Deposit Alliance is growing rapidly

This strong growth brings the total to 47 organisations, businesses and local authorities calling on the Dutch and Flemish governments to introduce a deposit on all PET bottles and cans in 2018.

The pressure from society to make a decision soon is growing. New partners are joining every day. From Meerlanden, the first Dutch waste collection company, to various environmental organisations, and from 11 Dutch municipalities so far to the capital of the Netherlands.

They are all addressing their explicit request to the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD), and in Flanders to the government of Minister-President Geert Bourgeois (N-VA), to introduce a deposit on all bottles and cans in 2018.

Tweets about @statiegeldallia OR #statiegeldalliantie

These are the new partners of the Deposit Alliance (Statiegeldalliantie) who have joined between 28 November and today:

Waterland, municipality with 17,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of the Mayor and Aldermen.

Woerden, municipality with 51,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of Progressief Woerden, LijstvanderDoes, D66, ChristenUnie, SGP and Sterk Woerden.

Roosendaal, municipality with 77,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of alderman Schenk (Roosendaalse Lijst) and the municipal council.

Purmerend, municipality with 80,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66 with the support of GroenLinks.

Hengelo, municipality with 81,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66, it has already been approved by the council.

Leiden, municipality with 123,924 inhabitants, on the initiative of the Party for the Animals (Partij voor de Dieren) and GroenLinks, it has already been approved by the council.

Haarlemmermeer, municipality with 144,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of aldermen Steffens (HAP) and Nederstigt (D66).

Breda, municipality with 183,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of Alderman De Beer (D66).

Tilburg, municipality with 214,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66, the alderman has announced that Tilburg is signing up.

Utrecht, municipality with 344,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66, Party for the Animals, GroenLinks and ChristenUnie, it has already been approved by the council.

Amsterdam, municipality with 853,312 inhabitants, on the initiative of the Party for the Animals.

Natuur & Milieu, an environmental organisation that strives for a beautiful, healthy and sustainable world in which people live, work and do business without damaging nature and the environment.

Meerlanden, a waste collector and processor that, as an innovative sustainable company, aims to return 100% of waste to the circular loop.

Schone Maas, cooperation between IVN Brabant, IVN Limburg, the provinces of Brabant and Limburg, Rijkswaterstaat Zuid-Nederland, various water boards, land managers, nature organisations, municipalities, businesses and volunteers to clean up litter in and around the Meuse and streams in Brabant and Limburg and to raise awareness about the problem.

Vereniging Kust & Zee, works on sustainable solutions for a rich coast and a healthy sea, where conservation, use, management and development go hand in hand.

Trage Wegen vzw, made the term 'trage weg' (slow path) a household name in Flanders and Brussels by standing up for the right of way for cyclists and pedestrians.

Stichting Dier&Recht, animal advocates who want to improve the legal position of animals and change the way people think about animals.

Stichting Sea First, strives for a world in which humanity recognises the oceans as essential for all life and takes action to protect and cherish them.

Netwerk Bewust Verbruiken, a community website about sustainable and simple living.

AXI vzw, was founded in 1992 to put the principles of the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro into practice through courses, guidance, advice and support for third parties or public authorities and through its own projects.

VerPot: the first packaging-free online supermarket, with delivery by bicycle.

Stichting Groener Hengelo, wants Hengelo to become even more sustainable.

Ecomondo, the sustainable webshop with eco, organic & fair trade products.

Milieu-Infocentrum voor Jongeren, has been collecting all possible environmental documentation since 1967 to support young people's environmental concern and actions for a better environment.

Bite Back, carries out public-oriented actions and campaigns for the rights, needs, welfare and vital interests of animals in both Belgium (vzw) and the Netherlands (Stichting).

Matters, carries out projects concerning the plastic problem, such as product development based on the circular economy model and awareness-raising through public projects and events.

Political updates

The deposit return scheme debate is high on the political agenda in Flanders and the Netherlands.

Flemish Minister for the Environment Joke Schauvliege (CD&V) has on several occasions in the plenary of the Flemish

This strong growth brings the total to 47 organisations, businesses and local authorities calling on the Dutch and Flemish governments to introduce a deposit on all PET bottles and cans in 2018.

The pressure from society to make a decision soon is growing. New partners are joining every day. From Meerlanden, the first Dutch waste collection company, to various environmental organisations, and from 11 Dutch municipalities so far to the capital of the Netherlands.

They are all addressing their explicit request to the cabinet of Prime Minister Mark Rutte (VVD), and in Flanders to the government of Minister-President Geert Bourgeois (N-VA), to introduce a deposit on all bottles and cans in 2018.

Tweets about @statiegeldallia OR #statiegeldalliantie

These are the new partners of the Deposit Alliance (Statiegeldalliantie) who have joined between 28 November and today:

Waterland, municipality with 17,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of the Mayor and Aldermen.

Woerden, municipality with 51,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of Progressief Woerden, LijstvanderDoes, D66, ChristenUnie, SGP and Sterk Woerden.

Roosendaal, municipality with 77,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of alderman Schenk (Roosendaalse Lijst) and the municipal council.

Purmerend, municipality with 80,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66 with the support of GroenLinks.

Hengelo, municipality with 81,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66, it has already been approved by the council.

Leiden, municipality with 123,924 inhabitants, on the initiative of the Party for the Animals and GroenLinks, it has already been approved by the council.

Haarlemmermeer, municipality with 144,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of aldermen Steffens (HAP) and Nederstigt (D66).

Breda, municipality with 183,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of Alderman De Beer (D66).

Tilburg, municipality with 214,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66, the alderman has announced that Tilburg is signing up.

Utrecht, municipality with 344,000 inhabitants, on the initiative of D66, Party for the Animals, GroenLinks and ChristenUnie, it has already been approved by the council.

Amsterdam, municipality with 853,312 inhabitants, on the initiative of the Party for the Animals.

Natuur & Milieu, an environmental organisation that strives for a beautiful, healthy and sustainable world in which people live, work and do business without damaging nature and the environment.

Meerlanden, a waste collector and processor that, as an innovative sustainable company, aims to return 100% of waste to the circular loop.

Schone Maas, cooperation between IVN Brabant, IVN Limburg, the provinces of Brabant and Limburg, Rijkswaterstaat Zuid-Nederland, various water boards, land managers, nature organisations, municipalities, businesses and volunteers to clean up litter in and around the Meuse and streams in Brabant and Limburg and to raise awareness about the problem.

Vereniging Kust & Zee, works on sustainable solutions for a rich coast and a healthy sea, where conservation, use, management and development go hand in hand.

Trage Wegenvzw, made the term 'trage weg' (slow path) a household name in Flanders and Brussels by standing up for the right of way for cyclists and pedestrians.

Stichting Dier&Recht, animal advocates who want to improve the legal position of animals and change the way people think about animals.

Stichting Sea First, strives for a world in which humanity recognises the oceans as essential for all life and takes action to protect and cherish them.

Netwerk Bewust Verbruiken, a community website about sustainable and simple living.

AXI vzw, was founded in 1992 to put the principles of the UN conference in Rio de Janeiro into practice through courses, guidance, advice and support for third parties or public authorities and through its own projects.

VerPot: the first packaging-free online supermarket, with delivery by bicycle.

Stichting Groener Hengelo, wants Hengelo to become even more sustainable.

Ecomondo, the sustainable webshop with eco, organic & fair trade products.

Milieu-Infocentrum voor Jongeren, has been collecting all possible environmental documentation since 1967 to support young people's environmental concern and actions for a better environment.

Bite Back, carries out public-oriented actions and campaigns for the rights, needs, welfare and vital interests of animals in both Belgium (vzw) and the Netherlands (Stichting).

Matters, carries out projects concerning the plastic problem, such as product development based on the circular economy model and awareness-raising through public projects and events.

Political updates

The deposit return scheme debate is high on the political agenda in Flanders and the Netherlands.

Flemish Minister for the Environment Joke Schauvliege (CD&V) has announced several times in the plenary of the Flemish parliament that she is in favour of a deposit scheme and will make a decision in 2018.

In the Dutch House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer), there will be a General Consultation on Circular Economy in early 2018, with the agenda including the 'petition motion' Plastic Soup Surfer and the research into deposit schemes on small bottles and cans.

Broad public support

The fact that public support for tackling litter with a deposit return scheme is growing is also evident from the poll by Hart van Nederland and the poll by NHpeilt.

The diversity of the partners of the Deposit Alliance clearly shows that it is not only environmental organisations that would like to see a deposit introduced on all PET bottles and cans.

Deposits encourage people to return their empty bottles and cans. This results in less litter, less animal suffering, lower clean-up costs for local authorities and better recycling of valuable materials.

Across the board, there are therefore many supporters who were not yet visible, but who are relevant in terms of carrying weight in politics. This broad public support is made visible through the Deposit Alliance.