'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 [...]
'Separating waste is fun and not difficult'
Michel made the switch from steel construction to the world of waste collection after 27 years. He has been driving the garbage truck for a few months now and now knows the streets in Dronten, Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant well. 'I like separating waste and it is nice that I can now do my bit as a waste collection employee.' [...]
'We really do collect separately.'
This is Sander. He is a garbage collector. Every day he and his colleagues drive through all the streets of Dronten, Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant to collect garbage. He loves his job: the nice contact with his colleagues and the freedom make that he always goes to work with pleasure. Sander likes to tell what [...]
'Agricultural plastic may go with company waste'
Farmers and other residents of the countryside encounter Renata regularly. With her garbage truck, she drives through the polder landscape in all weathers. At first glance, it seems pretty quiet on the farm roads: few containers and they are spaced far apart. 'Make no mistake,' Renata laughs. 'It's hard work. The containers are regularly [...]
'Container full? Especially don't stamp on it!'
Jelle is an experienced force within the waste collection team. For seventeen years he has traversed the gemeente Dronten with the garbage truck. Sometimes behind the wheel and sometimes on foot. What once started as a new challenge now fits like a familiar warm coat. 'When a new colleague joins us we work them together [...]
'This is how to prevent maggots in your GFT container!'
'If you collect separately, valuable materials can be reused. That means fewer raw materials, energy and money are needed to make new materials," Henk explains. So we really do collect separately! ' 'Today I am responsible for emptying the underground containers, with the crane. But tomorrow my day looks [...] again.
'Separating well keeps costs down'
Gerjan is a familiar face to the residents of Dronten, Biddinghuizen and Swifterbant. He drives a different route almost every day: from new housing estate, old core to outlying area and from north to south. 'I once started as an international driver, but made the switch three years ago to employee collection and driver in Dronten. The polder landscape feels [...]
Tip against waste? Eat your plate empty!
Bjorn is a collection employee, or garbage collector. 'Separating waste is not difficult! It's a matter of doing it. The better we separate waste together, the more materials get a second life as raw materials for new products and packaging.' As an ex-firefighter, Bjorn is aware of his surroundings at all times, safety for himself and [...].
'Don't secretly hide residual waste'
Old newspapers and magazines, envelopes, cardboard boxes: it can all go in the waste paper bin. Old paper can easily be recycled into new paper, unless the paper container is contaminated with waste that does not belong here, such as plastic or organic waste.' Garbage collector Edwin still encounters it too often. 'I not only drive through the streets of Dronten and [...]
