Household rubbish
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Underground rubbish containers for a clean neighbourhood
The municipality wants to make The Hague a cleaner city. This is why the kerbside collection of garbage bags is being phased out. A large part of The Hague has underground rubbish containers instead.
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Household waste calendar
The household waste calendar lists the collection days for your rubbish: household waste, paper, organic waste (GFT), or plastic packaging, tin and drink cartons.
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How to put out your household waste
Read the rules for disposing of your household rubbish (not oversized waste, large garden waste or domestic chemical waste).
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Order or give back a rubbish bin
Do you live in a neighbourhood where rubbish bins (kliko's) for household waste, paper, organic waste (GFT) and/or plastic packaging, tin and drink cartons are in use? Order a new container or trade in a container for another size for free.
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Report a full or broken container
Is the underground rubbish container (ORAC) in your street full or broken? Or have you seen a full recycling bin for glass, paper or plastic packaging, tin and drink cartons? Report this to the municipality.
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Adopt an underground container
Residents can adopt a container and help to keep the area around the container clean and tidy.
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Penalty for improper waste disposal
Have you disposed of your household rubbish improperly? For example, too early, too late or next to a container? Then you could get a fine if the municipality needs to remove your rubbish.
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Nuisance Penalty
Municipal wardens check for violations in the public space, such as dog poop and improperly disposed of household rubbish and company waste.