What do we see?
The 2020-2021 sorting analysis found the following major unsorted fractions in bulky waste: composite products (29.5%), household waste (25.5%), construction and demolition waste (22.2%) and wood waste (7%). Composite products make up the largest share and consist of multiple materials such as wood, metal and/or plastic. The fraction is further divided into composite furniture (17.1%), mattresses (5.1%), carpets (2.9%) and other composite products (4.5%).
What’s the aim?
Products that end up in bulky waste are hardly further valorised in terms of their material value. The composition of bulky waste can initially lead to insights to improve selective collection in order to focus more on reuse and recycling. The ultimate aim is for products and their constituent materials to continue to be used for as long as possible through other channels.
What does this indicator measure?
This indicator shows the composition of household waste collected as bulky waste in recycling centres in Flanders. Bulky waste comprises all waste materials generated by the normal operation of a private household and assimilated waste materials which, because of their size, nature and/or weight, cannot be stored in the receptacle for household waste collection and which are collected door-to-door, or the residual fraction remaining for disposal after presentation at the recycling centre. The sorting analysis was carried out on the basis of an asymmetric sample in Flanders in autumn 2020 and spring 2021. The data are available through OVAM.
