Key information
- The average quantity of municipal waste produced per person in Belgium increased from 683 kg to 694 kg.
- The total quantity of municipal waste collected nationally increased from 7,915 tonnes to 8,117 tonnes.
- In 2023, 45 percent of municipal waste is incinerated, 34 percent is recycled and 20 percent is composted or fermented.
The increase in municipal waste
The average quantity of municipal waste generated per person in Belgium increased from 683 kg in 2022 to 694 kg in 2023, an increase of 1.6 percent. Despite this increase, waste production per capita remains significantly lower than the 760 kg recorded in 2021. This is what Statbel reports.
Nationally, the total amount of municipal waste collected increased from 7,915 tonnes in 2022 to 8,117 tonnes in 2023, an increase of 2.5 percent year-on-year. In 2023, 45 percent of municipal waste was incinerated, 34 percent was recycled, 20 percent was composted or fermented, and a negligible 0.1 percent was landfilled.
Municipal waste management
Municipal waste encompasses all waste collected by local authorities through various means such as kerbside collection, recycling centers and street cleaning, excluding construction materials. The data focuses on the selective collection, treatment and recycling of municipal waste, measured in both tonnes and kilograms per capita.
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