Waste separation

As an entrepreneur in the Netherlands you are required to separate all your waste. In this way, you contribute to a circular economy in the Netherlands in which we reuse as many products and materials as possible.

Hazardous waste

You must always separate hazardous waste (in Dutch). Hazardous waste is waste which is dangerous to humans, animals, or the environment. You can find information on the classification of waste in the European List of Waste. This is a list with codes and descriptions of all types of waste.

Non-hazardous waste

You must always separate all non-hazardous commercial waste. There may be exceptions, but this depends on:

• the size of your location and the amount of waste
• whether you have a one-time large amount of waste, for instance as a result of maintenance or a large delivery

Help with commercial waste separation

Use our Company waste separation tool to find out which waste you must separate in your business. The Step-by-step plan: Separating company waste explains what you need to do with your commercial waste, how to have it collected and what you can do to reduce your waste.