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In most parts of the city common domestic refuse is collected once or twice a week. Please put your wheelie bin or your refuse bags on the pavement between 06:00 and 08:00 hours on the regular collection day. It is not permitted to do this the day before. In multi-story buildings collective containers are at hand. In some parts of Rotterdam you will find refuse containers where you can dispose of your domestic refuse in the street. The cost of refuse collection is automatically charged through the energy bill (see Electricity and water supply for households).

Appointment
Large items of refuse which do not fit in bins or refuse bags have to be collected separately. To arrange this you must contact Roteb directly and they will indicate the date for collection. You can also deliver this refuse to one of the Roteb stations, which are open Monday through Saturday 09:00 - 17:00.

They are located at:

• Keilezijweg 15
• Melanchtonweg 139
• Nikkelstraat 131b
• Hekendorpstraat 55
• Apolloniastraat 12

Recycling
Please sort domestic refuse. Substances such as paper, glass, textile, metal, appliances and organic waste (vegetable, fruit and garden waste) can be recycled. Chemical waste (batteries, medicine, solvents, paint waste) are processed separately from normal refuse. Dividing various waste products helps to reduce environmental pollution.

Rotterdam provides the following facilities for the separation of waste products:

• At many locations in the city there are bottle-banks for glass and paper containers for paper and cardboard.
• In most districts there are textile containers for clothing and other textiles.
• Batteries can be handed in at many shops and supermarkets.

You are kindly requested to use these facilities as much as possible.
For extermination of vermin, such as rats and cockroaches, you can contact Roteb Disinfection. Please call promptly in order to prevent further contamination: 14 010.

For more information
Roteb
Kleinpolderplein 5
3042 CE Rotterdam
T 14 010
I www.roteb.rotterdam.nl

Inhabitants of Schiedam should contact NV ONS Milieu, telephone (010) 457 67 00. If you live outside Rotterdam or Schiedam, please contact the local Town Hall (see The Rotterdam area).