Clean is just - we do it together
How beautiful would Zoetermeer be without litter. Litter makes a messy impression, is bad for health and for the environment. Litter clearing by the municipality costs money. By no longer throwing away litter on the streets, together we will ensure a cleaner city in which everyone feels more comfortable, safer and behaves more socially.
The municipality would like to involve residents and business owners in raising awareness and is therefore launching litter prevention actions for young people, schools, business owners, shoppers and parents.
News
Information about our actions can be found on Facebook and neighborhood websites.
Tips for business owners and event organizers
For business owners, there is the inspiration leaflet, which provides ideas for preventing litter. After all, a clean environment is attractive and customer-friendly. Customers stay in stores longer and often spend more.
There is a leaflet for event organizers with tips and ideas to minimize litter and keep the event site as clean as possible. Event visitors stay longer, feel safer and often spend more.
Films about waste separation
Waste separation ensures that not all the raw materials in the waste are lost. Disposing of plastic packaging, paper, cans, textiles and beverage cartons (PBD) separately allows them to be recycled. But why is this important and how exactly does this happen? These videos show how it works in Zoetermeer.
Movies: How is waste recycled?
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How long does litter take to digest?
A banana peel is digested after 1 year, a cigarette butt (with filter) after 2 years. Chewing gum takes 20 years and a can can be found for up to 50 years. A plastic bottle is still easily recognizable after 100 years. 100 billion pounds of plastic waste floats in the Pacific Ocean (that's 100 million cars).
