General guidelines
Like most people in Brussels, you visit our Recyparks and are increasingly sorting your waste. That’s good for the environment, so thanks for playing your part.
The Recypark have been open every non-holiday (except the Recypark in Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, closed on Mondays and Sundays) and most of the holiday.
Additionally, people residing in Ganshoren and Saint-Josse ,also have access to a container park in their own municipality. Find out more about the type of waste accepted in your municipality's container park.

Please sort your waste in advance according to the categories listed below.
Practical information
Our Recypark accessible to all Brussels residents
For all Brussels residents
Our Recypark accessible to all Brussels residents
For all Brussels residents
Practical details on Bruxelles-Propreté's Recypark
- You must be domiciled in the Brussels Region and present your identity card.
- You must use a vehicle with a total ground weight < 3.5t.
- You are allowed a maximum of 3 m3 of free waste, all categories combined, per day and per vehicle, except for waste for which you have to pay.
- Vehicles with a trailer and vehicles over 1.85 metres high must go to Recypark Humanité.
- You must sort your waste into the right categories beforehand.
- You must arrange the categories of waste so that they can easily be checked.
- The vehicle may only contain waste intended for the Recypark.
- Access will be refused to vehicles containing unsorted or refused waste.
- Payment may only be made by bank card (no cash).
- You must unload your own waste and transfer it into the appropriate containers yourself.
- Objects / waste may not be retrieved.
- Cyclists are allowed.
- Pedestrians are allowed as long as they are not motorists who leave their vehicle in the queue or in the visible surroundings to enter the Recypark on foot.

Recypark schedule
Our Recypark are open every day, all year long but on :
- 31 December (closing at 3pm)
- 1 January
- Third Sunday of september (Car Free Day)
- 1 and 11 November
- 24 December (closing at 3pm)
- 25 December
Opening hours
Monday | from 2.00 pm to 8.15 pm |
Tuesday | from 9.00 am to 8.15 pm |
Wednesday | from 9.00 am to 8.15 pm |
Thursday | from 9.00 am to 4.15 pm |
Friday | from 9.00 am to 4.15 pm |
Saturday | from 9.00 am to 4.15 pm |
Sunday | from 2.00 pm to 8.15 pm |
Attention !
Some waste is chargeable.
See the lower rates on this page.
Tip!
Our Recyparks receive more visitors during the weekend and on Monday afternoon. During these moments, your visit will take more time. On Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, we receive significantly less visitors. On Sunday and Monday, the waiting times at the entrance are normally al lot shorter in the evening from 6 pm.
Addresses
Recypark Humanité
Boulevard de l’Humanité 350
1190 Forest
Recypark Sud
Boulevard de la Deuxième Armée Britannique 676 (en face du 671)
1190 Forest
Recypark Nord
Rue du Rupel
(près du pont Van Praet, le long du canal)
1000 Bruxelles
Our Recypark Auderghem and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Only for the inhabitants of : Auderghem, Ixelles, Etterbeek, Watermael-Boitsfort, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Our Recypark Auderghem and Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
Only for the inhabitants of : Auderghem, Ixelles, Etterbeek, Watermael-Boitsfort, Woluwe-Saint-Pierre, Woluwe-Saint-Lambert
Conditions for admission to your Recypark
Access Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: Be domiciled in the communes of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre or Woluwe-Saint-Lambert or have a second residence there.
- You must be domiciled in the Brussels Region and present your identity card.
- You must use a vehicle with a total ground weight < 3.5t.
- You are allowed a maximum of 2m³ for Recypark Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and Recypark Auderghem of free waste, all categories combined, per day and per vehicle, except for waste for which you have to pay.
- Vehicles with a trailer and vehicles over 1.85 metres high must go to Recypark Humanité.
- You must sort your waste into the right categories beforehand.
- You must arrange the categories of waste so that they can easily be checked.
- The vehicle may only contain waste intended for the Recypark.
- Access will be refused to vehicles containing unsorted or refused waste.
- Payment may only be made by bank card (no cash).
- You must unload your own waste and transfer it into the appropriate containers yourself.
- Objects / waste may not be retrieved.
- Cyclists are allowed.
- Pedestrians are allowed as long as they are not motorists who leave their vehicle in the queue or in the visible surroundings to enter the Recypark on foot.
Opening hours Auderghem
- Sunday: from 2.00 PM to 8.15 PM
- Monday: from 2.00 PM to 8.15 PM
- Tuesday: from 9.00 AM to 8.15 PM
- Wednesday: from 9.00 AM to 8.15 PM
- Thursday: from 9.00 AM to 4.15 PM
- Friday: from 9.00 AM to 4.15 PM
- Saturday: from 9.00 AM to 4.15 PM
Opening hours Woluwe-Saint-Pierre
- Sunday: Closed
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: from 9.00 AM to 6.15 PM
- Wednesday: from 9.00 AM to 6.15 PM
- Thursday: from 9.00 AM to 3.45 PM
- Friday: from 9.00 AM to 3.45 PM
- Saturday: from 9.00 AM to 3.45 PM
Exceptions:
- 1 January
- car-free day (3rd Sunday in September)
- 1 and 11 November
- 25 December
Please note: 24 and 31 December → closing 15.00
Access to Recypark Auderghem
Address: 1860 Chaussée de Wavre - 1160 Auderghem (after the Soignes Forest Sports Centre)
Allowed vehicles: Height 1.85m MAX.

Access to Recypark Woluwe
Address: Val des Seigneurs, 146 - 1150 Bruxelles
Allowed vehicles: Height 1.85m MAX.

Charges individuals
Charges individuals
Per vehicle/per day:
- A maximum of 3 m³ of waste, all categories combined: free except for waste for which payment is required, as listed below.
- More than 3 m³ of waste, all categories combined: €121 incl. VAT.
WARNING: Maximum 2m³ for Woluwe-Saint-Lambert and Auderghem

3 m³ is, for example :
1 shelf - bookcase: 0.51 m³.
5 classic boxes: 0.30 m³.
1 standing lamp: 0.14 m³.
1 single bed: 1.62 m³.
1 television cabinet: 0.42 m³.
Free sorted waste
Bulky household items | |
Small and large household electrical appliances | |
Paper | |
Cardboard | |
PMD packaging | |
Glass bottles, jars and flasks | |
Corks | |
Hard plastic, e.g. flowerpots | |
Non-food styrofoam packaging | |
Garden waste | |
Ferrous and non-ferrous metals | |
Batteries | |
Tyres without rims | Max. 5 items |
Paints | Max. 30 litres (volume of container) |
Other household chemical waste | Max. 5 litres (volume of container) |
Neon lights | Max. 10 items |
Vegetable oils | Max. 10 litres (volume of container) |
Sorted waste for which payment is required
Bathroom fittings (toilets, sinks, washbasins, etc.) | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Frames | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Doors | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Construction wood | €3.03 incl. VAT /item Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: Free |
Garden wood | €3.03 incl. VAT /item Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: Free |
Beams | €3.03 incl. VAT /item Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: Free |
Shutters | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Insulation | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
PVC panelling, corrugated panels, etc. | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Marble slabs | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Pallets | €3.03 incl. VAT /item Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: Free |
Construction glass | €3.03 incl. VAT /item |
Plaster in bags: scraps, boards (Gyproc type) and ceilings | €3.03 incl. VAT / bag max. 20 kg / bag max. 20 bags Bag size: 50 x 80cm |
Bricks, brick fragments, pebbles, stones, gravel | €3.03 incl. VAT / bag max. 20 kg / bag max. 20 bags Bag size: 50 x 80cm |
Concrete, cement | €3.03 incl. VAT / bag max. 20 kg / bag max. 20 bags Bag size: 50 x 80cm |
Tiles, slabs, slates | €3.03 incl. VAT / bag max. 20 kg / bag max. 20 bags Bag size: 50 x 80cm |
Tips
Tips
Tip 1
You can also bring your small household chemical waste to PROXY CHIMIK. Small electrical and electronic appliances are also accepted at your PROXY CHIMIK.
You can find information about PROXY CHIMIK here.
And to be a champion waste sorter, don't forget our Sorting Memo!
Tip 2
For your own safety and for that of our staff, please observe the following instructions!


As an alternative to bringing them to the Recypark, you can put your sharp objects in the white bag, well wrapped in newspaper so as not to injure our workers.

Make sure that the lids of cans are placed fully within the cans. Put them in the blue bag.

Put syringes and/or needles in a special container available from your pharmacist. Drop them off at any PROXY CHIMIK or Recypark.

Close and correctly label the container containing household chemical waste before dropping it off at a PROXY CHIMIK or Recypark.
Small chemical waste
You can also bring your small household chemical waste to PROXY CHIMIK!
Small electrical and electronic appliances are also accepted at your PROXY CHIMIK!
Sorting rules to be respected
Refused waste in your Recypark

Refused waste in your Recypark
The following waste is refused in your Recypark
Household waste |
→ white bag |
Medicines |
→ pharmacy |
Beer kegs |
Return to the supplier or contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Asbestos waste |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Cylinders, gas cartridges and LPG tanks, helium cylinders |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Fireworks and other explosives, ammunition |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Laboratory products |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Radioactive substances |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Internal combustion engines |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Car parts |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Roofing materials |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Soil, sand, coal and soot |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Stumps and trunks (trunk diameter > 30cm, length > 2m) |
To dispose of this waste, contact Brussels Environment on 02/775.75.75 |
Truck tyres |
www.recytyre.be |
Commercial electrical appliances |
www.recupel.be |
sawdust |
Bulk items

Bulk items
Accepted
- Furniture and decorative objects (tables, mattresses, armchairs, carpets, etc.)
- Other objects (rotten wood, plastic frames and shutters, Pyrex, vitroceramic glass, stove glass, etc.)
Refused
- Chemical waste → Recypark or PROXY CHIMIK
- Empty paint cans → Recypark or PROXY CHIMIK
Small and large household electrical appliances

Small and large household electrical appliances
Tips
- Appliances must not contain batteries or bulbs
- Fridges and freezers must be empty
- Fryers must be free from fat or oil
Accepted
- Vacuum cleaners, toasters, coffee machines, hair dryers, waffle makers, blenders, light fixtures, fryers, etc.
- Washing machines, dishwashers, tumble-dryers, extractor hoods, ovens, microwave ovens, stoves, refrigerators, freezers, etc.
Refused
- Commercial appliances → see list of refused waste
- Plastic film → white bag (in small quantities)
Light bulbs and lamps

Light bulbs and lamps
Tips
- Bring energy-saving bulbs in a bag
Accepted
- Energy-saving lamps (energy-saving bulbs and tubes) max. 10 items
Refused
- Incandescent bulbs, halogen lamps → white bag (well wrapped)
Styrofoam

Styrofoam
Tips
- Without cardboard, without plastic film
Accepted
- Styrofoam packaging
Refused
- Food packaging styrofoam → white bag
Garden waste

Garden waste
Accepted
- Branches, leaves, flowers, weeds, plants
- Hedge and shrub trimmings, grass clippings
Refused
- Trunk diameter > 30cm, length > 2m → see list of refused waste
- Gravel, crushed stone, bricks, brick fragments → Recypark
- Soil → see list of refused waste
Cardboard

Cardboard
Tips
- Clean and dry
Accepted
- Cardboard boxes
Refused
- Empty binders, plastic film, soiled cardboard → white bag
Paper

Paper
Tips
- Clean and dry
- Binders: separate paper from binder
Accepted
- Newspapers, magazines and leaflets
- Books
- Letter and printer paper
- Paper bags
Refused
- Empty binders → white bag
- Wallpaper, plastic film → white bag
PMD packaging

PMD packaging
Tips
- Well emptied, drained or scraped out
Accepted
- Plastic bottles
- Metal food packaging
- Drinks cartons
Refused
Packaging:
- With child safety cap
- For insecticide, herbicide, antifoam, rat poison, etc.
- For motor oil, paint, lacquer or varnish
- With at least one of the following pictograms:
-
Long term health hazard -
Toxic -
Toxic -
Corrosive -
Corrosive
→ Recypark or PROXY CHIMIK
Hard plastic

Hard plastic
Accepted
- Toys, garden furniture
- Flower pots
- Plastic pallets
- PVC gutters, pipes and panelling
Refused
- PMD packaging → blue bag
- Car parts → see list of refused waste
Food glass

Food glass
Accepted
- Bottles, jars, flasks
Refused
- Mirrors, panes, laminated glass (windscreens) → flat glass
- Pyrex → Recypark or white bag (well wrapped)
Flat glass

Flat glass
Accepted
- Mirrors, panes, laminated glass (windscreens, etc.)
Refused
- Food glass → glass recycling containers
- Pyrex → Recypark or white bag (well wrapped)
- Vitroceramic glass, stove glass → Recypark
Metal

Metal
Accepted
- Ferrous and non-ferrous metals
- Metal frames and shutters
- Metal gutters and pipes
Refused
- LPG tanks, gas cylinders, internal combustion engines → see list of refused waste
Wood

Wood
Accepted
- Boards, doors, beams, etc.
- Furniture (disassembled)
- Chipboard, veneer wood (even covered with plastic)
- Wooden frames and shutters
- MDF, laminate flooring
Refused
- Treated wood → Recypark
- Rotten wood → Recypark
Pallets

Pallets
Tips
- Without cardboard, without plastic film
Accepted
- Wooden pallets
Refused
- Plastic pallets → Recypark
Bricks and brick fragments

Bricks and brick fragments
Tips
- See list of refused waste
Accepted
- Rubble, gravel, pebbles, bricks, stones
- Tiles, slabs, etc.
- Concrete, cement
- Earthenware
Refused
- Plaster
- Gyproc
- Ytong block
→ Recypark or home collection service (0800/981 81)
Plasterboard

Plasterboard
Tips
- See list of refused waste
Accepted
- Bagged plaster waste
- Gyproc
Refused
- Cellular concrete
→ Recypark or home collection service (0800/981 81)
Textiles

Textiles
Accepted
- Clothes
- Shoes (paired!)
- Leather
- Other textiles (curtains, bath towels, tablecloths, bedsheets, etc.)
Refused
- Dirty, wet and/or damaged textiles → white bag
Tyres

Tyres
Accepted
- Rimless tyres
Refused
- Tyres with rims → contact your garage
Truck tyres → RECYTYRE → see list of refused waste
Inner tubes, etc. → white bag
Corks

Corks
Accepted
- all clean and dry corks: wine, champagne, cider, etc.
Refused
- Metal or plastic caps and lids → blue bag
- Other caps → white bag
Paints

Paints
Tips
- Maximum 30 litres (volume of container)
- In a closed and identified package (full or empty)
Accepted
- Leftover paint, varnish, glue, resin, silicone, etc.
Batteries

Batteries
Tips
- Bring your batteries in a small bag (not in bulk)
Accepted
- Batteries, car batteries
Mineral oils and other household chemical waste

Mineral oils and other household chemical waste
Tips
- Maximum 5 litres (container volume) regardless of the waste
- In a closed and identified package (full or empty)
- Syringes in a special container available in pharmacies
Accepted
- Cleaning, DIY, gardening, car products, etc.
- Fire alarms, fire extinguishers, lighters, printing products, x-rays, syringes, thermometers
- Mineral oil: engine oil
Vegetable oils

Vegetable oils
Tips
- If possible in their original packaging
- Maximum 10 litres (container volume)
- In a closed and identified package
Accepted
- Frying oil and fat
Nitrous oxide cylinders

Nitrous oxide cylinders
Tips
- The cylinders must be well emptied
- Above all, they must not end up in building containers, rubbish bags or public litter bins.
Accepted
- Nitrous oxide cylinders
Refused
- Cylinders, gas cartridges and LPG tanks, helium cylinders