Last year, 8.1 billion kilos of household waste was collected and collected at the recycling center. That is just over 460 kilograms per capita and the smallest amount since 1994, when it was 478 kilograms per person.
In particular, less vegetable, fruit and garden waste (biodegradable waste), rubble, soil and wood waste was put in the garbage, according to Statistics Netherlands.
“The fact that less VGF and bulky garden waste was collected is mainly because 2022 was a year with less precipitation,” Statistics Netherlands explains the decrease. “If there is little rainfall, plants will produce less leaves.”
The fact that less rubble, soil and wood was taken to the recycling center compared to a year earlier is mainly due to the fact that our rage for odd jobs has subsided. “Compared to the corona years.”
The amount of waste per person has been declining for a long time, but it has bounced back due to corona. Now the downward trend has started again.
2023-07-05 22:01:29
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