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Climate Plan - Resources and waste

Climate Plan - Resources and waste

On a regional scale, incinerated waste is responsible for 7% of direct greenhouse gas emissions. But if you take into account all the waste and the entire production chain, the figure is much higher.

The Climate Plan therefore aims to:

  • reduce the volume of waste, because the waste that has the least negative impact is the waste that does not exist
  • make better use of waste, by improving recycling through better sorting, and by composting bio-waste, to turn this waste into resources

Find out about all the ways you can reduce your waste and sort it more effectively:

Waste - support from the City of Brussels and the Brussels-Capital Region (313.70 KB) (in French)

Main objectives for resources and waste

Targets for 2030:

  • 100% of the bio-waste produced by the city is recycled
  • 10 minutes to get to a compost bin near you
  • 90% of the waste collected during bulky waste collections is sorted

For the municipality:

  • Installing a meso-compost to manage all the City's food waste
  • Recovering and composting fallen leaves in public spaces

For all the people of Brussels:

  • Develop a dense network of community/neighbourhood composts
  • Install sorting bins in public spaces, parks and sports centres
  • Install 2 dry toilets per year in the green spaces of the City
  • Grant Zero Waste incentives (reusable containers in the catering industry, washable nappies, compost)

All actions:

All resources and waste initiatives (168.78 KB) (in French)