English Abstract Article 18 of the Dutch Packaging Covenant mentions a
monitoring system that will have to be set up in order to check the progress
with respect to the realization of the objectives laid down in this
covenant. As a part of this monitoring system for packaging materials the
RIVM/LAE was asked to execute the output-analyses. This report gives the
results of this analysis for 1986 (the reference year), 1991 and 1992. It
provides information on the amount, the composition and the destination of
the packaging waste from the different categories (households, commercial
sector, industry and other) in these years. The accuracy of the data for
the different categories and years is also indicated. Because for all
categories (excluded the sorting analyses for households) the used methods
of measuring for 1986 are different from those used in 1991/1992, it is
difficult to give an accurate trend for the total amount of packaging waste.
The volume amount of packaging waste from househoulds has increased between
1986 and 1991 with 20-25% and between 1986 and 1992 with
22-27%.
