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29/09/09<br />

� A fixed residual waste tax per household, covering all fixed costs and<br />

also the variable costs that are not directly charged to the polluter (e.g.<br />

personnel, costs <strong>of</strong> evasive behaviour etc.);<br />

� General tax related to household income.<br />

In 2000, the average price <strong>of</strong> a 60l residual waste refuse bag was €0.66. This has<br />

meanwhile risen to €1.5 on average, and even to €2 in some municipalities. In the<br />

case <strong>of</strong> weight based schemes, some regions have established maximum tariffs with<br />

the objective <strong>of</strong> ensuring that the incentive to dump is not too great. So, for example,<br />

in the Antwerp region, it is considered acceptable to have a tariff no greater than 0.15<br />

euro/kg. 203<br />

Table 10-1: Separately Collected Fractions <strong>of</strong> Household <strong>Waste</strong> in Flanders<br />

Household waste<br />

Fraction Fraction<br />

Collection Collection method<br />

method<br />

Bi-weekly door-to-door collection (more frequent in tourist areas) in<br />

DIFTAR receptacles<br />

Bulky waste CA / bring sites, door-to-door collection, collection on demand<br />

Vegetable, fruit and garden waste Door-to-door collection in DIFTAR receptacles or home composting<br />

Paper and cardboard waste Door-to-door collection and CA sites<br />

Glass waste (glass cullet)<br />

PMD-waste (plastic bottles and flasks,<br />

metal packaging and drink cartons)<br />

Bottle bank – two-colour separations, CA sites, sometimes door-to-door<br />

collection<br />

Door-to-door collection in DIFTAR receptacles<br />

Textile waste CA site, door-to-door collection, separately placed containers<br />

Construction and demolition waste<br />

containing asbestos<br />

CA site<br />

Stone debris – inert CA site<br />

Pruning CA site, sometimes door-to-door collection<br />

Fine garden waste and grass CA site<br />

Metals, discarded iron CA site<br />

Wood waste CA site<br />

Tree trunks Composting facility or CA site<br />

Small hazardous waste (all fractions) +<br />

injection needles<br />

Old and expired medications / drugs Pharmacist<br />

<strong>Waste</strong> electrical and electronic<br />

equipment (WEEE)<br />

CA site (SHW-safe) or door-to-door collection or district collection<br />

(mobile SHW-safe)<br />

CA site and re-use centres, conform to acceptance requirement<br />

Re-usable goods Door-to-door collection on demand, re-use centre<br />

203 Personal communication with Paul Macken, IOK.

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