The Waardlanden Implementation Organization is not a commercial entity, but a partnership between the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden. This joint arrangement handles waste collection for and on behalf of the four municipalities.
Waste collection and processing tasks have been formally transferred to Waardlanden. Waardlanden carries out these tasks based on the established waste regulations and municipal policies of the participating municipalities. The Waardlanden board is made up of an alderman from each of the four municipalities: Alderman Mark de Boer, Alderman Ton van Maanen, Alderman Arco Bikker (chairman), and Alderman Jan Nederveen.
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Business operations organization
De Joint Arrangements Act (Wgr) is the primary basis for cooperation between municipalities, provinces, and water boards. The operational management organization is a flexible form of cooperation with a single board. The board is responsible for day-to-day operations, under the supervision of the municipalities. The operational management organization can only be established through so-called municipal executive regulations. This automatically limits cooperation to implementation or operational management, the statutory responsibilities of that executive board.
Regulations and statutes
Organisation
- Joint Regulation on the Business Operations Organization of the Waardlanden Cleaning Service
- Framework Purchasing Policy Cleaning Service Waardlanden 2020
Financial
Volunteers from paper associations can register here for the 'Safe Waste Paper Collection' course.
If you have any questions, please contact paper coordinator Jos de Lorm: 06-51406861.
Or send an email papier@waardlanden.nl.
Do you want to do work that matters? At Waardlanden, you'll contribute to a clean and livable region for thousands of residents. Whether you work outdoors or in the office, together we make a difference.
We do this with colleagues in various roles, all with the same goal. Outside on our vehicles, in the neighborhood or at the recycling center, in our workshop, or from the office. Together, we ensure a clean living environment in our region.
Together we make the difference
With a team of over 110 employees, we handle the daily waste and raw material collection for the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden. Our work is visible and important. Residents count on us. That's why we do our work with pride, expertise, and care for each other.
Our vacancies
We're looking for new colleagues who want to work with us towards a clean environment and a waste-free future. Curious if there's a job right for you? View our current vacancies below.
We are looking for a Team Manager for Public Space Management, Commercial Waste Management, and Underground Containers (32-36 hours per week).
We are looking for a Department Manager for Services and Policy (36 hours per week).
We are looking for a Financial Controller (32 - 36 hours per week).
We are looking for a Business Controller (32-36 hours per week).
Interested?
We'd love to hear from you and look forward to meeting you. Would you rather learn more about our organization or a vacancy first? Then please contact the contact person listed in the vacancy text. We'd be happy to talk with you. Is your next challenge not listed here? Keep an eye on this page. We'll post new vacancies here.
Good work starts with good employers
At Waardlanden, we believe it's important that our employees can work comfortably and healthily. We highly value a socially responsible HR policy. We offer our employees collective and supplementary health insurance, as well as disability insurance. And thanks to a generational pact, older employees are given the opportunity to reduce their working hours sooner. These are employment benefits that our colleagues highly value.
Vacancies via WerkTalent
For some of our vacancies, we partner with the employment agency WerkTalent. Through WerkTalent, you can work at Waardlanden as a temporary worker. View the vacancies that WerkTalent currently has available for Waardlanden.
Waardlanden is a socially responsible cleaning company. We work daily to help residents in the municipalities of Gorinchem, Hardinxveld-Giessendam, Molenlanden, and Vijfheerenlanden keep discarded products and materials available for reuse and recycling as effectively as possible. We do this by offering various options and services for separating waste and raw materials. Our priorities are sustainability and corporate social responsibility.
Towards a new waste and raw materials policy
"Together for a waste-free and clean municipality" is the title of the new waste and raw materials policy plan. The title indicates the central goal that Waardlanden and the municipalities intend to work towards in the coming years. The plan outlines the strategy and measures that should lead to increased and better separation of reusable waste (raw materials) and a reduction in residual waste. It also leads to a cleaner municipality.
To support the chosen strategy and measures, a scenario study was conducted, a catalogue of measures was drawn up, and a vision document for the recycling centers was drawn up.
- Scenario study for future collection systems in Waardlanden municipalities
- Possible measures for new waste and raw materials policy in Waardlanden municipalities
- Vision document, A different view of the recycling centers of Waardlanden
The municipal executive boards of the Waardlanden municipalities adopted the plan and other reports in early April 2021. The boards will submit the plan to the municipal councils.
What do residents think?
Residents were actively involved in the development of the new waste and raw materials policy. Their wishes, motivations, and experiences were assessed in a resident survey in the spring of 2020. This survey yielded valuable suggestions. We supplemented these suggestions with our own suggestions and potential measures, and presented them again in a second resident survey in early 2021.
- View the report with the results of the resident survey here (May 2020)
- View the report with the results of the resident survey here (March 2021)
Want to know more?
Find answers to frequently asked questions about:
Is your question not listed here? Do you have any wishes or ideas about "more raw materials, less residual waste"? To the contact form, we are happy to help.
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