Papendrecht hits waste reduction target with 80% separation rate in 2025
Residents of Papendrecht have successfully reduced residual waste to just 90 kilograms per person annually, achieving an 80% waste separation rate. This milestone marks the first time the municipality meets the national VANG target, promoting a circular economy.
| Key Data Point | Value |
|---|---|
| Municipality | Papendrecht |
| Residual waste per resident | 90 kg (67 kg fine, 23 kg bulky) |
| Waste separation rate | 80% |
| VANG target | <100 kg residual waste, 75% separation |
| Year achieved | 2025 |
| New waste method introduced | 2024 |
The municipality of Papendrecht is responsible for local waste management policies and implementation, ensuring compliance with national sustainability goals. It collaborates with residents to promote waste separation and reduce landfill dependency.
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Excellent waste collection results for 2025
You may remember the waste special in the municipal news of 18 February? In that issue, we provided an estimate of the collection of different types of waste in kilograms per resident per year. The exact figures for 2025 were not yet known at the time, but they are now. We are happy to share them with you.
You may remember the waste special in the municipal news of 18 February? In that issue, we provided an estimate of the collection of different types of waste in kilograms per resident per year. The exact figures for 2025 were not yet known at the time, but they are now. We are happy to share them with you.
VANG target achieved
What is particularly worth mentioning is that Papendrecht has achieved the VANG target. (VANG stands for the waste collection method Van Afval naar Grondstof, or 'From Waste to Raw Material'). The target is: less than 100 kilograms of residual waste per resident per year and 75% waste separation. With 90 kilograms of residual waste (67 kilograms of fine waste and 23 kilograms of bulky waste) and 80% waste separation, Papendrecht has achieved this target for the first time!
Below, you can see the developments per waste stream over the past five years. The reductions in residual waste, organic waste (GFT), and plastic waste clearly show that the new waste separation method was introduced in 2024.
Deputy Mayor Arjan Kosten is extremely pleased with the figures: “This outstanding result shows that the efforts of both residents and the municipality have had the desired effect. In my view, this is a fine and important step in the right direction towards a circular and sustainable future for the next generation!”