What's allowed with PMD?

Plastic packaging

Wat wel
  • Bottles and containers
  • Dishes, tubs and trays
  • Pots and tubes
  • Films and bags
  • Beverage capsules

Metal packaging

wat wel - metalen verpakkingen
  • Drinks and food cans
  • Aerosols spray cans
  • Aluminium trays and dishes
  • Lids, tops and crown caps
  • Beverage capsules

Drinks cartons

Drankkartons
  • For milk and fruit juice, but soup or cream, too.

What's not allowed with PMD?

Batterijen
Batteries and electrical appliances
Gascartouche
Gas cylinders
Kindveilige dop
Packaging with a childproof closure
Grote inhoud
Packaging of more than 8 litres
Isomo
Expanded polystyrene
Andere voorwerpen
Other items
Kindveilige dop
Packaging with at least one of these pictograms
Siliconen, gas en olie
Motor oil, lubricants, pesticides, fuels, adhesives, paints and varnishes, silicone sealants packaging
pmd verpakkingen

PMD sorting guide

Tips for better recycling

  • Empty bottles or other packaging completely.
  • Squash plastic bottles flat lengthways, put the lid on and save space in the bag.
  • Remove the plastic film from dishes and throw it into the bag separately.
  • Remove full body sleeves from teh bottle and throw them separately into the blue bag.
  • Do not stack anything.
  • Do not put filled bags in the PMD bag.
  • Do not attach anything to the outside of the PMD bag.

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What happens with your PMD in the sorting centre?
How does your PMD get recycled?

Free Recycle! app

Thé app to sort and recycle in Belgium.

Find sorting information, waste collection timings, and collection points on your smartphone.

Thanks to the useful notifications and news updates, you'll always know what's going on.

Spotted overpackaging? 

Have you seen packaging that you don’t think is necessary? Too big for the product? Too much material? Let us know using our reporting form! Describe the packaging, tell us where you saw it and explain why you think it is superfluous. The producer will answer your question as soon as possible.

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