Charges for waste collection

In the Netherlands you are responsible for separating and disposing of your company’s industrial waste. If your municipality does this for you, you must pay refuse collection charge (reinigingsrecht). If the municipality collects domestic waste from your business premises as well, you must also pay a waste charge (afvalstoffenheffing).

How much is the waste collection charge?

In general, the waste collection charge is a fixed amount per address, per container, per delivered weight, or per volume. In some municipalities you also pay a waste collection charge for domestic waste, whether or not you offer household waste.

Third party industrial waste collection

Not all municipalities provide collection services for industrial waste. Some municipalities require you to take out a contract with a certified waste collector (in Dutch) if you have a lot of industrial waste. This allows you to apply for an exemption of the refuse collection charge (ontheffing van het reinigingsrecht) with your municipal authority.

If you do not agree with the waste collection charge

Do you disagree with the waste collection charge? You can file an objection. Check with the municipality in which your commercial building is located how you can file an objection.