There are several recycling schemes, which may vary slightly depending on the community. Most homes have two rubbish bins that are emptied on alternate weeks: a green one for biodegradable waste, and a grey one for other household waste.

Paper is collected fortnightly, and a van collects small chemical waste such as light bulbs, batteries, and harmful cleaning products. Bottle banks are located outside many supermarkets, as are collection points for unwanted clothing, and sometimes also batteries. The price of bottled beers and soft drinks includes a small deposit that is refundable on returning the empty containers.

Beek

Waste and recycling instructions
GFT- en restafval is collected in ‘duobakken’ and is emptied weekly (check for exact day the town's website or the 'afvalwijzer'). This bin is weighed when emptied. Besides the fixed rate a waste disposal rate is added per kilogram residual waste and GFT.

Waste terminal location, operation hours and rates
Breinderveldweg 16, Schinnen (businessarea ‘De Breinder’), nearby sideway 'Schinnen' motorway A76. For waste disposal a valid id-card or drivers license should be presented.

Opening hours in summer (29 March t/m 25 October)
Thursday: 13.30 – 17.30 hours
Friday: 08.30 – 17.30 hours
Saturday: 08.30 – 13.30 hours
Monday: 13.30 - 17.30 hours

Opening hours in winter
Thursday: 13.30 – 17.30 hours
Friday: 13.30 – 17.30 hours
Saturday: 08.30 – 13.30 hours

Exact dates and rates are listed in the ‘Afvalwijzer’. Yearly each house receives the 'Afvalwijzer' by mail, but it can also be downloaded at www.gemeentebeek.nl (in Dutch) or collected at the reception desk of the City Hall.

Brunssum, Heerlen, Kerkrade, Landgraaf, Nuth, Onderbanken, Simpelveld, Vaals en Voerendaal

Waste and recycling instructions
Waste is collected in a the volume/frequency system. The waste disposal rate is calculated by  weight and type of produced waste.

All containers are equipped with a chip. This chip contains the address, type of waste and  volume of the container. Each time the container is emptied by the garbage truck, the variables are recorded by special equipment and the waste rate is calculated.

More information about this waste system is available at www.rd4.nl (in Dutch).

Waste terminals location, operation hours and rates

Brunssum

Milieuweg 1

Opening hours in Summer (March 30, 2009 to October 24, 2009)
Monday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday through Friday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00-16.00 hours

Openings hours in Winter (January 1, 2009 through March 28, 2009 and October 26, 2009 until December 31, 2009)
Monday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday through Friday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00-16.00 hours

Heerlen

Huisbergerstraat 250

Opening hours in Summer (March 30, 2009 to October 24, 2009)
Monday and Tuesday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Wednesday: closed
Thursday and Friday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00-16.00 hours

Openings hours in winter: (January 1, 2009 through March 28, 2009 and October 26, 2009 until December 31, 2009)
Monday and Tuesday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00
Wednesday: closed
Thursday and Friday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00-16.00 hours

Kerkrade

Ir. Wintgensstraat 2

Opening hours in winter (January 1, 2009 through March 28, 2009 and October 26, 2009 until December 31, 2009)
Monday: 09.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday through Friday: 09.00-12.30 hours and 13.30 - 17.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00-16.00 hours

Opening hours in summer (March 30, 2009 to October 24, 2009)
Monday: 09.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday through Friday: 09.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Saturday: 08.00-16.00 hours

Landgraaf

Marconistraat 28

Opening hours in winter (January 1, 2009 through March 28, 2009 and October 26, 2009 until December 31, 2009)
Monday and Tuesday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00
Wednesday: closed
Thursday and Friday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-17.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00-16.00 hours

Opening hours in summer (March 30, 2009 to October 24, 2009)
Monday and Tuesday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Wednesday: closed
Thursday and Friday: 9.00-12.30 hours and 13.30-19.00 hours
Saturday: 8.00 - 16.00 hours

Vaals Selzerbeeklaan 9

Opening hours:
Tuesday and Friday: 8.00-12.00 hours
Saturday 9.00-12.30 hours hours

Eijsden

Waste and recycling instructions
GFT- and restafval is collected in respectively green and grey bins, which are provided by the municipality.  Both containers are weighed when emptied to determine the waste tax. Plastics are collected in especially provided plastic garbage bags.

Waste terminal location, operation hours and rates
Residents of Eijsden can use the following waste terminals:
1. Noorderbrug (Frontensingel), Maastricht opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 18.00 hours
2. Randwyck (Watermolen), Maastricht opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 18.00 hours
3. Beatrixhaven (Fregatweg), Maastricht opening hours: Monday to Saturday 10.00 - 18.00 hours
4. Park Valkenburg aan de Geul (De Valkenberg 13) opening hours: Thursday and Friday 13.00 - 19.00 hours and Saturday 9.30 - 16.30 hours

Exact dates and rates are listed in the ‘Afvalwijzer’. Yearly each house receives the 'Afvalwijzer' by mail.

Gulpen-Wittem

Waste instruction, collection dates and rates are available at www.gulpen-wittem.nl (in Dutch).

Maastricht

Exact dates and rates are listed in the ‘Afvalwijzer’. Yearly each house receives the 'Afvalwijzer' by mail, but it can also be downloaded at www.maastricht.nl (in Dutch) or collected at the information desk at the City Hall.

Margraten

Waste and recycling instructions
GFT- and restafval is collected in respectively green and grey bins, which are provided by the municipality.  The bins are emptied every other week, the grey bin in even weeks and the green bin in odd weeks.  

Plastic packaging can disposed of at the waste terminal (without fee) in dedicated garbage bags available in several shops (supermarket?) in Margraten.

Waste terminal location, operation hours and rates
The waste terminal is available for residents of Gulpen-Wittem and Margraten only. For waste disposal a valid id-card or drivers license should be presented. Please find more information at www.rd4.nl.

Waste terminal Margraten: Fremme 25, Margraten.

Opening hours
Monday 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-17.30 hours
Tuesday 13.00-17.30 hours
Wednesday closed
Thursday 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-17.30 hours
Friday 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-17.30 (winter time)
Friday 09.00-12.00 and 13.00-19.00  (summer time)
Saturday 09.00-16.00 hours

Exact dates and rates are listed in the ‘Groene kalender’ (Green calendar). Yearly each house receives the 'Groene kalender' by mail, but it can also be downloaded at www.margraten.nl (in Dutch) or collected at the reception desk of the City Hall.

Meerssen

Waste and recycling instructions, dates and rates are listed in the ‘Wasteguide 2010’. Yearly each house receives the 'Afvalwijzer' by mail, but it can also be downloaded at www.meerssen.nl (in Dutch).

Schinnen

Waste and recycling instructions, dates and rates are available at www.schinnen.nl (in Dutch).

Sittard-Geleen

Waste and recycling instructions
Weekly 'the garbage truck' collects household waste. Depending on the address, waste  should be collected in containers, buckets, bags or underground containers. Exact instructions about waste and recycling and the collection dates are provided in the ‘Afvalwijzer’. Yearly each house receives the 'Afvalwijzer' by mail.

Besides the fixed rate a waste disposal rate is added per kilogram residual waste and GFT. Depending on the type and weight of your garbage, a fee is paid for waste disposed at waste terminals.

Waste terminal location, operation hours and rates
Waste terminals (note: for waste disposal you might need to present a valid id-card or drivers license):
    
Sittard, Milieuparkweg 11 (Industrial Park Noord)
Monday to Friday 08.30-12.00 and 13.00-16.30 hours
Saturday 08.30-12.00 hours

Geleen, Handelsweg 1 (Handelsterrein Borrekuil) until December 21, 2009
as of March 2010: Nijverheidsweg 10 (commercial land Borrekuil)
Monday to Friday 08.30-12.00 and 13.00-16.30 hours
Saturday 08.30-12.00 hours

Born, Florianstraat 5
Monday to Friday 08.30-12.00 and 13.00-16.30 hours
Saturday 08.30-12.00 hours

Extra service: Waste can also be collected for a fee. Please call the general number of the town council (+31 (0) 46-477 77 77) to make an appointment. Old household items that are still useful can be delivered at Bis-Bis, tel +31 (0) 888 - 444 444, info@bis-bis.nl

Stein

Instructions, dates and rates for waste and recycling can be reviewed at www.gemeentestein.nl (in Dutch).

Valkenburg

Exact dates and rates are listed in the ‘Afvalwijzer’. Yearly each house receives the 'Afvalwijzer' by mail, but it can also be downloaded at www.valkenburg.nl (in Dutch).