There are official household waste bags in different colours for all waste that is collected from your home. You can buy blue bags for plastics, metals and drinks containers, green bags for food and garden waste and brown or light brown bags for residual waste at your local shops, municipal offices or supermarket. 

Attention: Only official waste disposal bags will be collected. If you use the wrong bag you will be fined.

Collection at home by special services (intercommunales):http://www.interza.be/nl/gemeente/zaventem 

 

 

Residual waste, plastic, metals and drink containers, garden waste and paper and cardboard

Residual waste, plastic, metals and drink containers, garden waste and paper and cardboard are picked up at your home by special services (intercommunales). Some municipalities use plastic bags (paid by the bag), others use rented waste containers (paid by weight).

Waste collection schedule

Consult your municipal waste collection schedule to learn when waste will be collected in your street http://www.ophaalkalender.be/ or use the “Recycle!” app which notifies you automatically when to put out which type of waste for collection.