Waste production 2016
Environment
After a dip in 2012, the amount of waste produced has substantially increased again in 2014 and 2016.
The Belgian economy and households together produce now little more than 63 million tonnes of waste.
The sharpest increases concern the construction sector, in particular regarding mineral waste, and the waste processing industry. Agriculture remains by far the sector with the lowest waste production. Among households, we can see a reasonable decrease in waste produced despite the growing population.
Table 1
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Waste production by economic activity in Belgium (2004-2016, in tonne)
| 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 53.013.275 | 59.294.999 | 48.615.551 | 61.323.320 | 53.839.470 | 57.965.403 | 63.152.377 |
| Construction | 11.051.218 | 13.089.649 | 15.441.861 | 16.852.662 | 17.132.769 | 18.347.259 | 19.573.149 |
| Services | 8.971.810 | 9.959.475 | 5.023.641 | 6.697.911 | 4.635.229 | 4.840.455 | 5.403.172 |
| Households | 5.337.002 | 4.745.162 | 4.459.161 | 5.865.753 | 5.294.743 | 5.419.043 | 5.041.208 |
| Industry | 26.466.600 | 31.138.888 | 23.409.597 | 31.707.672 | 26.611.266 | 29.046.813 | 32.865.656 |
| Agriculture | 1.186.645 | 361.825 | 281.291 | 199.322 | 165.462 | 311.833 | 269.192 |
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Source: Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) based on surveys, administrative data (OVAM, IBGE-BIM, DGARNE) and models. More info and data: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/waste/data |
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Table 2
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Waste production per type in Belgium (2004-2016, in tonne)
| 2004 | 2006 | 2008 | 2010 | 2012 | 2014 | 2016 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 53.013.274 | 59.294.999 | 48.615.551 | 61.323.320 | 53.839.470 | 57.965.403 | 63.152.377 |
| Discarded equipment, batteries and vehicles | 393.690 | 561.371 | 601.241 | 613.381 | 586.277 | 594.570 | 601.722 |
| Chemical waste | 2.321.340 | 1.533.581 | 1.261.224 | 1.242.321 | 1.399.226 | 1.306.914 | 1.569.842 |
| Glass | 558.947 | 749.443 | 691.768 | 1.028.468 | 897.699 | 1.110.497 | 1.197.742 |
| Wood | 2.041.821 | 1.796.909 | 1.572.776 | 2.820.175 | 2.980.026 | 3.382.032 | 3.723.370 |
| Household waste | 6.468.087 | 5.019.784 | 3.608.476 | 3.835.660 | 3.816.887 | 4.111.683 | 3.889.514 |
| Metal waste | 2.339.926 | 5.602.560 | 3.931.266 | 6.804.239 | 3.371.153 | 3.116.369 | 3.331.534 |
| Mineral waste | 16.469.409 | 24.466.641 | 19.068.072 | 18.675.216 | 18.342.580 | 19.095.114 | 21.620.959 |
| Other | 927.932 | 3.625.544 | 1.331.924 | 4.019.059 | 1.622.487 | 1.328.651 | 1.484.987 |
| Paper and cardboard | 3.114.551 | 4.523.967 | 3.542.574 | 4.325.031 | 3.922.146 | 4.273.142 | 3.580.661 |
| Vegetable and animal waste | 6.887.338 | 4.389.886 | 4.259.441 | 4.795.530 | 4.979.570 | 5.654.086 | 6.726.240 |
| Plastic waste | 1.332.559 | 631.508 | 1.074.910 | 716.164 | 651.774 | 1.395.460 | 715.624 |
| Sorting waste | 922.952 | 1.118.251 | 884.209 | 1.517.065 | 1.439.652 | 1.550.342 | 2.206.244 |
| Textile | 106.767 | 626.808 | 166.129 | 257.221 | 175.441 | 206.022 | 169.949 |
| Combustion waste | 5.482.292 | 2.927.243 | 1.764.554 | 2.135.207 | 3.862.168 | 4.231.490 | 6.126.625 |
| Contaminated soil, common sludge and dredging spoil | 3.645.663 | 1.721.503 | 4.856.988 | 8.538.583 | 5.792.385 | 6.609.033 | 6.207.363 |
| Source: Statbel (Directorate-General Statistics - Statistics Belgium) based on surveys, administrative data (OVAM, IBGE-BIM, DGARNE) and models. More info and data: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/web/waste/data |
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