Bulky waste collection
Regulations of container yards
- What is bulky waste?
Household bulky waste is any waste generated by normal private household activities that cannot be normally collected because of its nature, size or weight: scrap metal, old mattresses, household appliances, bicycles, jumble… 
There are four collections a year and voluminous objects can be dumped at a maximum rate of 3 cubic meters per household and per collection.
Les dates de collecte des déchets Waste collection schedule
- Beware: the following materials are excluded:
- Tyres
- Rubble
- Garden waste
- Demolition waste
- Liquid waste
- Metal waste (bulky waste)
- Wood waste (bulky waste)
- Glass bottles and jars
- Waste that may be taken back during other waste collections
(paper, cardboards, PMC, clothes, …)
- Waste in bags
- Hazardous waste
- Agricultural plastics
- Explosive waste (gas cylinder, ...)
- Waste caused by a commercial activity or a removal
- These materials are however accepted:
- Waste that is too heavy or too big to be dumped into the usual collection receptacle
(double dustbin or bags) and unrecyclable waste:
old mattresses, armchairs, plastic furniture (tables, chairs...), insulation and gyproc® planks, glass wool, mirrors, big plastic objects (buckets, child toys...)
- Waste exceptionally produced in large quantities:
wallpapers, linoleums, (fitted) carpets,...
- Bulky waste is supposed to be handled by 2 people without any danger.
- Good to know:
- Bulky waste won’t be recycled
- Bulky metallic or wooden waste has to be brought to the container yard except for people of reduced mobility if no specific solution.
Contact : Service communal Eco-conseil : Carole RASKIN Municipal Department for Ecological Counselling
