{"id":67796,"date":"2026-06-09T06:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/?p=67796"},"modified":"2026-06-15T09:31:18","modified_gmt":"2026-06-15T07:31:18","slug":"what-to-do-with-broken-orange-banners-after-the-world-cup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thegreenlist.nl\/en\/wat-te-doen-met-kapotte-oranje-slingers-na-het-wk\/","title":{"rendered":"What to do with broken orange bunting (after the World Cup)?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The orange bunting has done its job. The Netherlands was either out or we were cheering with it in the pub or in the garden. Either way: after a football tournament like this, plastic bunting is unfortunately often left behind. And it quite often ends up in the wrong bin. This is because many people think they can put it with PMD (plastic, metal, and drink cartons). But no. In fact, these string-like items cause significant problems for waste processors. What should you do with it then? We\u2019ll explain.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Why orange streamers do not belong in PMD recycling<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In partnership with Verpact<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

In many Dutch municipalities, PMD is collected separately. PMD is often explained as \u2018plastic, metal, and drink cartons\u2019. This leads many people to automatically think: if it's made of plastic, then it can go in the PMD. But unfortunately, it's not that simple. We visited a waste processor before and learned there that recycling doesn't just look at what something is made of, but also at its original intended use. PMD is actually for empty packaging, such as empty yoghurt pots, empty cans, and empty cartons of custard. An orange garland is not packaging and therefore does not belong in the PMD.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

And with those long (stringy) items, something else comes into play: they regularly cause Problems at waste processing facilities<\/a>. They get jammed in sorting machines, which can cause the machines to stop, and staff have to manually unblock them. It's quite a hassle, for something that is actually quite easy to prevent. Therefore, absolutely do not put streamers and other string-like items such as Christmas lights, garden hoses and cords in the PMD. You disrupt recycling and can even break machines with them. But where should they go then?<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dispose of the slings properly<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

After a tournament like that, there's often a mountain of orange decorations left behind. Bunting that's half-torn, tangled up, or just yanked off the balcony a bit too enthusiastically. So the question is: what do you do with it?<\/p>\n\n\n\n