Updated June 8, 2020 by pierre

The rubbish bin calendar in Brussels (New collection days)

How to get rid of your waste in Brussels? Easy! The collection of household waste is organized by Bruxelles-Propreté in all the municipalities of Brussels to collect your trash.
Every week, trucks collect waste collected in bags (or containers from apartment buildings) from your home and pass it on your street.

Please note that sorting garbage and household waste is not optional. Since 1 January 2010, the Brussels region has imposed You must sort your household waste into 3 different bags. Checks are carried out. In the event of non-compliance with sorting, including fines ranging from 62 to 62.500 euros can be inflicted. Please respect the colors of your bags as well as their contents (white, blue, yellow) before picking them up. Note that in 2017 a new orange bag appeared for organic waste. The sorting of organic waste is not yet mandatory (orange bag)

Rules to follow for garbage collection in Brussels

However, do not put anything in the bags and your trash. There are a few rules to follow for waste picked up in Brussels.

• Le max weight of the waste bag cannot exceed 15 kg
• Le broken glass and other cutting waste must be well packed. 
• Stick to the schedule 2017 collections as well as the days associated with the color bags
• Use the official bags of the region (since 2003). Grey/black is prohibited and subject to a fine.
• The bottles glass settle in the glass bubbles.

For collections in the morning, you can take out your garbage bag the day before after 18 p.m. or the same day before 6 a.m. For evening collections, you can take out your garbage bag the same day between 18 p.m. and 18:30 p.m.

Waste bin changes in 2017 in Brussels

From January 2, 2017, please open your eyes and change your waste collection habits. For the white bags, no change, they will always be collected 2 times per week. On the contrary, the yellow bags et blue, will be collected each Once during the weekly collection of white bags. The garbage collection that took place in the evening will be deleted.

The orange garbage bag: the organic

It is possible to use a orange bag for organic waste. The collection will take place throughout the territory, but is not yet mandatory at the present time. Note that the size of this bag is limited to 30 liters for a question of weight. In some municipalities, these orange bags can be placed in a plastic trash can to prevent animals from tearing your bag.

The orange bag collection day is identical to the green bag collection day.

Rubbish collection schedule and calendar in Brussels

2017 is a sign of change for the days of garbage collection in Brussels. You can check the new collection days on the official website. For the more technological, you can also download the Recycle app for free! Convenient for taking out your bags on the right day at the right time. The app also tells you how to sort your waste.

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