![]() The Wall Street Journal reported in June 2010 that Republic Services’ $4 billion acquisition of Allied in December 2008 "has been successful from the start", delivering at the high end of the annual savings projected when they did the deal ($191 million), a 27 percent increase in share price. The merged company retained the Republic Services name. In June 2008, Republic became the second largest waste management company in the United States following the acquisition of its larger competitor, Allied Waste Industries, for $6.1 billion in Republic stock. In 1998, Republic Industries spun off Republic Services as an IPO, and then changed its name to AutoNation. Wayne Huizenga became chairman of the board in 1995, when Republic Industries began acquiring auto dealerships and car rental agencies. ![]() Republic Industries was created as a waste disposal firm in 1981. It is the second largest provider of waste disposal in the United States (as measured by revenue) after Waste Management Corporation. Alternatively, they can be taken to a local secondhand shop (‘kringloop’) if they are still usable.Republic Services is a North American waste disposal company whose services include non-hazardous solid waste collection, waste transfer, waste disposal, recycling, and energy services. Old clothes, rags and other textile items should be deposited in the designated containers found in most districts. Paper and cardboard items should be taken to the neighborhood recycling containers and placed in the one marked ‘papier’. In addition, plastic bottles which have been charged a deposit can be returned to the local supermarket for redemption. Plastic waste should be deposited in neighborhood (buurt) recycling containers and placed in the one marked ‘plastic verpakkingen’. Other types of glass, including lightbulbs should not be deposited in these containers but rather dropped in a collection box or taken to a collection point. Food and drink glass packaging is the only type of glass which should be placed in the glass recycling containers marked ‘glas’. Instead there are neighborhood recycling containers. Households are not issued their own glass recycling bin. Most Dutch neighborhoods have recycling bins (‘wijkcontainers’). The Netherlands is committed to reducing trash through recycling efforts of reusable waste such as glass, plastic, paper and textiles. ![]() – Small hazardous waste or chemical waste such as energy saving light bulbs, detergents, paint, varnish, cooking oil and cosmetics should be taken to a collection point (afvalspunten). – Batteries can be deposited in collection boxes found in supermarkets, petrol stations, hardware stores, etc. Medications should never be put down a sink or in the toilet. – Old medication should be returned to a pharmacy for proper disposal. Construction debris must be transported to a local dump site by private means. CONSTRUCTION WASTEĭebris from renovations and home improvement work does not qualify as residential waste and a bulk pickup should not be requested. The owner remains liable for any injuries sustained by bulk waste on the street until it has been collected. When placing bulk garden waste on the curb for bulk pickup, branches should be tied together and care should be exercised to ensure no sharp edges jut outward that could cause harm to others. If the debris is too large for the resident to bring to an ‘afvalspunten’, they should request a bulk trash pickup. Otherwise, garden waste should be taken to a local collection facility. Garden waste such as tree branches and hedge clippings should be placed in a green bin (if one has been provided by the municipality). In some areas, a fee is charged for grofvuil collection, but in most municipalities, the cost of service is covered by the annual ‘afvalbelasting’ (garbage tax). A pickup can be scheduled by phone or online. Many Dutch municipalities offer a pickup service for over-sized waste when the resident is unable to bring it to the afvalspunt themselves. The location of the nearest dump site will be shown on the municipal website. ![]() Over-sized waste items (‘grofvuil’), such as an old couch, mattress or washing machine should be brought to the city dump or collection point (‘afvalspunten’). Some municipalities allow the bins to be placed on the curbside the night before.Ĭheck which days trash is collected (‘ophaaldagen’) on the national website ‘ MijnAfvalWijzer‘ by entering your postal code and house number. The bin is then placed at the curbside on the day of scheduled pickup. Typically a home is issued a trash bin for depositing the waste. ![]() General household waste (‘restafval’) is any non-recyclable, non-hazardous, residual household waste. ![]()
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