108 municipalities in the Netherlands and Flanders united for deposits on cans and bottles

In the Netherlands, 72 municipalities joined in less than three months. The number of participating Flemish municipalities rose in January from 7 to 36. In January, 16 new Flemish companies and organisations also joined, including the energy cooperative Ecopower, the Boomtown festival and the province of Limburg. In the Netherlands, the supermarket chain Ekoplaza joined. The tally of the Deposit Alliance (Statiegeldalliantie) in the Netherlands and Flanders now stands at an impressive 216 partners.

On this map you can see the 108 participating municipalities.

Litter is clearly a major source of annoyance. Bottles and cans make up 40 per cent of the volume of litter. The fight against litter costs municipalities a great deal of taxpayers' money. A clean neighbourhood and those costs are therefore much-discussed topics in the campaigns for this year's municipal elections.

Support for a quick decision by the House of Representatives and government

The fact that municipalities, businesses, environmental organisations and civil society organisations all support the same demand indicates that support for deposit return systems is very broad. The rapid growth shows that there is momentum. Broad Flemish civil society is asking the Flemish government of N-VA, CD&V and Open VLD to finally decide on the introduction of a deposit system this year.

In the Netherlands, the House of Representatives (Tweede Kamer) has scheduled a General Consultation on 15 March.

The new partners in the Netherlands were published on Wednesday 7 February: in the Netherlands, 72 municipalities, including Amsterdam, 61 organisations and 1 province are already partners of the Deposit Alliance. The Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza has also spoken out in favour of deposits and has joined the alliance.

Growth of the Deposit Alliance

Press contact

Tom Zoete via admin@fairresourcefoundation.org

In the Netherlands, 72 municipalities joined in less than three months. The number of participating Flemish municipalities rose in January from 7 to 36. In January, 16 new Flemish companies and organisations also joined, including the energy cooperative Ecopower, the Boomtown festival and the province of Limburg. In the Netherlands, the supermarket chain Ekoplaza. The tally of the Deposit Alliance in the Netherlands and Flanders now stands at an impressive 216 partners.

On this map you can see the 108 participating municipalities.

Litter is clearly a major source of annoyance. Bottles and cans make up 40 per cent of the volume of litter. The fight against litter costs municipalities a great deal of taxpayers' money. A clean neighbourhood and those costs are therefore much-discussed topics in the campaigns for this year's municipal elections.

Support for a quick decision by the House of Representatives and government

The fact that municipalities, businesses, environmental organisations and civil society organisations all support the same demand indicates that support for deposit return systems is very broad. The rapid growth shows that there is momentum. Broad Flemish civil society is asking the Flemish government of N-VA, CD&V and Open VLD to finally decide on the introduction of a deposit system this year. In the Netherlands, the House of Representatives has scheduled a General Consultation on 15 March.

The new partners in the Netherlands were published on Wednesday 7 February: in the Netherlands, there are already 72 municipalities, including Amsterdam, 61 organisations and 1 province partnering with the Deposit Alliance. The Dutch supermarket chain Ekoplaza has also spoken out in favour of deposits and has joined the alliance.

Growth of the Deposit Alliance

Press contact

Tom Zoete via admin@fairresourcefoundation.org