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Reader question: Why are only empty packages allowed in PMD?

2 July 2026

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‘Huh? Do you mean only empty packaging can go in the PMD?’ This was one of the comments we often saw after we shared a video...

What to do with broken orange bunting (after the World Cup)?

16 June 2026

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The orange bunting has done its job. The Netherlands was out of the running, or we were cheering with it in the pub or in the back garden. How then...

Environmental deposit schemes: also a murder weapon for animals

8 June 2026

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Although you get money back for returning your deposit, unfortunately cans and bottles still end up on the streets or in bushes. In some places, and after...

Schoolbook waste! Millions a year into the bin

18 May 2026

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The school year is almost at an end and Saskia is scratching her head. This year, so much has come into the house again. Piles of notebooks,...

This is what happens to unsalable stuff in the thrift store!

13 March 2026

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News reports pop up regularly about thrift shops that are bulging. The input is pouring in, faster than they can sort it. Among the hidden treasures, unfortunately, lies...

One bag of PMD waste, nine recycling streams!

11 February 2026

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What happens to your empty soup can, carton of milk or the packaging of your veggie burger when you have bravely put it in the PMD bin or container...

Returning old glasses: where can you donate your old glasses?

28 January 2026

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Well, glasses remain a kind of disposable product. But they are an indispensable disposable product. And not one you buy second-hand any time soon, either. Yes, maybe the...

Yes! Coffee capsules are now allowed in PMD

20 January 2026

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Good news for coffee lovers: from 1 January 2026, coffee capsules will be allowed in PMD waste. That is the abbreviation for plastic, metal and drinking cartons - and perhaps...

From garden hose to toys: this ruins PMD recycling

13 January 2026

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PMD stands for plastic packaging, metal packaging and drinking cartons and is collected separately in many municipalities. Great, because this waste stream is easy to recycle. At...

How to recognise illegal textile containers?

7 January 2026

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We wrote about it before: textile containers seem like an easy solution for your old clothes, especially if they are broken and no longer wearable. But...

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