![]() The method of recycling in the Netherlands will largely depend on where you live. This helps avoid the use of landfills, although these still exist for certain materials. While somewhat controversial, these incinerators produce electricity which is then fed back into the Dutch power grid. Meanwhile, non-recyclable waste usually goes either an incinerator or landfill. ![]() Generally speaking, much of the recyclable household waste is recycled either in the Netherlands or nearby European countries. Once you’ve thrown your recycling or garbage into the right receptacle, what happens next? Well, that depends on what you’ve just thrown in. For more information, visit the Dutch government’s English guide to the circular economy. This phased process will see the country half its consumption of raw materials by 2030, before moving towards an entirely waste-free society by the middle of the twenty-first century. The recycling of municipal waste plays an important role in the Dutch government’s aim for the Netherlands to have a circular economy by 2050. In fact, in 2018 the Netherlands recycled 56% of all municipal waste – and that number continues to rise every year. ![]() This green mentality can also be seen in Dutch homes across the country, particularly when it comes to recycling household waste. With its vast network of cycle paths and all that wind energy just waiting to be harvested, it’s hardly surprising that the Netherlands is one of Europe’s greenest nations.
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