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The Curbside Collection systems for recyclates employed vary across the Netherlands:
MUNICIPALITY RECYCLING FACILITIES: All municipalities are required to provide known collection points for recyclable and/or hazardous materials. All types of separated trash can be accepted here for free or a small sum depending on type of material (green stuff and concrete/bricks is usually free). Some stores perform collection of chemicals (paint, batteries). There are a great number of second-hand shops (run by charity organisations) that accept goods for processing, although technically, this is re-use. FACTS AND FIGURES Landfills are used for less than 10% of all waste. Dutch household waste recycling averages to 60% (2006).
The separately gathered organic fraction is 50% of household waste, or 1500 kilotonnes. This is processed to 600 kilotonnes of compost, and the end-product partially exported while over annual national consumption.
In the Netherlands itself, the recycled amount in 2005 was up to 2.5 million tonnes, which is 75% of annual consumption. By contrast, in the EU, over 50% of paper is recycled. RECYCLING EXPERTISE The Dutch have a lot of experience in recycling, stimulated by lack of free grounds and significant government funding. This expertise is sensibly exported. The following Dutch article (2006) reports the involvement of the Dutch in the reform of UK recycling industry: {Link without Title} . EU REGULATIONS National law concerning recycling is heavily influenced by EU regulations. Reforms may have great impact on national collection systems (for instance a downgrade of the recycling system is imaginable, when deposits on types of drink containers are lifted). Also, the environmental impact of industry is closely guarded by EU standards. DEPOSIT SYSTEMS Deposit systems are in use for beer bottles, drink containers, gas canisters, household appliances (Although the money is never returned, it requires a shopowner to accept the discarded item it replaces, if handed in. The used term is "verwijderingsbijdrage" or "removal fee". Extra earnings from this system are spent on investments in the recycling industry). MATERIALS COLLECTED The different types of recyclable materials collected include:
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