Dutch incinerators burnt sic per cent less waste in 2024, and one fire-hit Rotterdam plant explains nearly all of it. The ripple effects reached the power grid and greenhouse growers.
Key Takeaways
- In 2024, Dutch incinerators burnt 6.42 million tonnes of waste, down six per cent from 2023, mainly due to a fire at AVR Rozenburg plant.
- The reduction in waste incineration impacted the national electricity grid and greenhouse growers reliant on CO₂.
- Imports of waste for incineration collapsed, shifting the waste mix and affecting overall operations in the 13 incinerators across the country.
Dutch incinerators burnt 6.42 million tonnes of rubbish in 2024, six per cent less than the year before, according to Rijkswaterstaat’s annual waste report. The shortfall traces back almost entirely to a single Rotterdam plant, AVR Rozenburg. This plant has barely recovered from a fire in September 2023.
Imports Of Waste Collapsed
While imports of waste for burning collapsed and the mix of rubbish reaching the country’s 13 incinerators shifted, the knock-on effects reached well beyond the furnace halls. Consequently, these effects touched everything from the national electricity grid to greenhouse growers buying recovered carbon dioxide.
Which plants picked up the slack, what happened to electricity and heat output? Furthermore, how much more ash is now being recycled rather than dumped? See the full picture in the updated country report for The Netherlands.
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