Physical investigation of the composition of household waste in the Netherlands. RESULTS 1993

This report presents the results of an investigation on the composition of (residual) household waste of the Netherlands, collected from eleven neighbourhoods. The waste from these areas offers a rather accurate picture of the waste collected nationwide. The report gives detailed information about 14 main components, numerous subcomponents, the percentage of packaging materials and batteries in household waste. The main components in (residual) household waste are: Bio-waste and undefined residual waste (39,8%); paper and cardboard (27,1%) ; plastics (8,9%) ; glass (4,2%) and ferrous metals ( 4,1%).