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'Bring Styrofoam to the recycling yard'

Mark can be found on the side loader a lot as an employee collection. 'Super nice work. Using a kind of joystick, you effortlessly pick up mini-containers from the truck cab along the road. Provided they are set up correctly," he says with a wink.

'Because during our work we come across quite a few mini-containers that are in the wrong place. Or they are too close together or exactly behind a car or lamppost. Awkward, because that way we can hardly reach them.'

'Whether I like my job? Sure! We are nice outdoors and work in a nice team. I collect all types of waste: PBD, paper, organic waste and residual waste. The municipality finds it important that residents separate their waste as well as possible. Incinerating residual waste costs money, while recycling PBD, paper and organic waste generates money for the municipality. In addition, new items are made from properly separated fractions.'

'That's why we check the mini-containers regularly. Fortunately, very often it goes well. Do we see pollution? Then we attach a card to the container and leave it there. What goes wrong the most? Food waste in the residual waste. And we still regularly see polystyrene between the PBD. Food scraps belong in the VGF waste, of course, and polystyrene should be taken to the recycling center.

Tips from our staff collection

Tip from Edwin

'Cut or tear large cardboard boxes into pieces before throwing them in the paper bin. Put cardboard neatly upright. If you don't make a box flat, it blocks the entrance to the container, so you can dispose of less.'

Tip from Bjorn

'My tip against waste is simple: eat your plate well, haha! That's a joke, of course, but there's something to it: buy only what you use. Freeze leftovers, or bring a plate of food to an elderly or sick neighbor.'

Tip from Renate

'I often carry extra PBD bags. Just in case someone would like to try them and doesn't already have them. Should you run into me on my rounds, feel free to ask me for a container bag, advice or tips for separating your waste. You'll find that if you separate your trash better, you're less likely to have an overflowing container.'

Tip from Gerjan

'Sometimes it is difficult to decide which bin to choose. When in doubt, you can use the Waste Sorting Guide-app consult or this website. Je can also create your own garbage man or -wife for advice!

Tip from Henk

'PBD is mainly about household packaging material. So the plastic of meat products, the bread bag and the plastic packaging of vegetables.'

Tip from Jelle

'Buy a trash can with three or four different compartments. For food waste (VGF), plastic, can and drink containers (PBD), residual waste and paper.'

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