Recypark

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.

 
Bulk waste and household refuse are not accepted!
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

Download here our brochure: French version | Dutch version

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

Download here our brochure for Recypark Auderghem: French version | Dutch version
Download here our brochure for Recypark Woluwe-Saint-Pierre: French version | Dutch version

Conditions for admission to your Recypark 

Access Auderghem: Be domiciled in the communes of Auderghem, Ixelles, Etterbeek or Watermael-Boitsfort or have a second residence there. 

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

Only available to residents of Auderghem, Ixelles, Etterbeek, or Watermael-Boitsfort

Address: 1860 Chaussée de Wavre - 1160 Auderghem (after the Soignes Forest Sports Centre)

 

Allowed vehicles: Height 1.85m MAX.

Access to Recypark Woluwe

Only available to residents of Woluwe-Saint-Pierre and Woluwe-Saint-Lambert

Address: Val des Seigneurs, 146 - 1150 Bruxelles

 

Allowed vehicles: Height 1.85m MAX.

 

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 mètres cubes

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

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

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

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

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

    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

Tips

  • Without cardboard, without plastic film 

Accepted 

  • Styrofoam packaging

Refused 

  • Food packaging styrofoam → white bag  

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

Tips

  • Clean and dry

Accepted 

  • Cardboard boxes 

Refused 

  • Empty binders, plastic film, soiled cardboard → white bag

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

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:
  • Picto "Dangereux à long terme" : carré sur pointe à bord rouge avec buste et symbole de dégradation cellulaire
    Long term health hazard
  • Ancien picto "Toxique" : carré orange et noir avec symbole de tête de mort
    Toxic
  • Picto "Toxique" : carré sur pointe à bord rouge avec symbole de tête de mort
    Toxic
  • Ancien picto "Corrosif" : carré orange et noir avec symbole d'un produit brûlant et corrosif pour la peau ou des objets
    Corrosive
  • Picto "Corrosif" : carré sur pointe avec bord rouge et symbole d'un produit brûlant et corrosif pour la peau ou les objets
    Corrosive

→ Recypark or PROXY CHIMIK 

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

Accepted 

  • Bottles, jars, flasks

Refused 

  • Mirrors, panes, laminated glass (windscreens) → flat glass 
  • Pyrex → Recypark or white bag (well wrapped)

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

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

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

Tips

  • Without cardboard, without plastic film 

Accepted 

  • Wooden pallets 

Refused

  • Plastic pallets → Recypark

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

Tips

  • See list of refused waste 

Accepted 

  • Bagged plaster waste 
  • Gyproc

Refused

  • Cellular concrete
    → Recypark or home collection service (0800/981 81)

Textiles

Accepted 

  • Clothes 
  • Shoes (paired!) 
  • Leather 
  • Other textiles (curtains, bath towels, tablecloths, bedsheets, etc.) 

Refused

  • Dirty, wet and/or damaged textiles → white bag

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

Accepted 

  • all clean and dry corks: wine, champagne, cider, etc.

Refused

  • Metal or plastic caps and lids → blue bag 
  • Other caps → white bag

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

Tips

  • Bring your batteries in a small bag (not in bulk)

Accepted 

  • Batteries, car batteries 

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

Tips

  • If possible in their original packaging 
  • Maximum 10 litres (container volume) 
  • In a closed and identified package

Accepted

  • Frying oil and fat    
Picto bonbonne de protoxyde d'azote

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