Household waste is non-recyclable. It is burned in large ovens. This generates energy (electricity) and heat. The leftover product can be used for example as building materials, like road foundations.

Residents of low-rise houses/apartments (single-family homes) have their own grey container (kliko). This is at the house and is emptied every two weeks. Residents of high-rise buildings (flats and appartments) have an underground container available for residual waste near their building. You open this with your municipal card.

Yes, GFT (vegetable, fruit and garden waste) can go in the household waste container. You can also put it in an underground container to minimalise odors.

If you've been appointed an underground container, you can open this with your city pass, municipal card or environmental card. Take into account that your pass will only open waste containers in your vicinity.

It can be an inconvenience when your container hasn't been fully emptied.

Check the contents to see if there is any blockage in the container. If the container is packed too tight, that can also be the reason the contents didn't fully come out.

In these cases, we request you remove the blockage. Then, you place the container by the street as usual on the next emptying date.