Consumer goods
In this layer, we focus on the ‘consumer goods’ need system: How many appliances and furniture do we have? How much is reused and repaired and what waste does our stuff create?
(Re)use and recovery
This group of indicators shows how we use, repair and reuse consumer goods.
87.6 kt
Reuse of consumer goods via De Kringwinkel
This indicator presents the amount of materials that are collected for reuse, then sold and put back into circulation....
5.5 kg/cap
Reuse of consumer goods via De Kringwinkel in kg/cap
This indicator presents the amount of materials that are collected for reuse, then sold and put back into circulation....
15.5 kt
Reuse of textiles via De Kringwinkel
This indicator shows how much textile De Kringwinkel, the official reuse network in Flanders, collects for reuse, sale and...
23.9 kt
Reuse of furniture via De Kringwinkel
This indicator shows how much furniture De Kringwinkel, the official reuse network in Flanders, collects for reuse, sale and...
18.8 kt
Reuse of EEE via De Kringwinkel
This indicator shows how much EEE De Kringwinkel, the official reuse network in Flanders, collects for reuse, sale and...
Market
This group of indicators shows the market size of consumer goods.
95 million pieces
Household EEE put on the market
This indicator presents the number of new EEE (electrical and electronic equipment) items that are put on the market...
147 kt
Weight of household EEE put on the market
This indicator presents the number of new EEE (electrical and electronic equipment) items that are put on the market...
240 million pieces
EEE present in households
This indicator shows both the total number of EEE (electrical and electronic equipment) items present in households, and the...
240 million pieces
EEE present in households – by type
This indicator shows both the total number of EEE (electrical and electronic equipment) items present in households, and the...
87% in use
Use status of EEE in households
This indicator shows the use status of EEE (electrical and electronic equipment) items present in households. It describes how...
2.8 million pieces
Furniture put on the market
This indicator presents the number of new pieces of household furniture that are put on the market (POM) every...
Footprint
This group of indicators shows the footprint of consumer goods.
17,405 kt
Material footprint of consumer goods
This material footprint indicator represents the total primary material use that is needed to fulfil the final demand for...
7,801 kt CO₂-eq.
Carbon footprint of consumer goods
This carbon footprint indicator represents the total CO2-equivalent emissions associated with the total primary material use needed to fulfil...
Waste
This group of indicators shows where consumer goods go at the end of their lives.
2,092 kton
Collected municipal solid waste
This indicator shows how much municipal solid waste is collected in Flanders. It also shows how the waste is...
59% recycled
Processed municipal solid waste
This indicator shows how much municipal solid waste is processed in Flanders. The different processing methods are included, with...
55% sorted collection
Consumer goods in household residual waste – composition
This indicator gives an idea of the composition of residual waste put out for collection by Flemish families, and...
55% sorted collection
Consumer goods in household residual waste – evolution
This indicator gives an idea of how the composition of household residual waste collected in Flanders evolved between 2006...
40% furniture
Consumer goods in bulky waste
This indicator provides an idea of the composition of bulky waste in Flanders. Bulky waste is classed as: waste...
63,6 kton
Estimate of outdoor waste
This indicator shows the volume of outdoor waste and is expressed in kilotonnes. The goal is to get a...
67.9 kt
Processed EEE waste
This indicator shows the evolution of the amount of EEE waste (WEEE) in Flanders processed by Recupel each year....
67,9 kton
EEE waste treatment per material stream
This indicator shows how each stream of WEEE (waste electrical and electronic equipment) is processed in Flanders each year....
54.7 kt
EoL processing of textiles
This indicator shows the amount of EoL (end-of-life) textiles collected each year in Flanders and how this waste stream...
50%
OOM/POM ratio for household EEE
This indicator shows the ratio of the amount of EEE that is taken out of the market (OOM) each...
