Waste, Household Hazardous Waste
What is it?
- Household Hazardous Waste KCA) is waste that should not be disposed of with regular trash. Examples of Household Hazardous Waste batteries, paint products, and light bulbs.
- As a private individual, you can drop off this waste separately at the municipality’s mini recycling center ( ) or at the Avri recycling centers( ).
You can find more information about KCA on the Avri website at .
How does it work?
You can often Household Hazardous Waste your Household Hazardous Waste at other locations as well. For example, you can drop off batteries at supermarkets and home improvement stores, syringes and medications at pharmacies, and electrical appliances at electronics stores.
Companies may only dispose of chemical waste if they have an environmental permit to do so.
What should I do?
On Milieucentraal.nl, you can see which types of waste fall under the KCA category.