PlastiCity: give plastic waste a second life
The Hague is working on solutions for recycling more plastic waste. This is why the municipality is taking part in the European project PlastiCity. Companies can separate their plastic and have it collected by an electric cargo bike.
The collected plastic will be processed (including being washed and shredded) so that it is ready to be used again. Specialised recycling companies will turn this plastic into new products. Businesses in The Hague will then be able to purchase these products again. To make sure these steps are carried our properly, PlastiCity is constructing a plastic hub in 2022. This is a central place where different types of plastic waste will be collected and processed.
Less waste, more recycling
PlastiCity aims to recycle at least half of all plastics in cities. Reusing plastic gives it economic value. This can contribute towards creating a future-proof economy in The Hague. Less waste and more waste recycling are part of the aim of all Dutch municipalities to:
- halve the use of raw materials (such as oil, ore and wood) by 2030
- achieve a fully circular city (no more waste produced) by 2050.
European cooperation
Different European cities and organisations are working on PlastiCity. They are looking together at the best way of separating and recycling plastic waste. The project is being funded through European subsidies. PlastiCity is 1 of the projects in which The Hague is participating to make the city more sustainable. The project will last until March 2023.
Collection round 2022
PlastiCity will start collecting plastic waste at businesses as of April 2022. The focus this year will be on hard plastics such as bottles and buckets. PlastiCity selected and contacted dozens of organisations which are able to turn in hard plastics. Companies will not be able to sign up themselves for PlastiCity this year.
Look below to see all of the organisations participating in PlastiCity.
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- Apotheek Pillen en Praten
- At the Beach
- Beachclub Culpepper
- BLOW Beach House
- Boulderhal de Campus
- Den Haag Werkt
- Ethica restaurant
- Gransjean Wijnen & Delicatessen
- Heemskerk Bloemisten
- Hennink Installatietechniek
- Het Puntje
- Kom Den Haag
- Lorelei
- LUSH
- Mercure Hotel Den Haag
- Oase beach club
- Opmeer BV
- Reakt
- Regentesse Apotheek
- Residentie Apotheek
- Schroeder vd Kolk
- Societeit de Witte
- Spice Beach club
- Strandpaviljoen BIRDS
- Technisch Installatiebureau F.M. van den Dop & Zonen BV
- The Fat Mermaid
- The Shore
- Zeeheldentheater
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- Anne & Max Fahrenheitstraat
- Apotheek Pillen en Praten
- AttheBeach
- Avonturia De Vogelkelder
- Bij Hento
- Birds
- Blow
- Bos Optiek
- Boulderhal de Campus
- Brabants Lederwarenhuis
- Capriole Coffee Service
- Cross & Woods, crafting parlour
- Culpepper
- Cycloon
- De Galerie Den Haag
- De Prael den haag
- Deli'93
- Den Haag Werkt
- Dierenwinkel René van der Westen
- Donna Tienda
- DUO optiek
- Ethica restaurant
- EYE-D
- FMO
- Gransjean Wijnen & Delicatessen
- Haga Ziekenhuis
- Heemskerk Bloemisten
- Hennink Installatietechniek
- Het Appeltaartgevoel
- Het Puntje
- Huykman en Duyvestein
- Istanbullu baklava
- KOM Den Haag
- Kom Den Haag loc Rijswijkseplein
- Legian
- Lijstenmakerij
- Lorelei cafe
- LUSH
- Mantabeach
- Mercure hotel Den Haag Centraal
- MSR Verhuur
- Oase Beach club
- Opera Zalencentrum
- Opmeer
- Plastic Design / RU 58
- Reakt
- Regentesse Apotheek
- Residentie Apotheeek
- Schroeder vd Kolk
- Societeit de Witte
- Spar Clingendael
- Spice Beach club
- Stadsboerderij Landzigt
- Stadsboerderij Schildershoeve (Centrum)
- Stadstuincentrum Nieuw Hanenburg
- Sucré Salé
- Suiderstrand
- Techn. Inst.bur. Van den Dop
- The Fat Mermaid
- The Hagues finest
- The Shore
- VanderVelde Verhuizingen
- Wauben productie bv
- Wwen
- Zeeheldentheater
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Published: 28 January 2022Modified: 12 May 2022