122 | 148 | 154 | 141 | 141 | 142 | 143 | 148 |
| Composting and fermentation | 36 | 107 | 112 | 97 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 86 | 79 |
| Other forms of waste treatment | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 7 |
| Note: excluding inert waste. (a) Including clinker (b) Population on 1 January Source (mandatory acknowledgement): Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) based on administrative databases | |||||||||
Doel en korte beschrijving
Gemeentelijk afval is alle afval verzameld door de gemeentelijke ophaaldiensten, containerparken, straatvegers, … uitgezonderd van de bouwmaterialen. De gegevens bettreffen de selectieve inzameling, verwerking en recyclage van gemeentelijk afval in 1.000 ton en in kg per inwoner..
Populatie
Belgische Staat
Frequentie
Jaarlijks.
Timing publicatie
Resultaten beschikbaar 1 jaar na de referentieperiode
Definities
Productie van afval : Afval verzameld door of voor de gemeenten, door de gemeentelijke ophaaldiensten, containerparken, straatvegers, … uitgezonderd van de bouwmaterialen.
Verbranding : Thermische afvalbehandeling in verbrandingsovens
Afval : Elke stof of elk voorwerp waarvan de houder zich ontdoet of zich moet ontdoen krachtens de geldende nationale bepalingen.
Verbranding met energiewinning ; Verbranding met energiewinning (R1)
Verbranding zonder energiewinning : Verbranding zonder energiewinning (D10)
Storting : Storting op of onder de bodem (bv. in centra voor technische ingraving).(D1 - D7, D12)
Secundaire afval inbegrepen (bev. verbrandingsslakken)
Gerecycleerd : Uitgezonderd compostering
Gecomposteerd of gefermenteerd : Biologisch proces dat erin bestaat om bioafbreekbaar afval een anaërobe of aërobe ontbinding te laten ondergaan wat resulteert in een nuttig product.