City profile

Amsterdam, Netherlands

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Indicator year 2018Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated—No published value

Collection coverage—No published value

Municipal recycling rate58%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill1%2018 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported material shares

Food and organics27.5%

Other materials25.0%

Paper and cardboard16.3%

Plastic10.0%

Glass9.1%

Textiles4.2%

Wood3.2%

Metal2.6%

Garden and green waste1.3%

Electrical and electronic waste0.5%

Hazardous waste0.5%

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2018 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Recycling in treatment mix58%

Incineration22%

Composting19%

Sanitary landfill1%

Primary collectionCurbside collection: waste is collected from bins or in bags that are left outside of the property

Collection operatorMunicipal

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemYes