Sorting and recycling your waste
What?
Sorting your paper and cardboard
Washing powder box
Paper bags
Cereal box
Newspapers, magazines and leaflets
Books
Empty roll
Stationery and printing paper
Paper bags
Cardboard boxes
Where?
Where can you place your paper and cardboard waste?
- In the yellow bag
- In the yellow container (apartment buildings).
Paper and cardboard items must be placed loose in the container.
- In our Recypark
- Free up to 3m3 per visit and per day
- €121 incl. VAT above 3 m3
To transport your professional waste to the Recypark, your company must be registered with Bruxelles Environnement as a waste carrier.
How?
A few rules
- Your paper and cardboard items must be clean and dry.
- Any cardboard item that does not fit into the yellow bag must be folded and firmly tied.
- Newspapers can be piled. They must then be tied.
- Do not throw away advertising leaflets and magazines with their plastic wrapping (throw the wrapping in th blue bag or in the blue container).
- Your bag may not exceed 15 kg.
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
What constitutes PMD ?
Plastic packaging (P)
Lemonade, water, milk, juices,yogurts, bath products, liquid cleaning products, trays and raviers, jars and tubes, bags and small bags, films, flower pots, etc.
Metal packaging (M)
Cans, tins, metallic lids and caps from glass jars and bottles, boxes and containers, aluminium dishes, punnets and trays, food and cosmetics aerosols, deodorants,etc.
Drink cartons (D)
Fruit juices, soup, milk, cream,etc;
Where?
Where can you place your PMD ?
- In the blue bag
- In the blue container (apartment buildings).
PMD must be placed loose in the container.
- In our Recypark
- Free up to 3m3 per visit and per day
- €121 incl. VAT above 3 m3
How?
A few rules
To deposit
- Household PMD packaging with a volume 8 liters≤ 8l
- Well emptied, drained or scraped
- Flattened and closed with their cap
- Remove the plastic film from the tray and discard both separately in the bag
Not to deposit
- Packaging with childproof caps
- Packaging with at least one of the following pictograms :
Hazardous to health - long term 
Toxic - Motor oil and pesticide packaging, silicone tubes
- Expanded polystyrene
- Packaging holding more than 8l
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Packaging made of a combination of materials (e.g. plastic film layer + aluminium film layer) which cannot be separated, like some drink, fruit purée or wet pet food pouches etc.
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...).
Food waste represents about 40% of your white bag. Sorting them allows for green energy recovery and production of compost. Find here all the information on the sorting of food waste in the Brussels Region.
What?
What do we call food waste ?
Food leftovers (including meat and fish)
Vegetables and fruit peelings
Coffee grounds
Tea bags
Paper towels
Handkerchiefs ans paper napkins
Expired food (without packaging)
Where?
Where to put your food waste ?
- In the orange bag
- In the orange container
- The container is provided free of charge and must be used for the food waste collections to avoid the orange bag being torn apart by animals.
- It preserves the cleanliness of the public space.
- Please take it back inside as soon as you can after the collection has happened
The households can obtain a free orange container from one of our Recyparks and from their local authority.
Anderlecht
Address: Rue de Weeweyde, 100, 1070 Anderlecht.
Openings hours: from Monday to Friday between 8 am and 3 pm.
Brussels City - Public Hygiene Service
Address: Quai de la Voirie, 1 à 1000 Bruxelles
Opening hours :
- Tuesday from 9 am to 12 pm
- Thursday from 12 pm to 4 pm
Residents must present their identity card
You are requested to notify your arrival at:
- proprete@brucity.be
- 0800 901 07
Etterbeek
Address: Rue Gray, 7 - 1040 Ettebeek
Opening hours:
- Tuesday from 4 pm tot 6.45 pm
- or by appointment all other days of the week between 9:30 am and 10:30 am and 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm except on Tuesday afternoons between 2:30 pm and 3:30 pm
Phone: 0800/25.755
Evere
Address: Square Servaes Hoedemaekers, 10 - 1140 Evere
Opening hours:
- From Monday to Friday between 8 am and 12pm
- Tuesday also between 4 pm and 7.30 pm
Forest
Address: Chaussée de Bruxelles, 112 - 1190 Forest
Opening hours:
- From Monday to Thrusday between 8 am and 3.30 pm.
- Friday between 8 am and 12 am.
Phone: 0800.95.333 or 02 370 26 65
Ganshoren - Waste disposal centre
Address: Avenue du Cimetière, 22 - 1083 Ganshoren
Opening hours :
- Wednesday and Saturday from 8 am to 11.45 am and from 12.30 pm to 2.45 pm
- Saturday from 8am to 2pm
Phone: 02 465 12 77
Ixelles
By appointment: call 0800 85 150 or 02 515 68 68
You can collect your container at Rue Vandenbroeck, 56-58 - 1050 Ixelles (ring the intercom)
Phone: 0800 85 150
Jette
- home delivery
- possibility to collect it Chaussée de Wemmel 100, 1090 Jette
Phone: 02 423 13 17
Koekelberg
Address : Place Henri Vanhuffel, 6-1081 Koekelberg
Opening hours:
- from Monday to Friday between 8 am and 12pm
- or Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday from 1.30pm to 4.45pm
Molenbeek
Address: Rue des Quatre-Vents, 73-75 - 1080 Molenbeek-Saint-Jean
To be collected every day between 9 am and 3 pm
Preferably by appointment but without obligation:
- by telephone on 0800 99 343
- by e-mail to propretepublique1080@molenbeek.irisnet.be
Saint-Gilles
Public proprety service - Chaussée de Forest 63, 1060 Saint-Gilles
Opening hours: Monday to Thursday from 8am to 3.30pm and Friday from 8am to noon.
N° 0800 97 613
Saint-Josse
Container park - Rue de la Cible 18-20, 1210 Saint-Josse
Opening hours: Monday from 11am to 6pm (closed from 1pm to 2pm)
Schaerbeek
Address : Avenue Georges Rodenbach, 29
Opening hours : From Monday to Friday between 8 am and 12 pm.
Residents must present their identity card
Phone: 0800 939 88
Uccle
Address: rue de Stalle, 160 - 1180 Uccle
Opening hours: Monday to Friday, 9am to 11.30am and 12.30pm to 3pm.
Residents must present their identity card
Phone: 02 605 16 60
Watermael-Boitsfort
Address: Place Antoine Gilson, 1 - 1170 Watermael-Boitsfort
Opening hours:
- wednesday from 2 pm to 4 pm
- friday from 2 pm to 4 pm
Phone: 02 674 74 78
Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Address: Chaussée de Stockel, 80 in 1200 Woluwe-Saint-Lambert on the 1st floor
Opening hours:
- Monday to Friday from 9 am to 12 pm and from 2 pm to 4.30 pm
Phone: 02 761 28 24
Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Address: Avenue Charles Thielemans, 93 in 1150 Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Opening hours:
- Monday to Friday from 8.30 am to 1 pm
- on Wednesday also from 2 pm to 4 pm
- on Thursday, there is an additional service from 4pm to 7pm
Distribution during events: the municipality informs on their website, Facebook and the Wollumag
Phone: 02/773 06 12
How?
Some rules to abide by
Do not put in your orange bag or container :
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Bones, carcasses, bones
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Eggshells, walnut shells, oyster shells, mussel shells...
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Pits
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Garden waste
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Litter, even biodegradable
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Wood ashes
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Nappies
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Compostable/biodegradable packaging packaging
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Liquid food waste (sauces, oils, leftover soup...)
Other
Alternatives
Alternatives exist to recover your food waste.
Please visit our website - dedicated to this purpose.
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
Since Monday, June 8, 2020, the Bruxelles-Propreté teams will only collect the regulatory biodegradable green bags.
What?
What constitutes garden waste?
Branches
Dead leaves
Withered flowers
Weeds
Plants
Hedge and shrubs trimmings
Grass cuttings
The following is not considered garden waste: soil, sand, animal waste, stones, gravel, canvas, fences, posts, cement or plastic hedging, slabs, tree stumps and trunks..
Where?
Where can you place your garden waste ?
The branches must be tied in bundles and placed next to the bag.
(The branches must not exceed 1.50 meters in length and 8 cm in diameter)
Other
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
Where?
Where can you place your Christmas tree?
How?
A few rules
- Remove the pot and all the decorations.
- You may leave the wooden stand
Your artificial tree is a bulky household item..
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
Your clear glass bottles, jars and phials*
*Clear glass can be colourless. If it's clear, you can see through.
Colourless glass
Coloured glass
Your opaque* glass bottles, jars and phials, and other glass waste items
*Opaque glass can be coloured or colourless. If it's opaque, we can't see through.
Colourless glass
Coloured glass
Where?
Where can you deposit your transparent glasses?
In the botlle banks:
- white for colourless glass
- green for coloured glass
In our Recypark
In the green container (apartment buildings).
- You can locate the bottle banks nearest to you by entering your details at this page.
- Bring your returnable bottle back to the stop. They are worth some money.
Where to deposit your non-transparent glasses? Your broken glasses?
In our Recypark
- Only incandescent light bulbs (traditional) and halogens can be placed in the white bag
- Energy-saving light bulbs, fluorescent tubes (neon) and LED lights must be taken to PROXY CHIMIK or to Recypark.
How?
A few rules
- Make sure to fully empty your bottles, glass jars and phials. No need to rinse them.
- Place metal tops, caps and lids in the blue bag or blue container
- Place plastic tops in the white bag or grey/black container
Please be mindful of those living near the bottle banks:
- Throw bottles, glass jars and phials only between 7:00am and 10:00pm
- Do not place your glass waste by the bottle banks even if they are full (more than 560 bottle banks sites are at your disposal)
- Do not leave bags or cardboard boxes around the bottle banks
Risk of heavy fines for fly-tipping
- Incandescent light bulbs and halogens must also be wrapped, even they are not broken.
- Energy-saving light bulbs, fluorescent tubes (neon) and LED lights must be brought in a plastic bag to keep them separate from other waste items.
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
What constitutes bulky household waste ?
Bulky household waste is waste that cannot be collected in bags because of its nature, weight or size, and which is not affixed to your home (cf. construction or renovation waste)..
Electrical and electronic appliances
Large appliances: washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, exhaust hood, oven, cooker, fridge, freezer, etc.
Small appliances: vacuum cleaner, toaster, coffee machine, hair dryer, waffle maker, mixer, etc.
Multimedia devices: computer, touch pad, computer or television screen, radio, hi-fi, GSM, etc..
Fixtures
Floor lamp, desk lamp, chandelier, lantern, etc.
Furniture and decorative furniture
Table, chairs, bed, mattress, bed frame, disassembled wardrobe, sofa, armchair, office furniture, dresser, floor lamp, chandelier, garden furniture, umbrella, etc.
Other items
Bikes, strollers, prams, ironing boards, toys, kitchen items, sport items, etc.
Where?
Where can you get rid of your bulky household waste ?
- In our Recypark*
- Using our home collection service for bulky household items*
- With your reseller if you purchase electrical or electronic device of the same type
- In their municipality's container park for people residing in Evere, Ganshoren and Saint-Josse. Find out more about the type of waste accepted in your municipality's Recypark park.
How?
How can you get rid of your bulky household waste?
- *Download the practical details.
- *Our rates are listed in article 7 of the Decree of the Government for the Brussels-Capital Region, which fixes the pricing for services provided by Bruxelles-Propreté (22/12/2011).
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
Some examples of electrical or electronic devices
Large appliances: washing machine, dishwasher, dryer, exhaust hood, oven, cooker, fridge, freezer, etc..
Small appliances: vacuum cleaner, toaster, coffee machine, hair dryer, waffle maker, mixer, etc..
Multimedia devices: computer, touch pad, computer or television screen, radio, hi-fi, GSM, etc..
Light bulbs and fixtures: compact fluorescent light bulbs ("energy-saving light bulbs"), fluorescent tubes ("energy-saving tubes"), LED lamps and incandescent light bulbs ("traditional light bulbs"), etc..
Floor lamp, desk lamp, chandelier, lantern, etc..
How?
How can you get rid of your electrical and electronic devices?
If the device is reusable:
- offer it to those around you
- gift it to a social economy association (cfr. www.bruxellessocial.irisnet.be or www.res-sources.be)
If the device is not reusable:
- Return it to the shop (if you are buying a new device of the same type))
- Bring it to one of our Recypark
- Bring to your town's Recypark if you live in Etterbeek, Evere, Ganshoren, Auderghem, Saint-Josse, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Uccle or Watermael-Boitsfort. Find out more about the type of waste accepted in your town's Recypark.
- Contact our home collection service for bulky items*
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
What constitutes construction or renovation waste?
Any item that is physically affixed to your home is usually considered construction or renovation material. It is however essential to distinguish between 2 types of waste.
Inert waste (like "rubble")
rubble, broken bricks, pebbles, bricks, stones
tiling, slabs, tilessoil, sandconcrete, cement
gypsum boards: scrap, sheets (type Gyproc) and plastering
Other construction and renovation waste
treated and untreated wood
doors, frames and shutters in wood, metal or plastic
gutters and pipes
floor covering
hygiene items
Where?
How can you get rid of your construction or renovation waste?
- In our Recypark
- In the town's containerpark for those living in Evere, Ganshoren, Saint-Josse. Find out more about the type of waste accepted in your town's container's park..
- Using our special home collection service
Our rates are listed in the Decree of the Government for the Brussels-Capital Region, which fixes the pricing for services provided by Bruxelles-Propreté (22/12/2011).
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
What constitutes household chemical waste?
Most household chemical waste can be identified by one of the following symbols on the packaging:
Cleaning and maintenance products
Garden products
Beauty products
Briquets and lighteners
Extinguishers
Oils ad fats for frying
Batteries and others
Medical products
Automotive products
Coating products
Printing products
Where?
Where can you place your household chemical waste?
- At the PROXY CHIMIK dropping sites, as is suggested by its name, PROXY CHIMIK is a local service. You can drop your household chemical waste at some 100 locations. These sites are indicated in our PROXY CHIMIK guide.
- In our Recypark
- In the municipal container parks in Auderghem, Ganshoren, Saint-Josse, Watermael-Boitsfort and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre for the residents of these municipalities. Find out more about the practical details in the container park of your municipality.
- At the municipal dropping sites for household chemical waste in Anderlecht, Berchem-Sainte-Agathe, Evere, Jette and Molenbeek-Saint-Jean for the residents of these municipalities. Please contact the administration of your municipality for more practical details.
- At the specific collections for household chemical waste in Koekelberg and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert for the residents of these municipalities. Please contact the administration of your municipality for the exact date and location of these collections.
The following is not accepted at PROXY CHIMIK and in the Recypark :
- Asbestos waste ("Eternit")
- Gas tanks, bottles and cartridges
- Fireworks and other explosives
- Laboratory products
- Radioactive substances
- Roofing materials
- Professional chemical waste
To get rid of them, please contact Bruxelles Environnement on 02/775 75 75 or at https://environnement.brussels/.
How?
A few rules
- Bring your household chemical products in their original packaging and make sure they are properly closed (not loose in a plastic bag)
- In the absence of original packaging, clearly write the name of the product on the packaging
- Also bring the empty containers of household chemical products
- Bring energy-saving light bulbs, fluorescent tubes (neon) and LED lamps in a plastic bag to keep them separate from other waste Incandescent light bulbs ("traditional") and halogens must be properly wrapped and placed in the white bag or grey/black container (buildings with containers)
- Please put syringes and/or needles in a closed rigid container with some disinfectant and identify the container.
- Separate liquids from solids
- Do not mix materials together
- Do not exceed 35l per visit to the PROXY CHIMIK.
- Up to 30l for coating products (paint, varnish,…)
- Up to 10 pieces for neon
- Any exceeding amount will be rejected
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
All medication, expired or not.
The box and instructions must be placed in the yellow bag
What?
Which medication?
Pill bottles
Sprays, bottles
Bottles syrup
Ointment tubes
Pill packs
Where?
Where can you place your medication?
Only at your chemist's.
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
What?
What constitutes residual waste?
Any non-recyclable household waste is residual waste. Only place waste that cannot be recycled in your white bag (or grey/black container). Sorting guarantees the valorisation of the waste as raw material. Do not throw any items in good condition.
Where?
Where can you place your residual waste?
- In the white bag
- In the grey container (apartment buildings)
For reasons of hygiene, we ask that you put your residual waste items in a rubbish bag before throwing it in the container. In that case, the bag does not have to be a Bruxelles-Propreté white bag.
Residual waste items cannot be brought to the Recypark.
How?
A few rules
- Your bag may not exceed 15 kg.
Sharp waste items (ex: broken glass) must be properly wrapped to prevent that you or our teams get cut..
Your white bag cannot contain any:
- hazardous waste
- construction/renovation waste
- waste whose volume is too large for the white bag
We also encourage you to download our sorting memo and to fix where it can easily be seen (fridge door ...)..
