City profile

Brussels, Belgium

City waste generation, collection, composition, treatment and system statistics for Brussels, Belgium.

Indicator year 2017Eur. & Cent. AsiaHIC

Municipal waste generated374.9kg per person · 2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported value

Collection coverage100%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · share of waste collected

Municipal recycling rate35.4%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Uncollected waste—No published value

Open dumping—No published value

Sanitary landfill0.2%2017 · World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · reported treatment share

Waste composition

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported material shares

No published split is available for this profile.

World Bank What a Waste 3.0 · 2017 · reported treatment and disposal shares

Incineration64.4%

Recycling in treatment mix35.4%

Sanitary landfill0.2%

Other treatment0%

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

Collection operatorMixed public-private

Collection modelNot reported

Local waste rulesYes

Long-term master planYes

Information systemNo