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BinMinder matches your postcode to your municipality's collection calendar and sends you a timely reminder for residual waste, GFT, PMD and paper.
In the Netherlands, municipalities are responsible for collecting household waste, usually through a municipal cleansing service or a regional collector such as Circulus-Berkel, HVC or RD4. The day your wheelie bins are emptied varies by municipality and even by neighbourhood: each municipality publishes a collection calendar based on your postcode and house number. Many municipalities also have their own waste app, but BinMinder brings all these calendars together in one clear reminder.
Most households separate waste into established streams: residual waste in the grey container, vegetable, fruit and garden waste (GFT) in the green wheelie bin, paper and cardboard in the blue bin, and PMD (plastic packaging, metal tins and drinks cartons) in an orange container or a clear or yellow sack. Take glass to a neighbourhood bottle bank and old textiles to a clothing bank. GFT is generally collected fortnightly, while residual waste and PMD are collected weekly or fortnightly depending on the municipality.
In larger cities such as Amsterdam, Rotterdam and Utrecht, households often use nearby underground containers for residual waste, PMD and glass instead of having their own wheelie bins. These can be used at any time. In many municipalities, you arrange a collection for bulky waste such as old furniture or take it to the milieustraat household waste recycling centre yourself. Collection is funded through the annual municipal afvalstoffenheffing waste charge.
Grey or grey-green wheelie bin; underground container in city centres
Anything that cannot go in another waste stream, such as cat litter, nappies and crockery. Frequency varies by municipality: weekly, fortnightly or through a small container that you empty yourself.
Green wheelie bin
Food waste, coffee filters, garden waste and plant material. Collected fortnightly in most municipalities and sometimes more often in summer because of smells.
Orange container or clear/yellow PMD sack
Plastic packaging, tins and milk or juice cartons. Put in empty packaging only; no rigid plastic toys or polystyrene. Frequency varies by municipality.
Blue wheelie bin or paper container
Newspapers, boxes, envelopes and cardboard. Flatten small cardboard boxes; damp or greasy paper, including pizza boxes, belongs in residual waste. Usually collected every four weeks.
Neighbourhood bottle bank, separated into clear and green glass
Bottles and jars without lids, separated into clear and coloured glass. Glass is not collected from your home; take it to the nearest bottle bank.
Neighbourhood clothing bank
Clothes, shoes, curtains and bedding, securely packed in a sealed bag. Worn-out textiles are accepted too, provided they are clean and dry.
Every municipality publishes its calendar on its website under afvalkalender or ophaalkalender, based on postcode and house number. BinMinder retrieves the date and reminds you the evening before, so you do not have to search every time.
Empty packaging only: plastic bottles, containers, trays and bags, metal tins and lids, and drinks cartons such as milk and juice cartons. Rigid plastic such as toys and plant pots, polystyrene and packaging containing food residue belong in residual waste.
The afvalstoffenheffing is the municipal tax that pays for the collection and processing of household waste. It appears on the annual municipal tax assessment and depends on household size. Some municipalities use a variable-rate system called diftar, under which you pay extra for each residual-waste collection or kilogram.
First check that it was out on time, positioned correctly by the road and not overfilled; a lid that will not close is a common reason for non-collection. Report a missed collection through your municipality's website or BuitenBeter app. The vehicle will usually return within a few working days.
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