Just shoot away here or kick out. Throwing our cigarette filters on the street, in the green or in the well is a habit we should change as soon as possible. Every cigarette butt is one too many. Not only is it dirty, but it is also super bad for nature and our health. The Hey Pervert-campaign aims to counter the huge amount of cigarette filters on the streets, highlight social undesirability and change smokers' behaviour.

Fags pollute even if you don't see them

Fags may seem small, but they cause great damage. They pollute water and soil, and contain toxins that are bad for humans, animals and the environment. That is why Hey Pervert the attention of smokers and non-smokers alike. The campaign shows how harmful cigarette butts are and why it is time to do something about it.

Behaviour change campaign

Hey Pervert shows how harmful cigarette butts on the street, in the well or in green spaces are. With the Hey Viespeuk campaign on social media, on municipal websites and pages in door-to-door newspapers, with flyers and posters on the streets, at bus stops and stations and in newsletters, we inform people about the problem of cigarette butts and find out what they can do themselves.

Take the cigarette quiz

 Do you know what happens to a cigarette butt that ends up on the street? And how long it takes for such a filter to break down? Take the online cigarette quiz and test your knowledge about cigarette filters and their impact on the environment. Afterwards, you will immediately see what you got right, what you didn't - and why. So you can learn in a few minutes how harmful a small cigarette butt can be.

Tackle cigarette butts with the Toolkit

Prevent cigarette butts on the streets around your business park, club or organisation. Especially for entrepreneurs and sports clubs, there is the free Bye Dirty Toolkit. Here you will find a poster, flyer, social media posts and ready-to-use texts for your website, for example. So you have everything you need to take action against cigarette litter yourself.

Download the toolkit here

Frequently asked questions

Together with the municipality of Gorinchem, we are taking an important step towards a more sustainable and cleaner Gorinchem. After 11 April, the separate collection of paper and cardboard in the city centre will stop. Instead, there will be 15 locations with collection containers where you can dispose of your paper and cardboard free of charge without having to use your environmental card.  

New locations of paper collection containers

Friday 11 April is the last time paper and cardboard will be collected separately in the city centre. There are already collection containers for paper and cardboard on Boerenstraat, Groenmarkt, Heerenlaantje, Nonnenveld, Struisvogelstraat, Rond de Watertoren and Varkenmarkt. Eight more locations will be added. From then on, all inner city residents will be able to dispose of paper and cardboard free of charge at any of the 15 locations nearby at any time.  

Why this change?

Many residents separate their waste and raw materials even better due to the new waste and raw materials policy. As a result, there is less supply of residual waste, also in the city centre. A number of collection containers for residual waste can therefore be used for paper and cardboard. These containers will get a new valve. Using containers is better for the environment. It prevents loose paper and cardboard from getting wet or blowing through the neighbourhood as litter. Dry and clean material can be recycled up to seven times. Containers also make collection faster and easier.  

Where are the collection containers for paper and cardboard?

The 15 locations with collection containers are spread throughout the city centre, so there is always a container within walking distance. The map below shows exactly where the containers will be. The containers are easy to spot and simple to use. You do not need your environmental card to throw your paper and cardboard in the container. 

See here where the collection containers for paper and cardboard will be located in Gorinchem city centre.

Return or request paper container 

• Do you have a paper container at your property? 
  You can continue to use it as usual. The collection day does change: from now on, we will empty the container during the day on the first Tuesday of every month. The first time will be on Tuesday 6 May. Place your container at the collection point before 7.30 am.  
• Would you like to request a paper container? 
  Don't have a paper container yet, but want one? Send a mail to info@waardlanden.nl, then we will deliver it to your home free of charge. The paper container is then emptied during the day every first Tuesday of the month. 

• Don't want your paper container anymore? 
  Do you prefer to use the new collection containers in the neighbourhood? Have your container collected free of charge by making an appointment via info@waardlanden.nl.  

What is allowed in the paper container? 

Only dry and clean newspapers, leaflets, envelopes and cardboard boxes should go in the paper container. Not sure whether something is made of paper or cardboard? If you can tear it, it is paper and may go in the paper container. If you make cardboard smaller, you can put more in the container and it will not clog up the container. Wet and dirty paper belongs in the residual waste, because it cannot be recycled properly. 

Let op: no more paper and cardboard on the street after 11 April  

After 11 April, paper and cardboard may no longer be put loose in the street, even next to a collection container. This prevents litter and extra clean-up costs. 

Frequently asked questions and answers

This page shows at a glance how our organisation is structured and what the roles and responsibilities of the different parts are. This helps residents understand who performs what role and how everything works together within the organisation.

Board duties and powers

• The board may adopt rules on how the organisation works, how tasks are distributed and who has what powers. The board may delegate some tasks to the director.
• The board may delegate its powers to the chief executive, if it fits within the rules.
• The board appoints, suspends and dismisses the director and controller.
• The board may perform official legal acts on behalf of the organisation, such as signing contracts. These are called private law acts.
• The board may go to court on behalf of the organisation, object to decisions or take other legal action. The board may also arrange things to prepare for such steps.
• The board manages and oversees everything that happens within the organisation.
• The board may authorise one or more members to perform certain tasks or powers. This is only allowed if the rules allow it and the task is suitable to be transferred. The rules in the General Administrative Law Act apply here.
• The board adopts the (draft) budget and the (draft) financial statements.

The powers of the chairman and secretary

• The chairman leads the board meetings. If the chairman is absent, the deputy chairman takes over this task.
• The chairman and secretary sign all official documents of the board. The board may decide that the director of the organisation may sign some documents.
• The chairman represents the organisation, for example in legal matters or other official appointments. He may appoint someone else to do so on his behalf. If the chairman himself is involved in a legal case, or if he represents the municipality involved in the case, the board chooses another board member to represent the organisation.

Duties and powers of director

• The director is in day-to-day charge of the organisation
• The director is responsible for hiring, suspending, disciplining and dismissing employees with employment contracts under civil law. The director can also appoint, suspend and dismiss officials other than the controller.
• Secretary to the board.
• Director within the meaning of the Works Councils Act. Here, the director is responsible for communication with the works council and employee representation within the organisation.
• Steering organisational development
• Making the organisation visible and its role clear in the environment in which it works, such as within government and other organisations.
• Partnering with community partners and networks to achieve goals together.

Duties and powers controller

• Report to director and board
• Ensuring the organisation complies with laws and regulations.

Tasks and powers of the staff office

• Drafting HRM policy (including strategic human resources policy and regulations)
• Supporting the director as director for the works council
• Monitoring developments in the field of collective labour agreements and occupational health and safety
• Advising and supporting managers on management issues; such as recruitment & selection
• Ensure communication with employees on HRM matters, such as job information, policies and other important announcements.
• Ensure that processes around anniversaries, salary increases and appointments are properly implemented and done on time.
• Management of personnel files

Duties and powers Public Affairs

• Answering questions from residents.
• Taking complaints, notifications and reservations.
• Issue of materials to residents.
• Communication with residents through the website, app, social media and door-to-door newspapers.
• Ensure the sharing of information about the organisation's policies with the media.
• Coordinate with municipalities on how we communicate on all topics related to waste and raw materials and cicularity.
• Teaching or providing information on circular economy
• Explain to residents how to prevent waste and separate waste and raw materials properly.
• Enforce rules for disposing of waste and raw materials.

Duties and powers Planning

• Make proposals to improve waste collection, based on information from other departments on routes and collection days.
• Keeping abreast of developments in raw materials and equipment.
• Ensure good cooperation with HVC in day-to-day operations.
• Maintaining records of investments, such as buildings and vehicles, and processing claims.
• Quality, working conditions and environmental coordination (KAM)
• Leading the implementation of projects
• Draw up implementation plans for litter, ice control and weed control, among others.
• Contact with environmental services.
• Customer contact and contract management corporate waste
• Taking care of the BV's P&C cycle, a process in which plans are made, performance is measured and adjusted where necessary, to achieve the organisation's goals.

Duties and powers Information management

• Ensure financial reporting and accountability within the P&C cycle.
• Managing commodity records.
• Management of timesheets.
• Reviewing data and turning it into actionable information that helps make decisions.
• Support budget managers.
• Relationship management with the Central Bureau of Statistics (CBS)
• Ensuring the management of all insurance of the organisation.
• Debtor and creditor administration.
• Preparation of annual programmes for municipalities.
• Steering the P&C cycle
• Legal support

Duties and powers Implementation

Collection team

• Waste and resource collection.
• Issue new means of collection, such as containers.

Public Space Management Team

• Removal of side placements in Gorinchem.
• Weed removal from hard surfaces such as roads and paths in Hardinxveld-Giessendam.
• Emptying bins in Gorinchem and outlying areas.
• Sweeping hard surfaces, such as roads and paths.

Waste recycling and equipment team

• Management of environmental centres.
• Issuing rented trailers.
• Daily contact partners environmental centres.
• Maintaining vehicles and tools.
• Taking care of repairs.
• Maintenance of collection tools in the neighbourhoods, such as collection containers.
• Terrain management.
• Taking care of everything needed in the office, such as furniture, computers, cleaning and food.

During the holidays, our waste disposal centres, Kringloop Square Nieuw-Lekkerland and our office will be closed.

In some municipalities, the collection days for waste and raw materials change. Put your container outside before 7.30am on collection day and remove it as soon as possible after emptying.

Below you can see by municipality when the collection days are by commodity. Click on the plus sign (+) for all collection days in your municipality.

During the holidays, our waste disposal centres, Kringloop Square Nieuw-Lekkerland and our office will be closed.

In some municipalities, the collection days for waste and raw materials change. Put your container outside before 7.30am on collection day and remove it as soon as possible after emptying.

Below you can see by municipality when the collection days are by commodity. Click on the plus sign (+) for all collection days in your municipality.

If you move house, you must notify the municipality where you will be living. If you continue to live in a municipality or move to a municipality where we collect household waste, we will automatically be informed of your move. So you do not have to arrange this yourself.

Environment pass

Every household in the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden and Vijfheerenlanden has an environmental pass. With this pass, you can open the collection containers for residual waste and VGF waste in your municipality, if the pass has been activated for this purpose. The environmental pass also gives you access to all our waste collection points. Go to waardlanden.nl/milieupas.

Are you moving to a newly built house?

The municipality will pass on the new addresses to us. You can then apply to us for an environmental pass and the (raw material) containers belonging to your home. For this you can contact with our customer contact centre. We will be happy to help you.

Are you moving to an existing property?

The previous occupant left the environmental pass in the house. If you do not find an environmental pass, contact us immediately. We will block the old pass linked to your address. You will receive a new pass within 5 working days. You can use contact with our customer contact centre. We will be happy to help you.

A clean neighbourhood starts with you!

Put your rubbish in the collection containers in your neighbourhood. This keeps the neighbourhood tidy and clean and prevents litter and vermin. It is not allowed to put rubbish and belongings next to the collection container. You pay high clean-up costs for this offence. Check waardlanden.nl/clean-neighbourhood.

Waste calendar

If you live in a low-rise building with (commodity) containers, you naturally want to know on which days you can have them emptied. You can easily check this in the online waste calendar or in the Waardlanden app.

Waardlanden app

If you move to a new address in one of the Waardlanden municipalities you can of course continue to use the Waardlanden app. You will then only need to change your address details under 'Settings' in the app. For more information about the handy Waardlanden app, go to waardlanden.nl/app.

Your old home

Of course, you want the old home to be left tidy for the new occupants. Here are a few tips to take care of this:

• Have the containers emptied again before you move. Check the Waardlanden app or online waste calendar to see when this is possible.
• Do not use the containers after they have been emptied for the last time. Clean them and put the separated waste in a separate rubbish bag. You can dispose of these later in the collection containers nearby or at your new address.
• Do you still have items for the environmental street? You can use your environmental pass until the removal date you have given to the municipality.
• Leave the environmental pass from your old home in the property.

Discover more tips To cleverly deal with items and materials you don't want to move on waarldanden.nl/relocation-tips.

Questions

Do you have a question about moving? Find answers to frequently asked questions about moving here.

Everyone has a right to information from the government. As a government organisation, we have to provide that information ourselves, or when someone asks for it. This is regulated by the Open Government Act (Woo).

Much government information is already public. You can view this information online on the Overheid.nl website and on our website. For information that is not online, you can request disclosure. This is called an information request. If this information is not just for your own use, this is called a Woo request.

Difference information request and Woo request

The difference between an information request and a Woo request is the purpose of the request. If you want to request information for your own use, it is best to file an information request. If you want to request public information, it is best to file a Woo request.

In an information request, you ask:

• Data or documents for your own use, which you need, for example, for an objection or complaint. This may also include a personal file.
• General information (intelligence) as in the case of a press enquiry or citizen letter.
• Different procedures apply for an objection or complaint. Click here for more information.

In a Woo request, you ask:

• Information on an administrative subject. That means a subject for which the municipal council, the municipal executive or municipal officials are responsible.
• Information, documents and data in our possession.
• Information we have not previously made public.

How does it work?

You can submit an information request or Woo request to Waardlanden about: the collection of household waste and raw materials, street cleaning, enforcement of the waste regulation and information about waste. Waardlanden also takes care of weed control in the municipality of Hardinxveld-Giessendam, slipperiness control, maintenance of the vehicle fleet and emptying rubbish bins for the municipality of Gorinchem. You can also submit an information request or Woo request about this.

Your request must state:

• That it is an information request or Woo request
• About which (administrative) topic you want to receive information and over which period of time
• How you want to receive it (e.g. by e-mail or post)
• Your contact details including your phone number for additional enquiries

Please address your request to:

Email
info@waardlanden.nl

PostWaardlanden
Attn: Information contact person
PO Box 555
4200 AN Gorinchem

How long will it take?

Once we have received your Woo request, you will receive a confirmation. If we still have questions, the handler will contact you. We will make a decision within four weeks of receiving your Woo request. If necessary, this period can be extended by another two weeks. You will be notified of this.
If we decide positively on your Woo request, you will be sent the information. Sometimes there is a reason not to send all or part of the requested information. For example, if it contains personal data or another ground for refusal applies.

If other persons are also expected to be involved in the Woo request, different deadlines apply. This is because we must then ask the other persons involved for their views. You will be notified of this.

Good to know

It does not cost money to file an information request or Woo request. However, fees may be charged, for example, to make copies and send information by post.

Questions?

For questions about the Open Government Act, please contact our information contact. Send an e-mail to info@waardlanden.nl or call 0183 68 11 11.

You can come to these workshops for furniture repair and/or disassembly from household goods to raw materials.

Monnikenhof residents' association

Langeweg 6b

4133 AX Vianen

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Tailor-made look

Railway 42

3373 AP Hardinxveld-Giessendam

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De Gezel Gorinchem

Arkelse Onderweg 4
4206 AH Gorinchem
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De Gezel Groot-Ammers (Ecopark)

Transport Road 3

2964 LP Groot-Ammers

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Woodworking workshop ASVZ

Parmentierstraat 40, 4143 HA Leerdam

Ironclad for good work

Neerpolderseweg 19

3381 JP Giessenburg

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