#Waste

Implementation of circular economy strategies by companies

Implementation of circular economy strategies by companies

In order to successfully make the transition to a circular economy, companies must also do their part and implement...
Industrial waste recycling
68.0% recycled

Industrial waste recycling

Primary industrial waste is the waste that is produced by companies (excl. waste from the waste-processing sector). Recycling is...
Production of household waste
477.2 kg/cap

Production of household waste

Household waste is all waste that is collected by the municipalities or intermunicipal authorities. It includes not only waste...
Household waste recycling
63.8% recycled

Household waste recycling

In Flanders we try as much as possible to recycle waste that cannot be reused. The type of waste...
Production of residual household waste
143.5 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
240.9 kt

Household food waste

This indicator paints a picture of, on the one hand, the amount and type of food waste that was...
Production of secondary raw materials
28.8 million tonnes

Production of secondary raw materials

Primary raw materials (minerals) are extracted from soil or water. Secondary raw materials are by-products or materials that have...
Production of primary industrial waste
16,374 kton

Production of primary industrial waste

Primary industrial waste is all waste that is generated by the original producer and therefore not during subsequent processing....
Reuse indicator
221 kt (33.8 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
948.3 kt

Production of primary industrial residual waste

Primary industrial residual waste is the part of primary industrial waste that is not selectively presented or collected. Primary...
Incinerated, co-incinerated and landfill waste of Flemish origin
4.44 million tonnes

Incinerated, co-incinerated and landfill waste of Flemish origin

Flanders aims to incinerate or send to landfill as little household and industrial waste as possible. Yet there are...
Littering and fly-tipping
29.5 kt of fly-tipping

Littering and fly-tipping

Littering is when people leave behind, consciously or unconsciously, smaller items of waste (e.g. tissues, bits of paper…) in...
Valorisation of end-of-life cars via official demolition
97% recovered

Valorisation of end-of-life cars via official demolition

This indicator gives information on the valorisation of demolished end-of-life (EOL) cars in Belgium. The reported values show the...
Valorisation of old tyres
101% collected

Valorisation of old tyres

This indicator presents the collection rate of tyres in Belgium, divided into the different downstream processing routes as applied...
Collected municipal solid waste
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...
Food residues and food loss
3,485 kt food waste

Food residues and food loss

This indicator shows the amount of food residues and food loss per sector of the Flemish food chain (2015)....
Processed municipal solid waste
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...
Valorisation of residual food streams
Cascade index 8.2

Valorisation of residual food streams

This indicator shows the valorisation chain and cascade index of the residual food streams per sector in Flanders.
Consumer goods in household residual waste – composition
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...
Processing of residual food streams
1,391 kt digestate

Processing of residual food streams

This indicator shows the output of the fermentation of residual food streams.
Consumer goods in household residual waste – evolution
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...
Proportion of food in residual household waste
70.5 kt

Proportion of food in residual household waste

This indicator shows how much food waste is not sorted for household collection and therefore ends up in the...
Consumer goods in bulky waste
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...
Collection of organic residual waste
3,909 kt

Collection of organic residual waste

This indicator shows the evolution of the stream of organic residual waste sorted for collection.
Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR)
20.7%

Circular Material Use Rate (CMUR)

The circular material use rate (CMUR), also known as circularity rate, is the ratio of circular use of materials...
Estimate of outdoor 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...
Food packaging
783 kt

Food packaging

This indicator shows the evolution of the weight of packaging put on the market (POM) by the members of...
Recycling rate of building materials
96.9%

Recycling rate of building materials

This indicator offers more insight into the recycling rate of building materials in Flanders. Here, we look at not...
Processed EEE waste
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....
Collection of food packaging
698 kt

Collection of food packaging

This indicator shows the evolution of the sorted collection of packaging waste and, for each type of packaging, also...
EEE waste treatment per material stream
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....
EoL processing of textiles
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...
Share of food packaging in the residual waste stream
27%

Share of food packaging in the residual waste stream

This indicator shows how much food packaging ended up in the residual waste in Flanders in the period 2013-2014....
OOM/POM ratio for household EEE
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...