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NOS Nieuws•vandaag, 19:15
Fewer cans ended up on the street after the introduction of a deposit. The number of cans in litter has not been this low in at least eight years, according to the latest measurements from Rijkswaterstaat.
In a report to the House of Representatives, outgoing State Secretary Heijnen of Infrastructure and Water Management notes that this was an initial measurement. Further measurements this year should show whether this is a one-off outlier or a trend.
In the second quarter of this year, after the introduction of a deposit on cans as of April 1, the number of cans found in litter was a third fewer than the average of the three previous years. There was still a small increase in the first quarter.
In addition, the decline in plastic bottles in litter continues. In the first half of this year, more than 60 percent fewer bottles were found compared to the same period in 2020. That was the last year in which no deposit had to be paid on plastic bottles.
No shift to beverage cartons
According to Heijnen, the number of beverage cartons in litter appears to be stable. There is no deposit for this packaging. She concludes “cautiously that there does not appear to be a shift from packaging with a deposit to packaging without a deposit”.
In September, Zwerfinator Dirk Groot, who has been taking measurements of litter since 2016, concluded that there is indeed a shift. Since the introduction of deposits on bottles in 2021, according to Groot, more and more beverage cartons are ending up on the street because a number of manufacturers want to avoid deposits with this packaging.
State Secretary Heijnen concludes in the letter to parliament that deposits work against litter. At the same time, she wants beverage packaging manufacturers to do much harder to collect plastic bottles and cans.
A month ago, she expressed her dissatisfaction after it emerged that the business community had collected 68 percent of plastic bottles, instead of the legally required 90 percent. The Human Environment and Transport Inspectorate then demanded short-term improvements from the Waste Fund, which is responsible for collection.
2023-10-02 17:15:09
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