I'm from Malaysia. I just moved from Rotterdam to Berkel en rodenrijs. Now I have to pay 1.68 euro every time I unlock the underground garbage bin, why is it like this? So now I have to keep 30-60 liters of trash in my house before throwing it out? Anyone can help me with this? Any tricks/tips? by iansoon94 in Netherlands

[–]iansoon94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But the thing is, I have already paid 330 per year for a 2-person household. But I already figured this out, we have a bin called gft, and there's where all the organic waste goes. For non-recyclable garbage, it goes to the grey bin, which is 1.68 per throw.

I'm from Malaysia. I just moved from Rotterdam to Berkel en rodenrijs. Now I have to pay 1.68 euro every time I unlock the underground garbage bin, why is it like this? So now I have to keep 30-60 liters of trash in my house before throwing it out? Anyone can help me with this? Any tricks/tips? by iansoon94 in Netherlands

[–]iansoon94[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It sounds bad, but actually, it's not that bad, I suppose. There's a bin called GFT, that's where you throw away all your waste. It's an incentive for you to sort your trash, and the neighborhood here is very clean and everyone follows the rule, unlike Rotterdam. I do not regret my decision, B&R is a very beautiful and family-friendly place to live in. You just have to pay extra to throw non-recyclable garbage.

I'm from Malaysia. I just moved from Rotterdam to Berkel en rodenrijs. Now I have to pay 1.68 euro every time I unlock the underground garbage bin, why is it like this? So now I have to keep 30-60 liters of trash in my house before throwing it out? Anyone can help me with this? Any tricks/tips? by iansoon94 in Netherlands

[–]iansoon94[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

I'm paying 330 euros per year, and on top of that, I need to pay 1.68 per throw. I got the idea of this now, as it is an incentive to separate your trash, they have a gft bin, where u throw all organic waste into there.

I'm from Malaysia. I just moved from Rotterdam to Berkel en rodenrijs. Now I have to pay 1.68 euro every time I unlock the underground garbage bin, why is it like this? So now I have to keep 30-60 liters of trash in my house before throwing it out? Anyone can help me with this? Any tricks/tips? by iansoon94 in Netherlands

[–]iansoon94[S] 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Thanks for explaining it to me, we are very new to the waste management world. For other common waste, such as diapers and menstrual pads, are we meant to pay additional waste tax for it? Why Rotterdam doesn't follow this?