Waste

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Woman scraping food leftovers into a garbage bin
BusinessCultureFood
10% of Dutch food waste caused by confusion over best before date
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Sunset with the blue hour in Katwijk aan Zee with walking path from the dunes to the boulevard, 11 June 2022
Business
Katwijk council overjoyed and concerned by arrival of $3 bil. Eli Lilly factory
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The Afval Energiebedrijf (AEB) in Amsterdam's Westelijk Havengebied
Business
Amsterdam faces over €400 million loss after failed sale of waste plant AEB
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Cardboard boxes and garbage bags on the street
Business
Household waste up to 8 kilograms per person after years of decline
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Trash found in the Hofpleinfontein in Rotterdam following the Feyenoord title celebration, May 2023
BusinessCulture
73 tons of waste removed after Amsterdam Canal Parade
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Pile of old clothes dumped in a container
BusinessTechNature
Some 8.9 million pieces of unsold clothing burned in the Netherlands per year
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Feminine hygiene products
Nature
Riverside cleanup reveals need for biodegradable hygiene products
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Cutlery with sachets of ketchup and mayonaise
PoliticsBusiness
EU may ban single-use plastics like hotel shampoos, takeaway cups & ketchup packets
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MSC Zoe
TechNature
800.000 kilos of waste still floating around in the North Sea two years after MSC Zoe container accident
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The interior of a recycling center in 2014
Business
NL residents recycling more, consuming less materials than other EU countries
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Waste bins and containers in Capelle aan den IJssel
Business
Households produce nearly 500 kg of trash per year; Rural worse than urban
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Cigarette butts on the beach
Nature
Volunteers pick up thousands of cigarette butts on Zuid-Holland beach
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Bins for clothing donations
Business
Charities increasingly finding waste in clothing collection bins: report
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Recycling
Business
Dutch produce 500kg of garbage per year; Recycling nears 60%
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EntertainmentNature
Trash fished from Amsterdam canals now a city hall Christmas display
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Oil tanks _ Photo william_verbeek Flickr
Crime
White-collar arrests for contaminated fuel at Brabant firm
Business
Rwanda hospital improvement project wins startup contest
Nature
Volunteers remove 20,000kg of trash from North Sea beaches