The municipal bonus for the acquisition of a compost bin

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By composting organic waste at home, the inhabitant decreases about a third of the contents of his domestic garbage can. He can so avoid the transport and the incineration of waste that is rich in water (reduction of CO₂ emissions). He so produces a natural and free fertilizer.

The composting is within the reach of every owner of a garden, whatever the size of the garden. In the absence of a garden, the solution is vermicomposting.

A bonus in Brussels

The city of Brussels decided to encourage composting. It grants to its inhabitants a bonus for the purchase of a compost bin (barrel, tub, silo, vermicompost).

Introduce a demand for a bonus

The granting of this bonus for the acquisition of a compost bin is governed by a municipal regulation (PDF, 0,05MB).

It is thus necessary to fill in a request form (PDF, 0,06MB), to join some documents to it and to send them back to the Eco-Advice service. The amount of the municipal bonus is fixed to 50% of the amount of purchase, on the basis of invoices or documentary evidences, with a maximum of 50 euro per compost bin and by household.