All waste must be sorted into categories as required by Belgian law. Any penalties incurred by hosts due to non-compliance will be charged to guests.
Detailed guides on how to sort/recycle are available here. In case of questions, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Thank you for adhering to these important rules!
Trash Rules
- Residual or HV (i.e., everything left after recycling)
- Collect in trash bags in bins provided throughout the house
- Dispose full trash bags in dark red container in shed outside
- Picked up on Thursday every other week 1
- Organic waste (GFT)
- Collect in dedicated bin in cabinet under kitchen sink
- Dispose dedicated bin in green container in shed outside
- Picked up on Thursday every other week 1
- Paper/cardboard (P&K)
- Collect in dedicated bin in garage
- Leave until check-out
- In case of overflow before check-out, deposit in cardboard box on Paper/cardboard pick-up day (Monday every 4 weeks 1)
- Plastic packaging, metal packaging, drink cartons (PMD)
- Collect in blue trash bags in dedicated bin in garage
- Picked up on Monday every other week 1
- Glass
- Collect in dedicated bins in garage
- One for clear glass, one for coloured glass
- Leave until check-out
- In case of overflow before check-out, deposit in glass containers at first roundabout when exiting driveway on the right
- Collect in dedicated bins in garage
- Guests will receive an automated text message one day before scheduled pick-ups. Guests explicitly consent to receiving text messages and can opt-out by contacting the host. A trash collection calendar is also available here.
All trash must be placed on the street the evening before pick-up day or by 6:00 AM at the latest on pick-up day.