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Waste Guide 2019
Municipality of Meerssen
This Waste Guide offers general information on waste disposal in the Municipality of Meerssen.
This booklet doesn’t include the personal waste collection calendar 2019 (which is delivered by post).
If you have lost your copy of the personal waste collection calendar,
you can download a new copy at www.meerssen.nl by entering your postal code.Waste Guide 2019
Contents Page
Important telephone numbers 2
General Waste Collection Calendar 2019 3
Municipal Refuse Bags 4-5
Organic waste 4-5
Plastic packaging, metal packaging (tin cans)
and drink cartons waste 6-7
Recyclable waste 8
Household chemical waste 9
Collection of white and brown goods 10
Collection service at home 11
Cleanup duty dog faeces 11
Ecoparks 12-16
Clothing collection 17
Rules on old iron disposal 18
Serviceable goods 18
Glass containers 19
Textile containers 19
Paper and cardboard 20-21
Tips to minimize your waste 22
Tips for separating waste 23
Service-information
• Hasn’t your waste been collected?
• Do you have questions about the waste collection?
• Do you need a new (or extra) organic waste container ?
• Do you need a new waste pass
Call 14 043 (dial 1). Or e-mail besteuitafval@meerssen.nl
• Do you have questions about extra collection of bulky waste?
• Have you witnessed an illegal dumping?
• Do you wish to report an illegal dumping?
• Do you need a new waste pass?
• Do you have questions about the waste disposal policy?
Call 14 043 (Klant Contact Centrum). Or e-mail info@meerssen.nl
• Questions about serviceable goods: Kringloop Zuid (blz. 18)
• Questions about collection paper and cardboard: collection association (blz. 20)
2Municipality of Meerssen
2019 Waste Collection Calendar
In this Waste Guide 2019 you can find out Environment App (Milieu App)
how you, as a resident of the Municipality of The municipal Environment App (Milieu
Meerssen, can dispose of your waste. App) gives you information about waste
collection, collection days in your
Personal waste collection calendar neighbourhood, Ecoparks etc. You can also
You received your new personal waste collection use this App as your digital Waste Pass.
calendar in your mailbox in December 2018. The app can also give you a notification when
This calendar gives you a clear overview of waste is collected in your neighbourhood.
which type of waste is collected from your house
on which particular day. How to install the App?
You can install the Milieu App on your
If you have lost your copy of the personal smartphone in the App-store (IOS) or
waste collection calendar, you can download a Google Play-Store (Android).
new copy online at: www.besteuitafval.nl.
Do you have questions about the App?
In this Waste Guide, you will find more Call 14 043 (dial 1)
information about the collection of the
different types of waste.
New municipal household Important
refuse bags
• On Monday 31 December 2018 we collect
The municipality of
organic waste in Weert, Bunde, Geulle and a
Meerssen has a new
part of Rothem. With this collection you can
blue-white municipal
also dispose of your Christmas tree. This
household refuse bag.
collection date is not on your personal
Have you got old collection calendar 2019 because it’s a day in
(red) municipal 2018.
refuse bags left? • Also in 2019 you can use the RD4 ecoparks
You can still use them.
in your region. More information:
www.besteuitafval.nl or use the Milieu App.
The new municipal bag
was made together • A full organic waste container (140 of 240
with the municipalities of Maastricht en litre) should not be heavier than 75 kilogram.
Valkenburg a/d Geul. They have a similar
municipal refuse bag.
From waste to raw material
The nationwide gaol is max. 100 kg not
reuseable residual waste per person in 2020.
Our municipality’s result is still a few kilos above
the national goal. Through better waste
separation we can also reach this gaol.
Will you help us? Together we can!
More information?
call 14 043
E-mail: besteuitafval@meerssen.nl
www.besteuitafval.nl
Or use the Environment App
(Milieu App)
3Collection days and areas, municipal household
refuse bags, and organic (GFT) and PMD waste
You received your personal waste collection calendar in December 2018. This calendar gives you a
clear overview of which type of waste is collected from your street on which particular day. If you
have lost your copy of the personal waste collection calendar, you can download a new copy online
at www.besteuitafval.nl. If you do not have access to the internet, you can call the municipal
Customer Contact Centre (Klant Contact Centrum (KCC) on 14 043.
Monday
Even weeks: Weert, Bunde, and Geulle
Municipal household The entire area west of the A2 including the area located
refuse bags between the A2 carriageways
Odd weeks: Weert, Bunde, Geulle, and a section of Rothem
Organic (GFT) waste The entire area west of the A2, including the area located between the
A2 carriageways, as well as a section of Rothem. The streets are
marked in green on the map included below.
Tuesday
Even weeks: Meerssen, Ulestraten, and Rothem
Municipal household The entire area east of the A2
refuse bags
Even weeks: Rothem and the area south
PMD waste of the Maastricht-Valkenburg railway line
The streets are marked in orange on the map included below
Odd weeks: Meerssen, Ulestraten, and Rothem
Organic (GFT) waste The entire area east of the A2.
Excluding the section of Rothem
where organic (GFT) waste is collected on Mondays.
Friday
Odd weeks: Meerssen, Ulestraten, Weert, Bunde, and Geulle
PMD waste Excluding the area south of the Maastricht-Valkenburg railway line
PMD waste is collected here on Tuesdays of even weeks.Rules on household refuse bags &
vegetable, fruit and garden (organic) waste
Household refuse bags
Private individuals who pay the waste substances levy and businesses who pay refuse
collection charges may make use of the municipal service and present their waste to the
collection service. Waste may only be presented for collection in the municipal Refuse (with
print ‘Gemeente Meerssen’). These can be bought at your local store
(e.g. supermarket).
Exception: private individuals households that use the facilities for underground
waste collection (for example: apartment buildings) can dispose of their waste in
the underground container. Concerning residents have received a special pass.
Other businesses must make their own arrangements
for the removal of their waste.
The household refuse bags are collected once a fortnight
(during the evenly numbered weeks).
Household refuse bags may only be placed on the pavement
on the collection day (from 7.30 a.m.).
This will prevent stray animals from tearing the bags open.
In principle you may present as many household refuse bags as you wish.
Fruit, vegetable & garden (organic) waste
Each household that pays the waste substances levy and each business that pays refuse
collection charges receives a green organic waste container from the municipality.
Exception: private individuals households that use the facilities for underground
waste collection (for example: apartment buildings) can dispose of their waste in
the underground container. Concerning residents have received a special pass.
The organic waste containers are emptied every fortnight (in the odd-numbered weeks).
In addition to the organic waste container you may present a maximum
of two bundles of garden waste with a maximum length and circumference
of 1½ metres and a maximum weight of 25 kilograms.
Organic waste is used to make fertile compost.
Therefore please do not place any other kind of waste in the container.
If the organic waste becomes polluted the entire batch is rejected.
Keep the lid of the container closed.
Place a sheet of newspaper in the bottom of the container.
This will prevent the waste from sticking to the bottom and starting to smell.
Mix fruit and vegetable waste with garden waste as much as possible.
Place fish and meat refuse in the municipal Refuse Bag.
This will prevent maggots and stench, while promoting compost formation.
Make sure that your container is clean and empty if you are
going on holiday for a number of weeks.
The organic waste container belongs to the house, so if you are moving
leave it behind clean and empty for the next residents.
Place the container on the pavement on the collection day
(from 7.30 a.m.) with the handle facing the street.
In the event of frost
Place the container in the shed or garage if possible. This will prevent the
waste from freezing and will make the job of the waste collectors much easier.
During warm weather
Place the container in the shade.
Put fish and meat waste in the municipal Refuse Bag.
This prevents maggots and stench.
Strongly smelling food waste such as cauliflower and the
like may also be placed in the municipal Refuse Bag to prevent stench.
Bulky garden trimmings
Bulky garden trimmings (max. 2 m2) can be disposed free of charge at one of the Ecoparks.
5Plastic packaging, metal packaging (tin cans)
and drink cartons (PMD)
Plastic packaging, metal packaging (tin cans) and drink cartons (PMD-waste)
is collected house to house once every two weeks. This waste is collected
in the Plastic heroes-bags. You can get these Plastic heroes-bags for free at
the local stores (e.g.) supermarkets that also sell the (red) municipal Refuse
Bags.
Rules on plastic packaging waste disposal
Plastic packaging, metal packaging (tin cans) and drink cartons (PMD-
waste) can only be disposed in the Plastic heroes-bags.
The Plastic heroes-bags are collected every
two weeks. See for more information your personal collection-calendar.
The Plastic heroes-bags may only be placed on the pavement
on the collection day (from 7.30 a.m.).
P Plastic packaging waste
You can dispose plastic packaging waste unwashed and with cap. It’s important that the plastic
packaging waste is empty and there are no residues of paper, carton or aluminium attached. You
don’t have to remove the labels. We advise you to flatten the waste before you throw it in de
Plastic heroes-bag.
Check the list what can and can’t be disposed in the Plastic heroes-bags.
Plastic packaging waste that CAN be Plastic packaging waste that CAN NOT
disposed in the Plastic heroes-bag be disposed in the Plastic heroes-bag
Plastic bags, sacks Packaging with content
Pasta and rise bags Packaging from chemical waste
Candy bags For example: packaging from make-up,
Plastic packaging of meat and cheese turpentine bottles, glue tubes
Foilrappings from magazines and Polystyrene
promotional leaflets For example: fast-food packaging,
Blisters for toothbrushes, meat dishes, stuff to fill packaging
cables and screws Remainders of paper, cardboard and foil
Plastic cups for butter, sauce, cream For example: packaging for chips
cheese, pate, coffee milk (crisps), blisters
Bowls or bags for vegetables, Drink cartons
fruit and salads, fries Other plastic products
Cups for yoghurt, cream, For example: garden chair, toys etc
whipped cream, ice cream
Lids from jars of peanut
butter, chocolate paste
Squeeze bottles for
mayonnaise and ketchup
Bottles from detergent, shampoo,
shower gel, bath oil and soap
Tubes from gel, cream,
body lotion, toothpaste
Bottles from soda, water
and dairy products
Bottles from oil and vinegar
Pots from gel, medicine, vitamins
Plant pots
6M Metal packaging (tin cans)
Metal packaging are tin cans, drink cans, metal caps from jam jars, cans or tubes, aluminium
dishes, empty aerosols (you must dispose full aerosols in the small chemical waste).
Metal packaging that CAN’t be disposed in the Plastic heroes-bag
Paints cans (this is small chemical waste) and other metal packaging that contains toxic or caustic
products (for example: insecticides of motor oil), metal objects (for example: screws, tools, office
supplies), electric devices, cutlery, pots, needles and chips bags. The metal packaging must be
clean and empty.
D Drink cartons
Drink cartons are carton packaging off drinks of dairy products. For example: drink cartons of
custard, yogurt, soup, sauce, milk, apple juice etc. Also drink cartons with plastic caps and small
drink cartons can be disposed in de Plastic heroes-bag. Drink cartons must be clean and empty.
More information? call 14 043
E-mail: besteuitafval@meerssen.nl
www.besteuitafval.nl
Or use the Environment App (Milieu App)
7Recyclable waste
Type Where to
Processed and unprocessed timber • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
White and brown goods • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
(including refrigerators and freezers)
Plastic packaging, metal packaging • Plastic Heroes-bags (see page 10-11)
(tin cans) and drink cartons (PMD) • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Hard plastic • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Polystyreen • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Matrasses • Ecopark (see page 12-16)
Building rubble • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Clean soil • Ecoparks (max. 2 m3) (see page 12-16)
Glass panes • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Glass • Bottle bank (see page 19)
Cardboard and paper • Collecting association (see page 20)
• Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Serviceable textiles and shoes • Textile bank (see page 19)
• Door-to-door campaigns by
collecting institutions (see page 17)
• Permanent collection points of the
Eastern Europe Aid Campaign at
Kloosterweg 9 in Bunde, or
Pater Nottenstraat 1 in Ulestraten
• Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Serviceable household goods • Recycling centres Kringloop Zuid (see page 18)
Watermolen 14, Maastricht en Broekhem 47 in
Valkenburg
Old Tools • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Gas cylinders • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Plaster • Ecoparks (see page 12-16)
Car wrecks • Car wreck removal firm W. Schutte
Kuiperstraat 11 in Geulle aan de Maas,
tel. 043-3646233.
8Household chemical waste
As chemical waste can harm the environment, it may not be disposed of in
the municipal Refuse Bag. The list of classified chemical waste is as follows:
Household - Energy-saving lamps
- Batteries
- Energy bulbs
- Fluorescent tubes
- Liquid drain unblocking agent
- Paraffin, petroleum
- Herbicides, fungicides and insecticides
Do-it-yourself - Paint, varnish
- Stains and wood preservation agents
- Products used for painting such as white spirit, thinner,
paint remover, paint solvent, brush cleaner,
brush softener and cleaning spirit, mercury switches
(such as non-digital heating thermostats)
Medicine cupboard - Medicines
- Mercury thermometers
- Injection needles
Hobby - Photographic fixer
- Photographic developer
- Etching liquids such as nitric acid,
sulphuric acid and hydrochloric acid
Transport - Batteries
- Petrol
- Motor oil / spent oil and brake fluid
- Oil filters
Where can you dispose your household chemical waste?
Private individuals (no businesses) can dispose their household chemical waste free
of charge at one of the four Ecoparks. Old medication can be disposed at the pharmacy.
Several supermarkets collect old batteries.
In 2018 the collection of chemical waste (in residential areas) by vehicle (Chemocar) stopped.
More information? call 14 043
E-mail: besteuitafval@meerssen.nl
www.besteuitafval.nl
Or use the Environment App (Milieu App)
9Collection of old white and brown goods
Where can you dispose of your
white and brown goods?
At the shop When buying new goods
Ecoparks Including refrigerators and freezers (free disposal)
Kringloop Zuid Only when still well-functioning (see page 18)
You can not dispose refrigerators
and freezers at Kringloop Zuid
Collecting service at home Fee (see page 19)
What are white and brown goods?
Big household devices Refrigerators, freezers, electric stove,
washing machine and microwave
Computer and Mainframes, computers and laptops (including processor, mouse,
telecommunication devices screen and keyboard), printers, copy machines, calculators
Consumer devices Radio, television, video camera, video recorder, hifi-recorder
Small household devices Vacuum-cleaner, iron, toaster, fryer, electric knives
Lightning devices Devices including fluorescent lamps, LED-lamps
Electric and electronic tools Drill, saw, sewing machine, tools for welding and solder,
tools for mowing and other garden activities
Instruments for measuring Smoke detectors, heating controller, thermostat
en verifying
10Collection service at home
Private individuals (no businesses) can have certain types of waste collected from
their homes for a fee. If collection is requested on time, the waste will be collected
the next Wednesday. The collection service applies to the following types of waste:
Waste Costs Maximum Note
Bulky € 14,- per load for Maximum length and Only bulky garden waste
Garden waste transport costs circumference is 1½ metres and tied up thoroughly with
maximum weight is 25 string will be collected.
kilograms per bundle.
Bulky € 14,- per load for Maximum 6 m3 For more information
Household waste transport costs + a you can call the
processing charge of Environmental Affairs
25,00 per m3 of waste section (Milieu),
tel. 14 043 (KCC)
White and € 7,- per collection One or more appliances
brown goods incl. refrigerators and
freezers
Please note:
As a rule one load a week is collected per household. If planning permits, a second load can be
collected from the same address. To promote the separation of waste, organic and bulky household
waste cannot be collected at the same time. If there is sufficient demand, collection can also take
place on Thursday morning. On the day en time the waste is collected, you must place your waste
at a place that is easy reachable for the waste collection service.
Information and requests:
Environmental Affairs section, tel. 14 043. E-mail: info@meerssen.nl.
The Public's Duty to Remove Dog Faeces
Throughout the municipality of Meerssen the person in charge of a dog
has a duty to remove the dog's faeces from public land.
You must always clean up the dog faeces when these are dropped in public space and dispose
of the dog faeces in one of the combined litter bins. Or take it home.
Questions?
Call tel. 14 043. E-mail: info@meerssen.nl.
11Ecoparks
Inhabitants of the Municipality of Meerssen can use the facilities of four Ecoparks:
the ecoparks Beatrixhaven, Noorderbrug and Randwyck in Maastricht, and the
ecopark in Valkenburg aan de Geul. You can also use the facilities of seven
RD4 ecoparks in the region. In these ecoparks you can dispose several kinds of waste.
Ecoparks Geul & Maas Open
Beatrixhaven Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday 10.00-18.00 hour
Fregatweg 32 Maastricht Thursday closed
Friday and Saturday 10.00-18.00 hour
Het Rondeel Monday 10.00-18.00 hour
Het Rondeel 24 Maastricht Tuesday closed
Wednesday to Saturday 10.00-18.00 hour
Randwijck Monday and Tuesday 10.00-18.00 hour
Watermolen 39 Maastricht Wednesday closed
Thursday, Friday and Saturday 10.00-18.00 hour
Valkenburg aan de Geul Thursday and Friday 13.00-19.00 hour
Valkenberg 13 Valkenburg Saturday 9.30-16.30 hour
The Ecoparks Geul & Maas are closed on Sundays and during holidays (including carnival)
Regional ecoparks Rd4 Open
Brunssum Monday to Friday 09.00-17.30 hour
Milieuweg 1 Brunssum Saturday 08.00-16.00 hour
Heerlen Monday to Friday 09.00-17.30 hour
Huisbergerstraat 250 Heerlen Saturday 08.00-16.00 hour
Kerkrade Monday to Friday 09.00-17.30 hour
Ingenieur Wintgensstraat 2 Saturday 08.00-16.00 hour
Kerkrade
Landgraaf Monday to Friday 09.00-17.30 hour
Marconistraat 28 Landgraaf Saturday 08.00-16.00 hour
Margraten Monday 9.00-17.00 hour
Aan de Fremme 25 Margraten Tuesday 13.00-17.00 hour
Wednesday closed
Thursday and Friday 09.00-17.00 hour
Saturday 09.00-16.00 hour
Rijckholt Monday 13.00-17.00 hour
Rijksweg 225 in Rijckholt Tuesday closed
Wednesday 9.00-17.00 hour
Thursday closed
Friday 09.00-17.00 hour
Saturday 09.00-16.00 hour
Vaals Monday closed
Selzerbeeklaan 9 Vaals Tuesday 8.00-12.00 hour
Wednesday closed
Thursday closed
Friday and Saturday 8.00-12.00 hour
Rd4 Ecoparks closed - Rd4 ecoparks are closed on Sundays and during holidays (including
carnival). On Friday 20 December 2019, Tuesday 24 December 2019 and Tuesday 31 December
2019 are the ecoparks closed at 15.00 hour. Ecopark Margraten is closed on Tuesday 24 and 31
December 2019.
12Waste pass
In order to use the facilities of the Ecoparks, you need a waste pass. One waste pass per
household is sent to each household in Meerssen. Without the pass you can’t use the facilities of
the Ecoparks. Make sure that you always bring your waste pass and your valid ID when you visit
the Ecopark.
Digital Waste Pass
Do you use the Environment App (Milieu App)? You can also use this app as your digital Waste
Pass.
Did you lose your waste pass?
Then call the municipality of Meerssen, tel. 14 043 . E-mail: info@meerssen.nl.
Ecoparks closed during holidays
Tuesday 1 January 2019 New Year’s day
Monday 4 March 2019 Carnival
Tuesday 5 March 2019 Carnival
Monday 22 April 2019 Easter
Saturday 27 April 2019 King’s Day
Thursday 30 May 2019 Ascension Day
Monday 10 June 2019 Whit Monday
Wednesday 25 December 2019 First day of Christmas
Thursday 26 December 2019 Second day of Christmas
Payment Ecoparks
You can only pay with your debit card (pincard) at the ecoparks.
More information? call 14 043
E-mail: besteuitafval@meerssen.nl
www.besteuitafval.nl
Or use the Environment App (Milieu App)
13Ecopark rates
Type Rate Per …
Bulky household waste € 25,- Per m3 (max. 2 m3 per load)
Timber-waste (A and B-wood € 15,- per m3 (max. 2 m3 per load)
In 2019 the first 2 loads wood are free
C-wood € 15,- Per m3 (max. 2 m3 per load)
In 2019 the first 2 loads wood are free
C-wood is wood that is impregnated, wood that is
polluted by roofing felt, plastic, cloth etc, wood that
is rotten or mouldy, wood that contains metal parts
(other than nails, screwsor etc) and sheet material
Clean building rubble € 10,- per m3 (max. 2 m3 per load)
Clean soil € 10,- per m3 (max. 2 m3 per load)
Roofing felt (max 0,5 m2) € 12,50 per 0,5 m2 per load
Household rubbish / rubbish bag € 1,25 Per bag of 50 litres (max. 7 kilos per bag)
€ 2,50 Per bag of 100 litres (max. 14 kilos per bag)
Vegetable, fruit and garden € 1,25 Per bag of 50 litres (max. 7 kilos per bag)
(organic) waste in a rubbish bag € 2,50 Per bag of 100 litres (max. 14 kilos per bag)
Household rubbish in municipal Free Per bag of 25 litres (max. 3,5 kilos per bag)
Refuse Bag Free Per bag of 50 litres (max. 7 kilos per bag)
Vegetable, fruit and garden Free Per bag of 25 litres (max. 3,5 kilos per bag)
(organic) waste in a municipal Free Per bag of 50 litres (max. 7 kilos per bag)
Refuse Bag
Bulky garden trimmings Free Max. 2 m3 per load
Passenger car tyre Free Max. 4 tires
with of without rim
Chemical waste Free No limitation - spent oil max. 5 litres
Hard plastics Free No limitation (e.g. plastic garden furniture, plastic
toys, flower pots) You have separate hard plastic
waste from de plastic packaging waste.
14Plastic packaging, metal packaging Free No limitation
(tin cans) and drink cartons (PMD)
We advise you to dispose of PMD waste with the
Plastic heroes-bag (see page 5-6)
Paper and cardboard Free No limitation
Matrasses Free Max. 2 per load
Plaster Free Max. 2 m3 per load
Polystyreen Free Max. 1 m3 per load
Gass cylinders Free Max. 2 per load
Old tools Free No limitation The ‘Stichting Gered Gereedschap’
(saved tools) restores the tools and gives them to
third world countries
Textile Free No limitation
Waste containing asbestos Free Max. 15 m2 per load
Packed according to the acceptance conditions
(information call, tel. 14 043)
Glass panes Free No limitation -
Packed according to the acceptance conditions.
15Ecopark rates per m3
Ecoparks Beatrixhaven, Randwyck and Valkenburg a/d Geul
For the deposit of bulky household waste, roofing felt, clean Rubble, soil, A/B/C-wood you always
pay a minimum amount of ¼ m3 .
Per m3 Bulky household waste Roofing felt Clean building
rubble
Max. ¼ m3 € 6,25 € 6,25 € 2,50
3
¼-½m € 12,50 € 12,50 € 5,-
½ - 1 m3 € 25,- € 10,-
1 – 1 ½ m3 € 37,50 € 15,-
3
1½-2m € 50,- € 20,-
Per m3 Soil A/B-wood C-wood
The first two The first two
loads are free loads are free
Max. ¼ m3 € 2,50 € 3,75 € 3,75
3
¼-½m € 5,- € 7,50 € 7,50
½ - 1 m3 € 10,- € 15,- € 15,-
1 – 1 ½ m3 € 15,- € 22,50 € 22,50
3
1½-2m € 20,- € 30,- € 30,-
Ecopark Rondeel
At ecopark Rondeel your waste will be weighted. You pay per kilo. If you dispose of one kind of
waste, you pay de price belonging to that kind. If you dispose of several kinds of waste at the
same time, you pay the general price of € 0,16 per kg.
Waste Price per kg
Bulky household waste € 0,16
Roofing felt € 0,07
Clean building rubble € 0,02
Soil € 0,01
A and B-wood The first two loads are free € 0,08
C-wood The first two loads are free € 0,06
Household rubbish / rubbish bag € 0,19
Vegetable, fruit and garden € 0,19
(organic) waste in a rubbish bag
16Collection clothing – shoes – textiles
The collection of used clothing – shoes – textiles is only permitted to those organisations who
received a collection-permit from the Municipality of Meerssen according to the municipal waste-
decree. In the municipality of Meerssen the Stichting Sociaal Medische Hulpverlening aan Oost-
Europa (SMHO = Foundation for Social Medical Aid to Eastern Europe), the Stichting Aktie ’68 and
the Dutch Red Cross arrange for the collection of serviceable clothing, textile and shoes in 2019.
The proceeds of the collection are entirely used for charity.
Collection days clothing – shoes and textile in 2019
Wednesday 13 February
Wednesday 10 April
Wednesday 12 June
Wednesday 14 August
Wednesday 16 October
Wednesday 11 December
Please note: offering and collecting serviceable clothing, textile and shoes on any other moment
or to another collector is not allowed. The serviceable clothes etcetera will be removed by the
municipal Environmental Affairs section. The person who offers the serviceable clothes has to pay
the costs. You can always bring your serviceable clothes etcetera to the ecoparks or to the clothing
containers.
Rules
At several locations (page 19) you will find containers in which
you can dispose of serviceable clothes, textiles, and shoes.
Put the clothes or textiles in closed plastic bags
Tie pairs of shoes together
Avoid dirtying the clothes or textiles
Don’t dispose of other waste in the clothing container
Do you need further information, or do you
want to let us know that the container is full?
Call the Foundation for Social Medical Aid
to Eastern Europe (SMHO), tel. 043-3645066.
17Rules collection old iron
For the collection of old iron are a few rules:
You can dispose of metal / tin / old iron for free at the ecoparks.
Metal packaging (tin cans) you can dispose in the Plastic heroes-bag
It is not allowed to give old iron to the private collectors that drive (honking) through
your neighbourhood. These private collectors do not have a collection permit.
You risk a fine if you offer old iron to one of these private collectors.
Serviceable household goods
You can dispose serviceable household goods at Recycling centres Kringloop Zuid. At this Recycling
centre you can dispose (free): clothes, household-textile (drapes etc), furniture, household goods
(pans etc), hobby-goods (books etc), sanitary facilities, bicycles and motorcycles, washing
machines, cookers, televisions, radios, computers, vacuum cleaners, and razors. These goods have
to be still well-functioning. You can not dispose refrigerators and freezers at Kringloop Zuid.
By telephone: Monday to Friday 9.00-17.00 hour
Opening hours
Kringloop Shop Watermolen 14 in Maastricht:
Monday 13.00-17.00 hour
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-17.00 hour
Disposal of serviceable goods:
Monday to Saturday 9.00-17.00 hour
Kringloop Shop Broekhem 47 in Valkenburg a/d Geul:
Monday closed
Tuesday to Saturday 10.00-17.00 hour
Disposal of serviceable goods:
Tuesday to Saturday 9.00-17.00 hour
Rules
The goods you dispose have to be undamaged, or only lightly damaged.
Lightly damaged goods must be easy to repair. The goods must not be polluted.
The goods have to be places on the ground floor, when they are being
picked up by Kringloop Zuid.
It is not allowed to place goods on the side of the road or on the pavement.
The goods have to be transportable: put lose goods in a box,
and take apart furniture (tables, beds etc).
You have to show your identity card when Kringloop Zuid comes to pick up the goods.
For information call:
Kringloop Zuid, tel. 043-3620858.
Internet: www.kringloopzuid.nl
18Glass – Shoes – Textile
Residential Area Containers for Glass containers
textile ans shoes
Bunde • Sint Rochusstraat • Sint Rochusstraat
• Vonderstraat • Spoorstraat
• Kloosterweg • Corner Burchtstraat - Pasweg
• Maastrichterlaan • Kloosterweg
• Pastoorslaan
• Vliegenstraat
• Corner Sterappelstraat – Gravensteinstraat
Geulle • Corner Hussenbergstraat - • Marktplein
Eykskenweg • Scheerstraat
• Hulserstraat • Brommelen
• Kerkplein (Geulle aan de Maas)
Moorveld / • Corner Rector Thijssenstraat • Heerenstraat
Waalsen Heerenstraat
Meerssen • Parking area ’t Bergske • Parking area ’t Gasthoes, Gasthuisstraat
• Charles Eyckstraat • Parking area ’t Bergske
• Past. N. Creftenstraat • Past. Dom. Hexstraat near the church
• Past. Dom. Hexstraat near
community centre de Stip
• Synagogeplantsoen
• Corner Proost de Beaufortstraat –
Vriendenhofpad
Rothem • Kuilenstraat • Kuilenstraat
• Molenweg near the railway • Kerkweg near the railway crossing
crossing / football (soccer)
field RVU
Ulestraten • Dorpstraat • Dorpstraat
• Kasteelstraat – • Kasteelstraat – Kennedystraat
Kennedystraat
Schietecoven -- • Hekstraat
Tips for proper usage bottle banks
Please note: bottle banks may only be used for glass Pottery or earthenware may not be placed
in the bottle bank. Glass panes are also not permitted in the bottle bank. This can be handed in at
the Ecoparks.
• Buy products in returnable packaging. This is cheaper for you too!
• Rinse the glass bottles. This prevents stench and dirt.
• Take your empties with you when you go shopping.
It is hardly any bother and keeps things tidy at home!
• Deposit white glass in the white section, green in the green section
and brown and other coloured glass in the brown section of the bottle bank.
• Is the opening too small: take it back home and break it carefully
into smaller pieces that do fit.
• Do not leave boxes, lids, corks or glass behind. Take it back home. Prevent accidents by
carefully picking up broken bits of glass and placing it in the bottle bank. The municipality must
clean up litter and the costs involved are charged to the residents via the waste substances
levy.
• Only use the bottle bank between 08.00-20.00 hours.
This prevents the residents in the vicinity from suffering noise nuisance.
• If you notice that a bottle bank is full quite often, please report this
to the Environmental Affairs section, tel. 14 043.
19Paper and cardboard
Collected at your door once a month by collection association
Meerssen–Oost Collector: Scouting Meerssen, tel. 06-54397820
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
3e Saturday of the month 19 16 16 20 18 15 20 17 21 19 16 21
Meerssen-Centrum Collector: Handbalvereniging MIC, tel. 043-3650469
2018 jan feb march apr may Jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
3e Monday of the month 21 18 18 15 20 17 15 19 16 21 18 16
Meerssen-West Collector: Ziekencomité Meerssen, tel. 043-3644113 / 043-3647315
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
Last Saturday of the month 26 23 30 4 May 25 29 27 31 28 26 30 28
Rothem/Weert Collector: Stichting Welzijnswerk Rothem, tel. 06-39443921
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
3e Thursday of the month 17 21 21 18 16 20 18 15 19 17 21 19
Ulestraten Collector: Fanfare Concordia, tel. 06-53702763
Zaalvoetbalteam Substantia, tel. 043-3647345
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
Last Thursday of the month 31 28 28 25 31 27 25 29 26 31 28 27
Bunde Collector: Basketbalclub Dunatos, tel. 043-3438984 / 06-52259656
The area within the limits of the Maastrichterlaan, Pletsstraat, Vliegenstraat, Prinses Ireneweg,
Oude Rijksweg en Iepenlaan
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
3e Saturday of the month 19 16 16 20 18 15 20 17 21 19 16 21
Bunde Collector: Harmonie St. Agnes Bunde , tel. 043-3640949/06-54291099
Other areas
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
3e Saturday of the month 19 16 16 20 18 15 20 17 21 19 16 21
Geulle Collector: Harmonie Sint Caecilia, tel. 06-30117137
2018 jan feb march apr may jun jul aug sep okt nov dec
1e Saturday of the month 5 2 2 6 4 1 6 3 7 5 2 7
Alternate collection days during the holidays
*Meerssen-West
Ziekencomité Meerssen: Saturday 4 may 2019 is the alternate collection day for Saturday 27 April
2019 (King’s Day).
20Rules for paper and cardboard collection
• Pack paper in boxes or tie it into handy bundles so that it cannot blow away.
• Make sure that no waste, such as plastic, household waste, iron and the like,
is mixed up with the paper.
Please note
The collecting associations have undertaken to collect paper from your
door once a month. If this is not the case, first contact the collector. If this does not
have any effect, please call the Environmental Affairs section, tel. 14 043.
What can en can’t you dispose…
Yes No
newspapers, magazines and books dirty or polluted paper
promotional leaflets drink cartons
phonebooks etc paper handkerchiefs, toilet paper,
writing and drawing paper, print, fax and copy paper diapers
egg boxes, envelopes plastic bags, covers and maps
paper shreds / snippings plastic coated paper
wrapping paper folders with metal parts in it
paper bags wallpaper
photo’s
All the paper must be clean and dry polystyrene
More information? call 14 043
E-mail: besteuitafval@meerssen.nl
www.besteuitafval.nl
Or use the Environment App (Milieu App)
21Tips to minimize your waste
What could be even better than separating waste? Minimizing household waste, of
course!
Bring your own grocery bags
Do you need a plastic bag? This is a question we are all asked when doing our grocery
shopping. We use an average of four to five plastic bags per week. That means that we use
about 234 plastic bags per year and many of these are only used once. Instead, bring your
own grocery bag to do the shopping or reuse those plastic bags that you have.
Minimize unwanted print advertising
With the ‘Nee-Nee’ or ‘Nee-Ja’ sticker, you will no longer receive any print advertising in
your postbox. That saves up to 1,700 advertising leaflets per year. Request a free sticker
from the municipal Customer Contact Centre (Klant Contact Centrum) by calling 14 043 or
sending an e-mail to info@meerssen.nl. If you do want to read what the advertising flyers
have to offer, why not look them up online or use an app?
Fill your water bottle with tap water
283 million bottles of mineral water are consumed every year in the Netherlands. Prevent
waste and fill a bottle with tap water. This is just as refreshing and it will save you money.
Lunch boxes instead of plastic bags
Don't put your daily lunch in a sandwich bag. Rather buy a good
lunch box. This will save hundreds of plastic bags a year ending up
as waste.
Buy fresh and uncut foods
Healthy, delicious, cheap, and less packaging waste.
Don't waste food
Every year, we throw away nearly 50 kg of edible food per person. This amounts to a
waste of about 150 euros per person. By buying smart, cooking only what you need, and
storing food, you can prevent wastage. Use a list when you go food shopping. See what
you have in your cupboards first. Try not to buy and cook more than is necessary. Also
keep an eye on the expiry dates.
Breathing new life into broken goods
From clothing and electrical appliances to bicycles and toys; at the Repair Café they won't
say no. Look on www.repaircafe.org to find a Repair Café near you. You can also work with
the people in your neighbourhood and help each other repair broken goods for free.
Second life
At the second-hand store, cast-off goods are given a second life. Are you bored of an item
in your home or are you looking for a special gift? Then visit a second-hand store.
Information: Kringloop Zuid, tel. +31 (0)43-3620858. Or take a look at
www.kringloopzuid.nl
Sharing, lending, and borrowing
It is not often that you need to use a drill, a beer tap, or a party tent. There are many
items that you only use every now and again while they lay around and collect dust the
rest of the time. Instead of buying items such as these, you can also borrow them from
your neighbours through www.peerby.nl or you can lend your own things to others.
T PS 22Tips for separating waste
Separating waste is very important. We would like to share a few tips to help you
separate your waste.
Remove your waste bin from the kitchen
By removing the waste bin from the kitchen, you are less likely to throw things away that
can and should be separated.
Make separation easy
Place different waste bins that will allow you to easily separate organic, PMD, usable goods,
and non-reusable waste.
Once a bin is full, empty it in the municipal household refuse bag, the organic waste
container, or a Plastic Heroes bag. You can dispose of reusable goods at a second-hand
shop or at a relevant drop-off location for charity for goods such as reusable clothing and
shoes.
Empty all packages
Empty all bags and packages before disposing of them. In this way, you contribute to the
proper separation of waste.
Flatten all packaging
Try to flatten all packaging waste. This will create more space in your waste bin or refuse
bag.
Do not throw away food
Did you buy too many food products or did you receive far too many food gifts (as we tend
to do over Christmas, for example)? You can drop off non-perishable foods at the
Ruggesteun and/or the Food Bank. Please do note the expiry dates of these items.
Spoiled food
Take spoiled food out of the packaging and separate it.
This small effort can make a difference!
Set a positive example
Get your children involved in helping you to
separate waste. This can be a valuable learning
experience that will last them a lifetime.
Published by
Municipality of Meerssen, December 2018
Editing and composition
Afdeling Ruimte (spatial planning department) &
the municipal communications office.
Photography
Shutterstock
the municipal communications office
No rights can be derived from this publication.
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