Waste management Brief overview waste balance

2022

Waste balance 2022 (Preliminary result)
Type of wasteWaste generation
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
LandfillingIncinerationTreatment for disposalEnergy recoveryRecycling
1,000 tons%
Total399,08665,1492,8054,58446,573279,97582
Of which
Municipal wastes48,55922335145014,66232,87398
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
28,62028,37706611751
Construction and demolition wastes216,21721,518641,7701,270191,59589
Secondary wastes57,0795,13828571019,15331,79289
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
48,6129,8932,1051,58811,48623,54172

As at June 3, 2024

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2021

Waste balance 2021
Type of wasteWaste generation
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
LandfillingIncinerationTreatment for disposalEnergy recoveryRecycling
1,000 tons%
Total411,52166,3843,0755,19748,405288,46082
Of which
Municipal wastes51,79351336048615,32035,11597
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
29,00828,74917711801
Construction and demolition wastes221,98922,139702,1171,283196,38089
Secondary wastes59,1555,34028779120,14032,59789
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
49,5769,6432,3571,72611,66224,18872

As at June 2, 2023

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2020

Waste balance 2020
Type of wasteWaste generation
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
LandfillingIncinerationTreatment for disposalEnergy recoveryRecycling
1,000 tons%
Total413,99467,4683,1485,08948,131290,15782
Of which
Municipal wastes50,99320936552115,51834,37998
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
28,60028,198546512821
Construction and demolition wastes229,34924,964542,1091,377200,84688
Secondary wastes57,7195,24329185919,62531,70189
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
47,3338,8542,3831,53511,61022,95173

As at June 3, 2022

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2019

Waste balance 2019
Type of wasteWaste generation
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
LandfillingIncinerationTreatment for disposalEnergy recoveryRecycling
1,000 tons%
Total416,53668,9102,9344,85447,832292,00682
Of which
Municipal wastes50,6438914356615,61834,22798
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
28,14727,32114827753
Construction and demolition wastes230,85126,454331,9731,470200,92188
Secondary wastes56,1974,89319176118,88931,46390
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
50,69810,1532,5661,50611,85224,62172

As at June 4, 2021

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2018

Waste balance 2018
Type of wasteWaste accumulation
total
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
LandfillingIncinerationTreatment for disposalEnergy recoveryRecycling
1,000 tons%
Total417,19771,2013,5583,96248,021290,45681
Of which
Municipal wastes50,26010917960315,64633,72398
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
28,84627,916067148493
Construction and demolition wastes228,12025,908919941,351199,77688
Secondary wastes54,8855,00434276918,51830,25389
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
55,08612,2652,9451,52912,49225,85570

As at June 2, 2020

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2017

Waste balance 2017
Type of wasteTotal amount
of waste
generated
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total412,23872,4893,4623,78847,652284,84781
Of which
Municipal wastes51,79012328465515,94634,78398
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
31,00929,91813361,0503
Construction and demolition wastes220,26724,825248581,574192,98588
Secondary wastes53,3795,06636778817,80629,35288
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
55,79412,5572,7861,45412,32026,67770

As at June 13, 2017

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2016

Waste balance 2016
Type of wasteTotal amount
of waste
generated
Of which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total411,51869,6195,8583,96644,444287,63181
Of which
Municipal wastes52,1331221,99280014,26034,95894
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of
mineral resources
28,14927,061028171,0434
Construction and demolition wastes222,77624,616799531,599195,52988
Secondary wastes52,6084,86796873116,36529,67788
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and
other economic activities)
55,85212,9532,8181,45512,20226,42469

As at June 13, 2017

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2015

Waste balance 2015
Type of wasteTotal amount of waste generatedOf which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total402,22971,5708,3564,57143,113274,61979
Of which
Municipal wastes51,6251043,9171,08412,06834,45390
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of mineral resources31,42630,78912856032
Construction and demolition wastes208,99722,7251269851,459183,70289
Secondary wastes50,9644,8771,27181115,67128,33386
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and other economic activities)59,21813,0753,0421,66313,91127,52770

As at June 13, 2017

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2014

Waste balance 2014
Type of wasteTotal amount of waste generatedOf which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total400,95371,3839,4574,49739,351276,26579
Of which
Municipal wastes51,1021234,7651,11711,55333,54488
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of mineral resources30,17230,01311651380
Construction and demolition wastes209,53823,4781301,0551,467183,40788
Secondary wastes50,6334,6151,71875015,02828,52386
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and other economic activities)59,50813,1532,8431,56011,29930,65470

As at June 6, 2016

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2013

Waste balance 2013
Type of wasteTotal amount of waste generatedOf which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total385,72967,43410,0154,35338,375265,55279
Of which
Municipal wastes49,5701355,2361,09811,47131,62987
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of mineral resources29,25028,89801663301
Construction and demolition wastes202,73521,1111328201,498179,17489
Secondary wastes47,0524,2441,64980415,08825,26786
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and other economic activities)57,12313,0462,9981,61410,31229 15269

As at August 26, 2015

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2012

Waste balance 2012
Type of wasteTotal amount of waste generatedOf which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total380,57663,76212,3664,28334,803265,36379
Of which
Municipal wastes49,7591077,3419888,86332,46083
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of mineral resources30,31829,95803423231
Construction and demolition wastes199,30319,0821571,0671,358177,63990
Secondary wastes46,9784,5391,96676914,32225,38285
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and other economic activities)54,21810,0772,9011,42510,25729,55873

As at August 26, 2015

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2011

Waste balance 2011
Type of wasteTotal amount of waste generatedOf which: waste deposited in waste treatment plants withRecovery rate
disposal operationsrecovery operations
landfillingthermal disposaltreatment for disposalenergy recoveryrecycling
1,000 tons%
Total386,69067,57813,4345,42833,146267,10578
Of which
Municipal wastes50,2372478,4251,8588,07431,63379
Wastes resulting from mining and treatment of mineral resources34,66734,30003723291
Construction and demolition wastes199,47918,6801481,0931,410178,14890
Secondary wastes43,9164,9252,10096513,32222,60482
Remaining wastes (in particular of manufacturing and other economic activities)58,3909,4242,7611,47510,33834,39277

As at August 26, 2015

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