The mobile environmental street is coming to Leerdam-West as a trial. On Wednesday 5 November, between 8.30 and 15.00, hand in small quantities of raw materials at the Europaplein car park, near the bandstand and supermarket PLUS. Easy, free and without appointment. However, you will need your environmental card.
Convenience close to home
More and more residents want to separate their waste and raw materials properly, but the distance to the recycling centre can be a barrier for residents with small quantities of raw materials. That is why Waardlanden, together with the Vijfheerenlanden local authority, is bringing the waste disposal unit to the neighbourhood on a trial basis. The mobile waste disposal unit is a specially equipped container where you can hand in small raw materials - about what fits in a large shopping bag.
Where and when
Date: Wednesday, 5 November
Time: 8.30 a.m. - 3 p.m.
Location: Leerdam-West - Europaplein car park (near the bandstand and supermarket PLUS)
Environmental pass: bring
Cost: free of charge
What can you submit?
At the mobile environmental street, you hand in small household commodities free of charge. These are small clean items that fit into one large shopping bag. For example:
- Small chemical waste (CDW), such as paint cans and batteries
- Small broken electrical appliances (e-waste), such as a hairdryer and iron
- Plastic, such as broken toys and plant pots
- Metals, such as an old frying pan and iron wire
- Wood, such as a broken picture frame or small stool
- Waste paper and cardboard
What doesn't belong?
You can take larger items to the waste disposal site yourself using your environmental pass. Reusable items? Sell it, pass it on to family or friends, or offer it via a giveaway group on social media. Items often quickly find a new owner there. Of course, you can also go to a thrift shop nearby.
Ask the environmental coach
Do you have questions about how to prevent, reduce and separate waste at home? Ask our environmental coach Nelleke. She will be present at the mobile environmental site between 9am and 11am.
Taste
With the mobile waste disposal unit, Waardlanden, together with the Vijfheerenlanden municipality, is literally bringing the waste disposal unit to the neighbourhood. This will make it easier to properly separate items that do not belong in the residual waste and preserve raw materials for reuse.
The trial will be conducted with the mobile environmental street of Cyclus, a collection organisation that deploys this facility in more municipalities. Afterwards, we will evaluate whether the mobile environmental street can be used more often in more places.
Recycle
Supplied raw materials are recycled and used for new products.
Will we see you on 5 November? Together we will give raw materials a second life.