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Beer in plastic glasses
PoliticsBusinessCultureEntertainment
Fewer than a quarter of Dutch festivals use reusable cups despite ban
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Fireworks explode in the sky in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel in the Netherlands during the 2019 New Year’s celebration
HealthBusiness
Dutch authorities reject one in four F2 fireworks, safety concerns remain
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Police check the maximum speed of a fatbike in 2024
Politics
No illegal fatbikes seized, sanctions imposed despite promised gov't intervention
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Several nicely painted rubbish bins on Eerste van Swindenstraat in Amsterdam-Oost were ripped open in the search for cans and bottles that can be turned in for deposits. 27 October 2025
Business
Amsterdam has most smashed trash bins of all Dutch cities as people hunt cans, bottles
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An airplane landing at the Polderbaan at Schiphol Airport in 2021
Business
Flight safety regulator ILT urges shutdown of solar park endangering pilots at Schiphol
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A sign explaining the deposit scheme on plastic bottles on a vending machine for soft drinks in the Rotterdam neighborhood of Kralingen-Crooswijk, 8 January 2023
Business
Higher deposit on plastic bottles, cans on the way: report
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Fireworks in a store
Business
A massive 65% of children's fireworks don't comply with safety regulations: Inspectorate
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A airplane flies across a blue partly cloudy sky leaving vapour trails.
Politics
Big increase in GPS sabotage; 983 Dutch flights affected so far this year
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Someone riding a fatbike zips by on the Linnaeusstraat in Amsterdam-Oost. 29 March 2024
Crime
Authorities seize 16,500 illegal fat bikes capable of reaching higher speeds
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A note saying the can and bottle deposit machine at an Albert Heijn in Amsterdam is out of order. 30 June 2024
BusinessNature
More plastic bottles collected for deposit, but target still way beyond reach
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Passengers board an EasyJet aircraft in 2018
Business
Airlines fined for improper use of Schiphol, Eindhoven Airport slots
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A fatbike rider in Amsterdam
Business
Transport inspectorate seizes 3,500 fat bikes that were manufactured in China
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A sign explaining the deposit scheme on plastic bottles on a vending machine for soft drinks in the Rotterdam neighborhood of Kralingen-Crooswijk, 8 January 2023
Business
Improve plastic bottle collection for depostit or face €300 mil. fine: Inspectorate
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Canals in Utrecht.
Health
Environmental inspectorate complains about too many damaging substances in the water
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Someone riding a fatbike zips by on the Linnaeusstraat in Amsterdam-Oost. 29 March 2024
Business
Sale of illegal fatbikes hard to prevent, Inspectorate says
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Empty colored carbonated drink bottles. Plastic waste
BusinessTechNature
Inspectorate wants to increase deposit on plastic bottles to 50 cents for bigger impact
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Oosterschelde storm surge barrier at Neeltje Jans
TechNature
Lobsters dying on a large scale in Oosterschelde; Researchers trying to figure out why
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A sign at Schiphol Airport saying "hello, goodbye," 1 November 2023
NatureScience
Schiphol exceeded the sound limit last year near Uithoorn
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The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate seized around 18,000 kilograms of fireworks from a Dutch fireworks importer, December 2023
Crime
Some 18,000 kilograms of illegal, wrongly labeled fireworks seized from Dutch importer
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Some 1,700 kilograms of fireworks seized from a seller in Noord-Brabant, 4 December 2023
Business
Some 1,700 kilograms of illegal fireworks seized at Noord-Brabant sales point
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Sign pointing to bus, taxi, and shuttle stops at Schiphol airport
Business
3 arrests in investigation into illegal taxi operations at Schiphol airport
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Man laying thermal insulation
Crime
Inspectorate investigating fraud with hundreds of energy labels
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Heineken cans
PoliticsBusiness
Heineken kept making beer cans without a deposit logo past the deadline
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HealthPoliticsTechInnovation
Cabinet calls for Tata Steel to explain alleged waste dumps