Waste calendar

You’ll receive a personalised waste calendar in the post every year. This way you know exactly when we will pick up the waste in your street. You can also view your waste calendar online using the MilieuApp.

Your online waste calendar

Your personal online waste calendar tells you when to put out your residual waste bag, green bin, or bag for plastic packaging, metal packaging and drink cartons (pmd), if applicable in your neighbourhood. Simply enter your postcode and house number to access your calendar.

Pmd waste

From 1 January 2025, we will start collecting plastic packaging, metal packaging, and drink cartons (pmd) door-to-door in several districts. This decision was made because research shows that collecting pmd from home improves waste sorting. Below, you will find answers to the most frequently asked questions about these changes, including where pmd will and will not be collected from home, where to get pmd bags, and what can and cannot go in a pmd bag or container.

    • Which districts are included in the area where pmd is collected from home?

    Pmd is collected in all districts except the city centre and several surrounding neighbourhoods. This area is bounded by the Groene Loper, Noorderbrug and Kennedybrug routes and Hertogsingel. See the map below.

    Map of the city centre of Maastricht
    If you live in the green-marked city centre, please take your pmd to a sorting station.
    • Why is pmd not collected in the city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods?

    The city centre and surrounding neighbourhoods have a lot of shared housing for students and high-rise buildings, which often lack storage space for pmd. It is also a tourist hub with many shops and hospitality venues. For these reasons, pmd is currently not collected from home in this area. Instead, residents can use the underground pmd containers located at the 12 sorting stations.

    In 2025, the municipality will explore options to introduce pmd home collection in parts of the city centre from 2026 or consider alternative measures.

    • I live near the Groene Loper, Noorderbrug and Kennedybrug routes or Hertogsingel. How do I know which measures apply to me?

    Please check your paper waste calendar or the MilieuApp to see what measures apply to your address. The measures can vary at street level, so we recommend checking this in advance.

    • Where can I get free pmd bags?  

    Pmd bags are available free of charge at shops and supermarkets that sell red-and-white residual waste bags. Chech the page about residual waste for a list of all locations.

    • When is the pmd collected?

    You can find your pmd collection days in the MilieuApp and the paper waste calendar you receive in the post in December. You can also view the waste calendar online on this page.

    • Where should I put my pmd bags?  

    Place your pmd bag where you usually leave the red-and-white residual waste bag. Bags can be put out from 19.00 on the evening before collection day until 06.00 on the morning of collection. Tie the pmd bags securely with the drawstring. If you are offering multiple bags, please make sure they are tied together to reduce the chance of them blowing away.

    • What does and does not belong in the pmd bag or container?

    Please check the MilieuApp for a waste sorting guide. It tells you what waste goes where.

    • What is the size of the pmd bag?

    The pmd bag has a capacity of about 60 litres and fits bins between 50 and 60 litres.

    • Will there still be pmd containers at the sorting stations?  

    In the city centre and surrounding areas, where pmd is not collected from home, the pmd containers will remain.

    In neighbourhoods where pmd is collected from home, the pmd containers will be replaced starting from week 3 with containers for paper, glass and nappies. The nappy container can only be accessed with your milieupas (waste disposal pass), for which you must request access. More information can be found on this page.

    • Can I also take pmd to the recycling centres?

    Yes, you can take your pmd waste to one of our milieuparken (recycling centres) for free. You can use pmd bags for this.

    • What if I cannot store pmd waste for 2 weeks?  

    You can take your pmd bags to the milieuparken (recycling centres) for free.

    • Rings with hooks are used in other municipalities to hang pmd bags. Will these rings also be used in Maastricht?  

    Not for now. Pmd collection can take place without such rings. Rings with hooks can be attached to lampposts and are used to hang pmd bags. The municipality will evaluate the option of introducing these rings in 2025.

    • What is the difference between the yellow and white pmd bags?

    There is no difference between the yellow and white pmd bags. Both the yellow and white pmd bags can be offered.

    • Where will the pmd containers remain?
      • St. Maartenpoort - Fransiscus Romanusweg (Media Markt)
      • St. Maartenpoort - Louis Loyenstraat
      • Heugemerveld - Bloemenweg
      • Binnenstad - Graanmarkt
      • Jekerkwartier - Academieplein
      • Statenkwartier - Cabergerweg
      • Boschstraatkwartier - Maasboulevard - Bassin
      • Wyck - Spoorweglaan
      • Wyckerpoort - Heerderweg - Heerderdwarsstraat
      • Wykerpoort - Noormannensingel
      • Wyckerpoort - Old Hickoryplein
      • Villapark - Maasboulevard - Kennedybrug

Your waste calendar in the MilieuApp

Download the MilieuApp to access your waste calendar anytime. The app is always up to date and includes information about collection days, recycling centres, local collection points and recyclingshops, plus a waste sorting guide to help you dispose of waste correctly. The app also features your online waste disposal pass.

For extra convenience, the app allows you to enable alerts to stay informed about collection days, including changes due to holidays or severe weather.

Need help downloading the app? Visit the Digicafé in Centre Céramique on Wednesdays from 10.00 to 12.00 (midday). No appointment needed.

    • Residual waste

    Please use red-and-white residual waste bags. Tie them securely so our waste collection staff can pick them up at the top. Maximum weight of large bag: 7 kg. Maximum weight of small bag: 3.5 kg.

    • Vegetable, fruit, garden and food waste (gft+e)

    Use your green wheelie bin or caddy. You can use biodegradable bin liners if necessary (sprout or OK compost logo). Maximum weight wheelie bin 140 litres: 75 kg. Maximum weight caddy 25 litres: 7 kg.

    • Plastic packaging, metal packaging and drink cartons (pmd)

    From 1 January 2025, please use pmd bags. Tie them securely and tie lighter bags together.

    You should take your pmd to a milieuperron (sorting station) if you live in the city centre: the area between the Groene Loper, the Noorderbrug and Kennedybrug routes and Hertogsingel. Pmd is not collected from home in this area.

    • Prunings in bundles

    You may place 1 or 2 bundles of pruning waste next to your green wheelie bin or caddy. Bundles should be tied with with sisal or cotton twine and should be no longer than 150 cm, no thicker than 50 cm and no heavier than 25 kg.

    • Paper and cardboard

    Please bundle paper and cardboard in boxes or with sisal or cotton twine. Maximum weight: 7 kg per box or bundle.

    • Christmas trees

    We only collect standard-sized Christmas trees, with or without roots, that are free of decorations, buckets, rood cloths, pots or stands.

    • Fireworks

    Please use firework bags to dispose of used fireworks. Put the bags out for collection on your first collection day for residual waste after 1 January. Free firework bags are available at the milieuparken (recycling centres).

    • Bulky waste

    You can take bulky items to a recycling centre or arrange for us to collect bulky waste from your home. From 1 January 2025, you can get 1 free bulky waste collection per year; you will only be charged a processing fee. See Bulky Waste | Gemeente Maastricht for more details.

    • Clothing, textiles and shoes

    Clothing, textiles and shoes can be taken to a milieupark (recycling centre) or thrift shop. You can also use the bag you receive in your letterbox to dispose of clothing, textiles and shoes.

    When to put out your waste
    • Green caddies or wheelie bins, residual waste bags and (if available in your neighbourhood) pmd bags: between 19.00 on the day before collection and 6.00 on your collection day.
    • Paper and cardboard: before 8.00 on your collection day.
    Where to put your waste

    Please leave waste on the pavement in front of your house or at your nearest collection point.

    • Sorting stations

    Certain types of waste can be disposed of for free at nearby milieuperrons (sorting stations), such as glass, paper, nappies, incontinence products and (if available in your area) pmd.

    • Recycling centres

    You can also dispose of your waste at our milieuparken (recycling centres). Check the MilieuApp or Recycling centres | Gemeente Maastricht for addresses, fees and opening hours.

    • Kringloop Zuid 

    Give reusable items a second life. Drop them off at the Kringloop Zuid thrift shop, place them in the collection container at Het Rondeel recycling centre or arrange for collection at www.kringloopzuid.nl.