#Waste

Share of industrial waste getting a second life
67%

Share of industrial waste getting a second life

Primary industrial waste is the waste produced by companies (excluding waste from the waste processing sector). This indicator...
Production of household waste
416 kg/cap

Production of household waste

Household waste is all waste collected by, on behalf of or in cooperation with municipalities or intermunicipal authorities. It...
Household waste recycling
65.6% effectively recycled

Household waste recycling

This indicator shows the extent to which household waste in Flanders is recycled, composted or fermented.
Production of residual household waste
128 kg/cap

Production of residual household waste

Residual household waste is household waste that is not collected selectively. It therefore refers to general household rubbish, bulky...
Household food waste
34 kg/cap.

Household food waste

This indicator measures food loss in Flemish households.
Production of secondary raw materials
25.8 million tonnes

Production of secondary raw materials

Secondary raw materials are originally by-products or materials that have reached the end of the waste phase and can...
Production of primary industrial waste
13,999 kilotonnes

Production of primary industrial waste

This indicator shows the production of waste generated by the original waste producers.
Reuse indicator
238 kt (35.5 kg/cap)

Reuse indicator

This indicator measures circular reuse in Flanders. By reuse, we mean that when someone no longer wishes to use...
Production of primary industrial residual waste
872 kilotonnes

Production of primary industrial residual waste

Primary industrial residual waste is the part of primary industrial waste that is offered or collected non-selectively, and is...
Incinerated, co-incinerated and landfill waste
4.58 million tonnes

Incinerated, co-incinerated and landfill waste

This indicator measures how much waste is incinerated, co-incinerated or landfilled.
Littering and fly-tipping cleaned up
18.2 kt litter / 28.6 kt fly-tipping

Littering and fly-tipping cleaned up

Litter is smaller waste that is consciously or unconsciously left in a place where it is not allowed. Fly-tipping,...
Valorisation of end-of-life cars via official demolition
97.6% recovered

Valorisation of end-of-life cars via official demolition

This indicator gives information on the valorisation of demolished end-of-life cars in Belgium. The reported values show the weighted...
Valorisation of old tyres
91% collected

Valorisation of old tyres

This indicator shows how many end-of-life tyres are collected in Belgium and how they are subsequently processed. In Belgium,...
Food residues and food loss
883.7 kt food loss

Food residues and food loss

This indicator shows the amounts of food losses and by-product streams per step in the Flemish food chain.
Valorisation of residual food streams
Cascade index 8.0

Valorisation of residual food streams

This indicator shows the quality of valorisation of food waste streams by link.
Packaging and products in residual household waste
37 kg/cap

Packaging and products in residual household waste

This indicator provides insight into the amount of packaging and products that ended up in residual household waste in...
Processing of organic residual streams
1,445 kt digestate / 451 kt compost

Processing of organic residual streams

This indicator shows the amount and destination of digestate and compost in Flanders.
Share of food waste in residual household waste
48 kg/cap.

Share of food waste in residual household waste

This indicator shows the organic kitchen waste that ends up in household waste.
Composite products in bulky waste
29.5% composite products

Composite products in bulky waste

This indicator shows the composition of bulky waste in Flanders based on a sorting analysis in the period 2020-2021....
Collection and processing of organic residual waste
3.6 Mt

Collection and processing of organic residual waste

This indicator shows the evolution of the stream of organic residual waste sorted for collection.
Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR)
16.3%

Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR)

The circular material use rate (CMUR), is the ratio of circular use of materials to overall material use. It...
Estimate of out-of-home waste
29.8 kt

Estimate of out-of-home waste

This indicator expresses the amount of out-of-home waste, estimated via the sum of the amount of litter cleared and...
Recycling rate of building materials
96%

Recycling rate of building materials

This indicator provides more insight into the recycling rate of building materials.
Processed household EEE waste
68 million kg

Processed household EEE waste

This indicator shows the amount of waste from electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) from households processed by Recupel each...
Processing of end-of-life textiles
60% selective collection

Processing of end-of-life textiles

This indicator shows the amount of textiles that consumers in Flanders dispose of annually through official collection channels and...
OOM/POM ratio for household EEE
45%

OOM/POM ratio for household EEE

This indicator shows how much household electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) taken off the market annually (Out-of-Market, OOM) compared...