Old Christmas trees are not waste. They are recycled into compost and green gas. Also worden them shredded into bedding in stables.
Waardlanden handles Christmas tree collection for the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden and Vijfheerenlanden.
Styrofoam from packaging (eps) can be disposed of separately at one of our environmental centres. We make sure it is recycled. For example, large pieces of Styrofoam that protect electrical appliances from knocks during transport.
Contaminated polystyrene packaging, such as meat trays, belongs to the residual waste. You can also buy small pieces of Styrofoam at the residual waste do. Styrofoam never belongs to the pmd (plastic packaging, metal, tin and beverage containers).
Do you have an old mattress or topper you want to get rid of? No worries! Bring it in for free to the waste disposal site for recycling.
Free drop-off at the environmental centre for recycling
There is a special container at the waste disposal site where you can leave your old mattress or topper. Your mattress or topper contains valuable raw materials that can be recycled. By taking your old mattress or topper to the waste disposal site, you are helping to protect the environment.
Does your old mattress or topper not fit in your car? Then you can take it to the recycling centre free of charge borrow a trailer.
Collection of your mattress or topper at home
Can't bring it yourself? No problem! You can also make an appointment online to have it collected and pay directly with iDeal. Bulky waste that you have collected from your home is residual waste and will be incinerated. A shame, because bulky household waste contains many valuable materials that can be reused. With a fee on this collection service, the municipalities encourage you to sort your bulky waste and deliver it separately to the waste disposal site.
You can take plasterboard away to one of our environmental centres. There is a special container there for plaster. Then we make sure it is recycled.
For gypsum recycling, it is important to keep the gypsum handed in as pure and clean as possible, i.e. not contaminated with substances that interfere with the recycling process.
Gypsum you may offer for recycling:
- All plaster blocks: heavy, solid blocks in white, green, blue or pink
- Fermacell sheets
- Plasterboard (offered loose)
This should not contain gypsum waste:
- Wood fibreboards
- Pressed straw slabs
- Cementitious slabs
- Insulation material
- Wood
- Aerated concrete/cellular concrete/Ytong (light, porous blocks, the inside is light grey)
- Metal
- Asbestos
- All types of plastic
- Plasterboard and gypsum blocks with tiles
You cannot put these types of plaster waste in the special container for plaster.
Gas cylinders, fire extinguishers and other pressure containers can be taken to one of our environmental centres bring.
There is a special drop-off point, please ask the manager. We will make sure they are recycled.
Please note that pressure containers are not electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste).
Roofing leather and other roofing materials can be sent to one of our environmental centres bring. There is a special container here where you can put it in. We will make sure the merchandise is recycled.
Roofing material that you hand in at the waste disposal site can be used in the production of new roofing materials. Examples of roofing material include roofing leather, bituminous roofing, roofing gravel and mastic.
You cannot return tar in packaging as roofing tar, this is small chemical waste (kca) and hand in as such. Putty tubes are also not allowed in the container for roofing tar, these belong in the residual waste.
Bulky waste, also known as bulky household waste, refers to items in your home such as a broken chair and discarded table. These are items and materials that should not or do not fit in your residual waste container or in the collection containers nearby. And items that you can no longer get repaired, sell, give away or take to a thrift shop.
You can take bulky waste yourself to one of our recycling points or have it collected from your home. For this you can make a bulky waste appointment online.
Give household goods and other items a second life
Is your old furniture, books, CDs and the like still usable? Sell them, give them away or bring them to the circle. Are they broken? Have them repaired at a workshop or repair café or have your old or broken appliance taken away by the supplier delivering your new appliance. Items and materials that can be reused go to recycling companies.
Note!
Never put bulky waste next to a container. The cost is €206.50 per offence.
Questions?
Do you have a question about bulky waste?
> Find answers to frequently asked questions about bulky waste.
Metal, also known as scrap metal, is recycled. That's why we separate it. Metal packaging (cans) belongs to the pmd.
You can bring metal to one of the environmental centres.
Or you can have metal collected. > Make a bulky waste appointment online
What belongs where?
Well with the metal waste
- aluminium
- bronze
- power cable
- iron and scrap iron
- copper
- lead
- stainless steel
- brass
- zinc
- large pieces of metal (such as demolition waste and bicycles)
Not in metal waste
At the pmd
- aluminium can, dish (from cat food, for example) or container
- can (of soft drink)
- canned goods (e.g. soup, sauce, vegetables and fruit)
- lid made of tin (or metal) or plastic
- bottle cap (metal or plastic)
- metal syrup bottle
- biscuit jar (biscuit tin)
- metal crown cap
Have metal collected
You can have your metal collected. > Make a bulky waste appointment online
We collect plastic packaging, metal packaging (cans) and drink cartons - pmd for short - separately. This allows us to recover valuable raw materials for reuse. You can offer pmd in a special container or at one of our environmental centres.
Separating pmd neatly may sometimes be complicated: what is allowed with pmd and what is not? Yet it is very important for a good sorting and recycling process. The reason: The quality and therefore the value of collected materials should remain as high as possible. And the cost of separation as low as possible. Therefore, here is a list of the most common products that do and do not belong to pmd.
What belongs where?
With the pmd
Empty plastic containers
All empty plastic containers of food, personal care products and cleaning products, such as:
- cups for dairy products
- blister packs
- chip bags
- coffee packaging (silver foil)
- jar lids
- blister strips of medicines and chewing gum
- bottles of personal care products
- bottles of detergents and cleaning agents
- bottles of oil and vinegar
- bottles of soft drinks, water and dairy products
- fruit, vegetable and salad trays or bags
- tubs
- squeeze bottles for sauces
- pasta and rice bags
- Chips
- plastic bags, bags and sacks
- plastic bread bags
- plant pots
- jars for gel, medicines and vitamins
- sauce bags
- plastic candy bags
- plastic candy bags with metallic coating
- soup bags
- tubes for e.g. gel, cream and toothpaste
- packaging of cheese, meat products and fish
Empty cans and other metal packaging
All empty containers made of tin and metal that have contained food, such as:
- aluminium food trays
- aluminium or metal can (packaging)
- canned goods (please bend lid inwards)
- beverage cans for soft drinks and beer
- steel syrup bottles
Empty beverage cartons
All empty packs that have contained food (please fold flat and replace cap), such as:
- packs for juices, water and wine
- packs for milk, custard and yoghurt
- packs for soup and pasta sauce
Not with the pmd
- beverage cartons containing leftovers or waste from other products
- household goods and utensils
- agricultural plastic
- loose cardboard or other waste paper
- styrofoam
- tote bag (heavy, reusable plastic shopping bag)
- aerosols of e.g. whipped cream, hairspray and deodorant
- paint cans
- packages with contents
- packaging of chemical waste, such as make-up containers, turpentine bottles, sealant tubes
What goes in the pmd bin? Do the check
How pmd recycling works
After your container is emptied, we take the pmd to a processor. The processor separates the materials: plastics, metals and beverage cartons. Then each raw material stream goes to final processors. Final processors turn the raw material streams into new raw materials.
- Plastic is ground into flakes, cleaned and ground into pellets, for example. From these granules, new plastic packaging and products are made. For example, fleece clothing, mobile phone and laptop casings, car dashboards and tennis balls.
- Metal is indefinitely recyclable. Metal factories use it as a raw material to manufacture new cans. But also, for example, building materials, bicycles and aeroplanes.
- The recycling plant separates the cardboard fibres from the carton of beverage cartons of the plastic (polyethylene) and the aluminium layer. The cardboard fibres are raw material for the paper industry to produce, for example, boxes, stationery and tissue paper. The plastic and aluminium are also recovered. They are used as raw material for products such as crates, buckets and aluminium tubes.
See how pmd is sorted
Plastic (plastic) can be well recycled. That is why we collect it separately at the environmental centres. Bulky plastic is plastic products that are not packaging. The pmd container is for plastic packaging, metal (cans) and beverage containers only.
You can offer bulky plastic at one of the environmental centres.
What belongs where?
Well at the plastic
Hard plastic, such as:
- garden chairs
- laundry baskets
- tables
- crates
- toy
- CD covers
Not at the plastic
At the pmd
Plastic containers (empty) of food, personal care products and cleaning products, such as:
- bottles for e.g. soft drinks, water, milk and yoghurt
- packaging of cheese, meat and fish
- bags for pasta and rice, for example
- tubs for e.g. butter, sauce and cheese spread
- shampoo bottles
- bags
- tubes
- squeeze bottles
Waardlanden handles the collection of household waste and raw materials for the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden and Vijfheerenlanden.
At Waardlanden, we ensure that your business waste is collected smartly and processed responsibly. From waste collection to smoothing and sweeping business premises - we offer tailor-made solutions to suit your business.
Curious about the possibilities? Call us at 0183 73 22 50 or schedule an appointment with our business advisor. Together, we will look at the best solution for your business!