Compensation for clinical waste and incontinence waste

As the gemeente Maastricht (municipality of Maastricht), we are committed to sorting waste in the best possible way. Sorting and recycling waste benefits the environment and allows you to save money on residual waste bags. But not everyone in Maastricht can sort all their waste. Some residents have reduced mobility and can't bring their incontinence waste to a sorting station. Their clinical waste, for example, ends up in the residual waste bag. As a result, some residents are structurally burdened with more residual waste through no fault of their own. The gemeente (municipality) wants to help these residents by providing 20 free residual waste bags and/or a clinical waste bin for home use. This page tells you what requirements you must meet and how you can apply for compensation.

Apply for compensation
  • Maximum of 1 application per address per year
  • Applications from 1 January
  • You can ask an informal carer or family member to help you if necessary

Who is it for?

You are eligible for compensation if you meet the conditions below:

  1. You live indepently in the municipality of Maastricht
  2. You pay waste collection charges
  3. You have clinical waste (for example stoma-, dialysis- or respiration materials) and / or incontinence waste and are unable to take it to the sorting station on your own
  4. You cannot get help from your family, friends or neighbours to dispose of you clinical and or incontinence waste

Type of compensation

The gemeente (municipality) can provide 20 free residual waste bags per year and / or a clinical waste bin once for home use (DiaperChamp). What you get depends on your personal situation

You live in a house with a garden or terrace 
 

If you meet conditions 1 to 4 mentioned above, you will receive on request:

  • 20 free 50-litre residual bags

You live in a flat, apartment complex or flat block 
 

If you meet conditions 1 to 4 mentioned above, you are eligible for compensation. Unless the flat or apartment complex has a communal container where you can dispose of your residual waste free of charge. Is there no collection container? Then you will receive, on request:

  • 20 free 50-litre residual waste bags
  • 1 medical waste bin for in the house (if you cannot store the waste without hindrance or smell until the next residual waste collection)

Application

You must apply for compensation yourself. You may ask an informal carer or family member to help you apply for compensation. We can provide a maximum of 20 free residual waste bags and/or a clinical waste bin per household per calendar year. You can submit an application for the new calendar year from 1 January.

Charges

Applying for compensation is free of charge.

  • You do not need to send any evidence. We trust you to provide correct, accurate and complete information.

  • Yes, you must re-apply for the 20 free residual waste bags every year through the gemeente (municipality). You can do this from 1 January. You will receive the residual waste bags by post or parcel. If you are also eligible for a clinical waste bin, the gemeente will send you the bin once, after which the bin is yours. If the bin breaks, you are responsible for getting it replaced.

  • No. You can apply for compensation for a maximum of 1 person per household.

  • You will receive the residual waste bags by post or parcel within 1 month after approval of your application. If you also requested a clinical waste bin, we will contact you about the delivery.

  • Yes, but only if these residents live independently. This means that they have their own private address and receive their own annual waste collection levy assessment.

  • What are the dimensions of the clinical waste bin (DiaperChamp)?

    The model you get is the DiaperChamp Classic medium: an airtight clinical waste bin in which you can put a Maastricht red and white residual bag of 50 litres. The bin is 72 centimetres high, 30 centimetres wide and 41 centimetres deep.

    DiaperChamp medium
    How does the DiaperChamp work?
    • Lift up the top part of the bin.
    • Place a 50-litre Maastricht red and white residual waste bag in the hole of the bin.
    • Close the top part of the bin.
    • Place the incontinence and / or clinical waste in the drum.
    • Turn the handle. The waste will fall into the residual waste bag.
    • Remove the full bag from the bin on your residual waste collection day.
    • Put the residual waste bag out for collection.

    See also the instructions in the  DiaperChamp box.

    My clinical waste bin doesn't work (anymore). What can I do?

    If the bin was already broken when you received it from the municipality, please let us know within 5 working days after delivery. We will exchange the bucket free of charge. Your right to get a replacement expires after 5 working days. 

    If the bin breaks at a later time, you are responsible for getting it replaced. The gemeente (municipality) provides a bin once only.