Paper and cardboard

Paper can be placed in a paper recycling container at your home or flat or in your neighbourhood. The paper will be collected once every 4 weeks. You can also drop off paper and cardboard at the waste recycling centre free of charge.

Paper waste

  • advertising material (without plastic film)
  • bread bags
  • cardboard
  • cardboard boxes from food products
  • egg boxes
  • kitchen roll and tissues (clean)
  • newspapers, magazines and books
  • supermarket pizza box (without food residue)
  • (window) envelopes
  • wrapping paper

Need to know

  • remove plastic binders and covers
  • you do not have to remove staples or the windows from envelopes
  • flatten or cut up cardboard, boxes and paper so that they fit into the container
  • receive less paper through your letterbox with a no/yes or no/no sticker

Any paper, cardboard or boxes left next to the container will not be collected.

Collection dates

For the collection dates, view the Waste collection calendar.

Where are the containers

Overview of collection Points in Breda.

Also interesting

Information about waste separation

Waste recycling centre