From January 2024, PBD waste is removed from the general waste after collection. Residents put waste in their grey bin or in the underground container for household waste.

No PBD bags are handed out in Eindhoven. This is stipulated in the municipality's policy. This is because Cure does not collect bags at te house and the PBD bags are too big for the bins.

Handing these bags out is also expensive. Cure is investing in other means to make waste collection easier, like accessible and functional underground waste containers.

Separating at the source is separately collecting resources, like glass, paper and organic waste (GFT-E). Only a little bit of general waste is leftover. With separating after collection, plastic packaging, tin cans and drinking cartons (PBD) can go with general waste, to be removed afterwards in the factory.

No. The separation of PBD after collection is currently developed to a point where it's easy to remove it from general waste. This does not count for waste types like paper waste, organic waste and textiles. If these go in with general waste, they'll be burned. This way, we lose valuable, useful resources.

You can find the rules for separating different types of waste on the Cure website and in the Cure app. Check 'All about waste'. Not sure? Check www.afvalscheidingswijzer.nl to see where your waste can go.